Tamara Rothbart

Built a premium memoir subscription service and a weekly memory-keeping product for parents, including end-to-end editorial method, AI infrastructure, and automation. Designed and engineered AI content pipelines to power subscriber workflows and professionally edited hardcover book assembly.

Ghostwrote books and long-form projects for private clients on an ongoing basis.

Served as editor and publisher for Awesome Inc magazine during 2015–2020.

Tutored writers at SA Writers College from 2014 to 2019.

Led communications for JBD (NGO) from 2015 to 2017.

Served as Chief Writer for the City Press special publication “100 World Class South Africans” during the 2010–2013 period.

Edited W magazine (Woolworths) from 2010 to 2013.

Led the features desk for Elle Magazine (South Africa) from 2007 to 2010.

Freelance wrote and edited for Wanted (Business Day) between 2002 and 2007.

Freelance wrote and edited for BOS Iced Tea between 2002 and 2007.

Freelance wrote and edited for Rand Refinery between 2002 and 2007.

Worked as a features writer and health editor at Cosmopolitan from 1998 to 2000.

Worked as an editorial assistant and features writer for Marie Claire from 1997 to 1998.

Wrote as a columnist (“StyleReporter”) for Elle magazine in 2011.

Edited Afrique (Pure Publishing prototype) in 2011.

Edited Cape Town Tourism Magazine in 2011.

Co-directed and produced the documentary Little Miss Tiny (Sithengi Film Festival) in 2003.

Edited the Cosmopolitan bi-annual fashion magazine (2001) and led the creative team.

Edited Now.com in London, managing a team of music journalists and media production staff.

Honours postgraduate degree focused on Film Theory and Practice at the University of Cape Town.

Course in Spanish Language and Culture (with DELE Básico) at Universidad de Salamanca.

BA in English Literature from the University of Cape Town.