Curriculum Vitae

Lauren Paige
Richeson

Senior Editor · Writer · Author

Writer and editor with over a decade of experience across food, health, wellness, and beauty. Author of Avocado Obsession (Simon & Schuster, 2020). Currently Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Beauty Chronicles, a bilingual large-format print journal. Contributor to National Geographic and Architectural Digest.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief · Beauty Chronicles Magazine

Officine Universelle Buly 1803 / Permanent Files SAS

Nov 2025 – Present

Paris, France

  • Lead editorial direction of a bilingual (French–English) large-format journal on plants, landscape, culture, and beauty.
  • Manage an international team of 18+ contributors across a 56-page debut issue.

Commerce Editor

People Inc. (Dotdash Meredith) — Health.com, Verywell, People Portfolio

Jun 2022 – Mar 2026

  • Managed commerce editorial strategy and content creation for Health.com, with expert-backed, SEO-optimized product reviews and health articles.
  • Led product testing efforts with research teams; oversaw and mentored freelancers.
  • Enhanced content performance using analytics, reindexing, and keyword optimization; collaborated with paid, social, and distribution teams.
  • Created and assigned detailed content briefs identifying gaps and improvements based on editorial and SEO best practices.

Editor

Allrecipes.com

Feb – Jun 2022

  • Reviewed and edited article and recipe updates for clarity, SEO, house style, and accuracy.

Contributing Writer

Simply Recipes, Inc.

Aug 2021 – Jun 2022

  • Developed original recipes for the Simply Recipes platform.

Associate Editor — Beauty Magazine by L'Oréal Paris

Group Nine Media (Makeup.com / Skincare.com)

Jul 2021 – Feb 2022

  • Pitched, wrote, and edited content for L'Oréal Paris's content properties.

Digital Media — Social, Editorial & Brand Partnerships

Clean Plates Omnimedia

Jul 2019 – Feb 2022

  • Social strategy and community management, editorial content creation, and digital marketing partnerships.

Freelance Writer & Recipe Developer

Various Publications

Jan 2016 – Present

  • Bylines in National Geographic, Architectural Digest, Essence, Wine Enthusiast, Cherry Bombe, Eaten, Life & Thyme, The Kitchn, Culture Cheese, Shondaland, and more.
  • Recipe development for Delish, Simply Recipes, Allrecipes, Wide Open Eats, Whole30, and others.
National Geographic Architectural Digest Essence Wine Enthusiast Cherry Bombe Eaten Life & Thyme The Kitchn Shondaland Culture Cheese Well + Good mindbodygreen Delish Simply Recipes Allrecipes Forks Over Knives Taste of Home The Manual

Author

Avocado Obsession: 50+ Creative Recipes to Take Your Love of Avocados to the Next Level

Oct 2020

Simon & Schuster

Content Strategy SEO Editing Recipe Development Food Styling Copywriting Bilingual Editing (EN/FR) Brand Partnerships Social Media Strategy Community Outreach Product Testing Video Photography

B.S.

University of Virginia