Taylor
Young
By Maralyn D. Hill and Sherrie Wilkolaski
W
orking with interns in
this day and age can be
a challenge. The mindset
of many interns that
I’ve had the experience
working with over the last few years
is more about how much time off
they will have vs. asking for more
opportunities to learn. A strong
work ethic, in a fast-paced world
of social media distractions, is rare.
I was lucky to find Taylor Young just
about a year ago and she has proved
to be luxury find.
It’s important to know people behind
the face of any publication, and next
month, we’ll be introducing you
to the man who gives our digital
magazine its style and design,
Benjamin Bennett. For now, let’s
talk with Taylor and find out what
makes this young lady tick.
Taylor came on as an editorial intern
with my book publishing consultancy,
and we were just getting Luxe Beat
Magazine up and running. She took
to the work and diligently worked
through a variety of projects. As the
magazine began to grow and gain
traction, so did Taylor. She’s now
part of our editorial team and has
the roll of Production Editor, in
addition to helping produce our Luxe
Beat Lifestyle Radio show, as our
Assistant Radio Producer.
The prep work that goes into
publishing a magazine is incredible.
Our writers submit their articles and
then they are off to the editorial
department where they are reviewed
and edited by 2-3 different sets of
eyes. At that juncture, as Editor-inChief, I will review the edited
article, make any tweaks to copy or
photographs, title, etc. and then
schedule that article for online
publication and our digital magazine.
It’s at this juncture that Taylor
takes over and gets the content
ready for our Creative Director,
Benjamin Bennett, to work his design
magic. There is prepping the content,
linking to photographs, adding any
audio or video files to each article to
make it as seamless as possible for
the design team to convert the
content into magazine form. There
is always follow-up with writers
if we’re missing anything.
When we’re not working on the
digital and online publications, there
is our radio show. Taylor is new
to the radio game, but catching
on quickly. We’re in pre-production
right now, and she is responsible
for managing the board, coordinating
guests and will ultimately be
handling the final production
of each show.
Taylor is currently a senior at
Western Carolina University,
pursuing a degree in English with a
professional writing concentration.
She has an enthusiasm for classic
literature and editing all types of
work. She pulls from her own
experiences in her writing and likes
finding facts to support any claim
she makes. She is a freelance writer
who has been published via Author’s
Boutique™, PubSmart™,
Whereandwhatintheworld.com, and
100
Luxe Beat Magazine. Interestingly,
Taylor has an interest in the
paranormal and when given the
opportunity to work on Paranormal
Galaxy Magazine, which is another
magazine I publish, she was ecstatic.
She is not only Production Editor,
but also designer.
She was born in Charleston, SC, and
her family moved around quite a bit
when she was younger. Then, her
family settled in New Bern, NC, and
she stayed there until her sophomore
year in high school when she moved
to Chapel Hill. She has a passion for
travel which makes her a perfect fit
with Luxe Beat.
How did you discover your love
for travel?