Chandra Steele

Experience 

AUGUST 2025 – present 

News Editor | Android Police  

Spearhead editorial strategy, writing and editing high-impact tech journalism to establish brand authority in a competitive market. Direct an international roster of 10 staff and freelance writers by reviewing pitches, guiding output, tracking workflow with Asana, and maintaining the content calendar. Collaborate on ecommerce initiatives. Launched both a news and deals newsletter and oversee their daily production. Liaison between news team and commerce, product, and analytics teams. Uphold rigorous editorial standards while leveraging Google Analytics and SentinelPro to monitor traffic metrics and drive audience engagement.  

 

June 2011 – March 2025 

Senior Features Writer | PCMag  

Reviewed, tested, and researched a wide variety of consumer tech for an audience of 13M+ monthly readers. Created and maintained dozens of buying guides annually, keeping products refreshed and up to date. Supported ecommerce initiatives. Pitched and wrote over 20 stories per month. Covered product announcements. Wrote timely how-tos and explainers that frequently generated hundreds of thousands of daily views. Applied SEO and affiliate-linking best practices to content, helping drive significant traffic and commerce revenue. Partnered with the video team to script, appear in, and produce short-form content for social media. Co-hosted a live morning tech news show. Took and edited product photos. Awarded an Azbee Award for longform feature writing. 

 

JULY 2021 – September 2022 

Contributor | NBC Think  

Authored high-impact opinion pieces and cultural essays, driving audience engagement and traffic. Collaborated closely with a multi-tiered editorial team to sharpen narrative angles and refine voice. 

JANUARY 2003 – MAY 2011 

Senior Web Content Manager | Northwell Health  

Led digital content strategy, enforcing editorial styles, CMS workflows, and SEO best practices across a 100+ stakeholder network. Partnered with design, multimedia, PR, and marketing teams to ensure cohesive branding and optimize multispecialty medical and wellness content. Won the Fair Media Council Folio Award. 

 

Awards and Achievements 

Azbee Award - Web Feature Article • Fair Media Council Folio Awards - Buzz Worthy Award for Social Media • United Business Media’s Excellence in Editorial Award - Best Website • Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalist • MTV Write Stuff Competition Winner • Essays, reviews, interviews, humor, fiction, and poetry with MTV/Pocket Books, Hyperallergic, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Wigleaf, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and more.  

 
Education 

Barnard College