Gillian Soler

About

Temple to the Inquirer and onward.

Gillian Soler

I am a content editor and strategist with 10+ years of experience crafting narrative-driven campaigns across healthcare, tourism, lifestyle, and luxury. It's a weird little niche in writing where I love to live and learned I really thrive. What sets me apart from using Claude to write your copy is that at my core, I really believe great branded content should earn attention through service and storytelling. (No shade to Claude.)

I studied journalism at Temple, then learned the craft the traditional way: reporting on health for Philly.com and The Philadelphia Inquirer, an editorial apprenticeship at Men's Health, and an editorial desk at Rodale. That newsroom training — interview well, verify everything, respect the reader — is still how I approach every branded piece.

Since 2016 I have worked in custom content at Philadelphia magazine and as an independent strategist, writing and editing for health systems, destinations, and luxury brands — the work on the previous page. Much of it is unbylined by design; ask me and I will walk you through it.

In between Philadelphia chapters I spent a few years in Ocala, Florida, riding and managing show horses — which taught me more about patience, feedback, and early mornings than any style guide. These days you will find me back in the Philadelphia area, telling the stories that are hard to tell.

The longer record is on LinkedIn.

The career arc

How I got here.

  1. Apr 2026 – present

    Content Strategist

    Praktikant, Inc · Freelance

  2. Jul 2025 – present

    Custom Content Editor

    Philadelphia magazine · Part-time

  3. Jul 2017 – present

    Content Development Specialist & Freelance Copywriter

    Various · Including Soler.io, Di Bruno Bros., and Technical.ly Media

  4. Jun 2016 – Jun 2017

    Custom Content Editor

    Philadelphia magazine

  5. Sep 2016 – Jun 2017

    Associate Content Editor

    Philadelphia magazine

  6. Sep 2015 – Aug 2016

    Senior Content Writer

    Audience Drive · Managed a small writer team

  7. Aug 2014 – Sep 2015

    Editorial Assistant

    Rodale Inc.

  8. Jan 2014 – Jul 2014

    Editorial Apprentice

    Men's Health (Rodale) · Emmaus, PA

  9. Aug 2012 – Dec 2012

    Online Content Producer & Reporter

    Philly.com / The Philadelphia Inquirer · Health & Sciences desk

Education

Temple University

BA Journalism, 2010–2013 · Magna cum laude, 3.9 GPA · Kappa Tau Alpha journalism honor society

Temple SMC graduate certificate in Digital Advertising — SEO, social media marketing, CMS, and web design coursework

Have a story that’s hard to tell? Those are my favorite.

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