Mary Alice Russell is a storyteller passionate about all things style and design.

Having worked with celebrated brands VERANDA and Southern Living, Mary Alice is no stranger to working in a fast-paced environment where beauty lives on every page.

VERANDA

September 2023 – November 2024

Under the umbrella of fashion and luxury at Hearst Magazines, VERANDA is recognized as a gem of a brand. Focused on interiors, the print magazine has a unique focus on market work, informing readers of the greatest current design moments. During her time there, Russell worked as an assistant style and market editor, focused on creating gift guides, writing about design trends, covering design news and working with the style and market team to produce stories for the glistening pages of the magazine.

Southern Living

September 2022-May 2023

As an editorial fellow for Southern Living, Russell got to work for one of the most beloved brands that’s defined the South for decades. Learning from the best of the best, Russell got proper training on how to produce digital stories worthy of a major brand, how to pitch for print as well as how run successful social media accounts.

Internships and other experiences

2021-2022

Before entering the editorial world, Russell had the opportunity to pursue both podcasting and newspaper writing through internships while pursuing her bachelor’s in art history and journalism at Washington and Lee University. Russell spent a summer interning with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, one of the most respected publications in the state of Virginia. She then went on to intern with a small-scale podcast called The Welcome Home Podcast where she fell in love with lifestyle-focused journalism and work.