We are here as a powerful voice, declaring what California design is today. Like the most celebrated interior designers, artists and architects, we have our own distinct creative vision that inspires, informs and influences.

We are aware of the latest trends but aren't a slave to them. We live for beautiful design and know that it can originate from many places: the professional designer or architect, the inspired aesthete who expects beauty from the everyday or the passionate homeowner who believes, as we do, that the home is the ultimate outlet for personal expression, an escape from the madness, and a place to enjoy family and friends.

We believe that design is personal. Without the story of intention and the emotion of expression, design means nothing to us. To us, the people are what give the products meaning.

We are California. We are eco-conscious, we are innovative, we dismiss the boundary between indoors and out and the state is our stomping ground.

Meet Our Team

ONLINE

Erin Renzas | Online Managing Editor
Erin joins California Home + Design after working as a digital editor and producer for NBC, Shape and Cookie magazine. A relative newbie to San Francisco, she's spending her free time exploring her new home and decking out her new apartment.
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Sarah McHie | Production Manager
Sarah has joined California Home + Design after a brief stint in the email marketing business. She has held a previous role at the Center for Investigative Reporting and several freelance projects. She brings her passion for all things digital and journalism as well as the lone rugby player in the office and love of english bulldogs.
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PRINT

Erin Feher | Executive Editor
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Erin covers architecture, design and the arts throughout California and is the author of the forthcoming book Houses of San Francisco. She lives in the Tenderloin with her husband and their many bicycles.
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Mary Jo Bowling | Senior Editor
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Bryan Anthony | Assistant Editor
Bryan Anthony is the Assistant Editor of CH+D. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. His work has been published in Eleven Eleven Journal, Viral Cat, Concisely Magazine and 7x7 Magazine. In his spare time he is working on completing his first novel.
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Kira Coplin | LA Market Editor
Writer, editor, social anthropologist – Kira Coplin works in the magazine industry and is a published novelist. As the LA Market Editor for California Home + Design she covers the luxurious landscape of Los Angeles and its unique architecture, art and design that's making waves.
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Arianna Squeo Pucherelli | Art Director
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SALES & MARKETING

Lisa Haines | Publisher
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Kelly Stucker | Senior Account Manager
Kelly Stucker, a Midwesterner by heart, brings both agency and publishing experience to McEvoy Media. She worked at several top ad agencies before co-founding Trips magazine in 1997. She spends her free time entertaining her boys and remodeling their home.
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Rosalind Zukowski | Senior Account Manager
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Franchesca Allen | Marketing Manager
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PRODUCTION

Timothy Wudarski | Production Director
Timothy Wudarski started his publishing career early, serving as Editor and Publisher of the critically acclaimed Monthly Comet in the third grade in Detroit. He went on to help the Detroit News and Free Press along their way to a pure digital workflow and serve as production manager at HOUR Detroit, working on several independent magazine ventures along the way. Tim moved to San Francisco to work for McEvoy Media in 2003, bringing to 7x7 another beloved mascot, a guinea pig named Jazz. He now also serves as Production/IT Director for Spin magazine.
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Dana Baker | Production Designer
After spending six years living it up in the Pacific Northwest, Production Designer Dana Baker returned to her theoretically sunny California homeland. She has worked for Dog Nose News in Portland and the SF Bay Guardian. She lives in the Mission with her domestic partner (her cow-print cat Chi-Chi), where she spends most of her spare time redecorating with found objects and rejected paint colors from the corner store. She loves all things feline, healthy living and pondering the impact of social services and cacti.
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Don Lewis | Digital Image Specialist
After wasting his youth on wine, women and song, Don Lewis began his career in various art departments in the Emerald City (Seattle, not Oz). Don further honed his skills freelancing at ad agencies here in San Francisco. Now at McEvoy Media, Don uses the magic of digital imagery to make people look even more beautiful and food even more delicious. Don is also the Production Department's resident movie and music know-it-all.
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McEVOY MEDIA

Todd Sotkiewicz | President
Delighting in the energy of boisterous business environments, Todd Sotkiewicz fits right in as the President of McEvoy Media. During his seven-year stint as the President/General Manager of Lonely Planet, Todd managed all operations with domestic and international sales in the United States, Canada and Latin America and worked to re-start and grow the business following 9/11. After diversifying and doubling the company's revenue base, Todd was a key leader in selling the business to the BBC in 2008. Earlier in his career, Todd served as the Vice President-Sales at Ebates and the Senior Vice President-Operations and Administration at Big Words. Working as the General Manager/Senior Vice President of Wired in the '90s, Todd worked closely with the magazine's founders, built financial and operational infrastructure and managed the customer acquisition team. A fitness enthusiast who regularly runs, bikes or swims at 5:30 AM, Todd is also a doting dad with an iPhone full of snapshots showcasing his son and daughter.
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OPENINGS

Online Producer

California Home + Design and our sister publication 7x7.com seek a talented online producer to join our team in our SoMA offices in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Manage all ad campaigns across both properties to ensure correct IO implementation and full campaign fulfillment.
• Create creative and technical production schedules and asset delivery to ensure on-time campaign launches.
• Manage production of 7x7.com and californiahomedesign.com content including special projects, internal marketing assets, newsletters and micro-sites.
• Assist with implementation and QA of new site features.
• Liaise with sales teams, site developers, ad trafficking firm, and work very closely with web teammates.

Required Skills:

• Intermediate HTML/CSS
• Experience working in a content management system (experience with Drupal 6 and 7 is a plus)
• Excellent communication and prioritization skills
• Excellent grasp on DoubleClick for Publishers
• Experience with Photoshop
• Savvy with social media
• Positive attitude, strong attention to detail, pro-active, eager to learn and contribute ideas, ability to remain calm under pressure

To apply please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to erenzas@californiahomedesign.com