RACHAEL
YAHNE

The Portfolio

Writer, journalist, award-winning blogger, and advocate.

I specialize in lifestyle copywriting and media coverage (fashion, health and wellness), personal essays, and interviews. My work has been featured online and in print internationally in major magazines, books, countless blogs, brands galore and my own various projects. 

As a fashion journalist, I won 2012 Fashion Blog of the Year Award for an interview series I authored in Seattle, syndicated by The Seattle Times. I spent a Year of Service in Americorp, and today use my writing to help further causes  and companies I believe in, which fuels me to be  all the more ambitiously experimental in every word I write.

​

At age 17, I fought stage 4B Lymphoma cancer, the experience of which continues to shape both the way I live and the way I write. I continually strive to better the lives of fellow survivors through advocacy, public speaking, and my own personal stories. Because the written word is my one true love, my work is deeply personal, insightfully optimistic, yet always respectful of the grit it takes to be an authentic human being. 

​

To work with me, or inquire about my services, please use contact form at the bottom of this page.

Features:

​

Fashion&
Lifestyle

BEYOND YOGA – Lead Copywriter
Lead writer of brand voice through ecommerce, wholesale & retail 

​

​

LIFESTYLE REPORTER 

The Huffington Post: Local Fashion/Third Metric/Women's/Health
The Seattle Times: Designer Coverage, Runway & Collection Releases

DTLA Weekly: Designer Coverage, Fashion Industry News 

​

JIGSAW LONDON – Web Fashion Editor
· Blog author (daily), Contributor management,

· Seasonal Lookbook design and production
· SEO and marketing, graphics, ads, product descriptions

Social media (instagram, pinterest, twitter) management
 

​

WJ APPAREL INC. – Fashion & Lifestyle Editor
· 5-7 daily trend reports on fashion, tech, styling
· Product descriptions, Product naming

·  Scheduling, Conceptualizing photo shoots, Model screening

​

​

FIDOO INC – Fashion/Tech Account Manager

· New client recruitment

· Client management and retention,

· Daily blog and quarterly magazine contributions

​

​

ADICORA SWIMWEAR – PR/Marketing Director 

Assistant to Head Designer/Founder

· Written marketing efforts in social media, online campaigns, etc.

· Assistant to planning collection release, runway shows

· Product descriptions, website copy, authoring company blog

Godtivity: Lifestyle Brand

Non Profits &
Philanthropy

LIKE MIND SPACE: Head of Creative Program Development/Copywriter  

holistic mental health program and community collective for artists and creatives coping with mental illness.

​

WRITEGIRL, Los Angeles: Mentor/Volunteer - a non profit organization in

Los Angeles promoting creativity and self-expression through writing to empower girls.

​

AMERICORP Year of Service: Habitat for Humanity 

Family Services Coordinator

· Recruiting and directing candidate families through homeownership process

· Planning and leading homeownership classes, meetings

· Connecting homeowners to local resources, recruiting prospective families

​

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA

Technology Program Director; Computer and Writing teacher

· Teaching classes of 20-30 students on technology, computer use, and writing daily

· Creating daily lesson plans, measuring and showcasing student progress

· Ensuring technology program meets the needs of students, parents, and program donors

​

HOPE HOUSE WOMEN'S SHELTER, Spokane Washington

Intake Volunteer, Clothing Drive Host

​

Accolades

National Cancer Survivor Speakers Bureau

Registered Speaker

​

Speaker: Tastemaker's Assembly

Flatiron, Manhattan NYC

​

SheKnows Media "Experts Among Us" 

Contributor

​

2012 Fashion Blog of the Year  

Metropolitan Fashion Week

​