Erin Quinlan

Greater New York City Area United States

Experienced assigning editor and writer, print/digital

Writing / Publishing

Hello hello. I’m Erin, hickory-smoked warhorse, proud taker of calculated risks, and devout media lifer. Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Two years ago I gave up a senior magazine position to freelance—not because I burned out, but because I wasn't burned out enough. My job had become a touch too comfortable, I felt. Delightful colleagues. Ample resources. Dope swag. A sane professional would've stayed forever. As a masochistic hustler, I had to split. So I’ve spent the past 20-whatever months torturing myself into doing new things: branching out to unfamiliar beats, getting a grip on social media, picking up the phone for once, surviving in a newsroom, learning Web analytics, run