HI! LET'S GET ACQUAINTED. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME...
Dina Grace Zoe Sciortino is a freelance writer, founder of Dina Grace Zoe Media, and the blogstress behind Westchester Woman. She grew up in Westchester, NY and has spent the last decade as a storyteller, journalist, and digital media specialist.
DGZ Media was started in June 2013 to offer clients effective media solutions that shine. DGZ Media specializes in crafting brilliant strategies that help clients increase web traffic, engagement, brand exposure, and sales through:
- Freelance content and creative writing
- Press release and social media services
- Videography (web videos and commercials)
- SEO
- WordPress web design, logos, document/other basic design work
Dina Grace Zoe started Westchester Woman, an online magazine to inform, entertain and empower women in New York, in June 2015 and has had more than 50,000 visitors to the site within a year of its launch.
DGZ Media was started in June 2013 to offer clients effective media solutions that shine. DGZ Media specializes in crafting brilliant strategies that help clients increase web traffic, engagement, brand exposure, and sales through:
- Freelance content and creative writing
- Press release and social media services
- Videography (web videos and commercials)
- SEO
- WordPress web design, logos, document/other basic design work
Dina Grace Zoe started Westchester Woman, an online magazine to inform, entertain and empower women in New York, in June 2015 and has had more than 50,000 visitors to the site within a year of its launch.
She specializes in crafting emotionally compelling content that engages readers and grows traffic.
She currently freelances for sites like Family Handyman, Shareably (viral), Animal Channel (animals and pets), Spotlight Stories (do-gooder news), Parenting Isn't Easy (parenting) , Relieved (health), Sweet and Savory (food), and Home Hacks (DIY/home design).
Dina was named as the 14th top reporter on Facebook in February 2018, according to NewsWhip, for her work with the viral publisher Animal Channel. She has also had pieces published on Little Things, Huffington Post, and xoJane.
Prior to starting DGZ Media, Dina served as a digital managing editor for Townsquare Media Danbury; editor for Patch.com’s White Plains and Rivertowns local news websites; a Daily Voice news reporter for southern Westchester; and as a staff reporter for The Rivertowns Enterprise in Dobbs Ferry.
Dina is funny, likes to write novels, screenplays, and other things that make people smile. She hopes that her work will help people to love themselves and each other.
She is a macaroni and cheese enthusiast that also loves pizza, The White Stripes, alliteration, and her cat Princess Khaleesi Glitterpuss the Werekitty. She was almost on CNN once.
She currently freelances for sites like Family Handyman, Shareably (viral), Animal Channel (animals and pets), Spotlight Stories (do-gooder news), Parenting Isn't Easy (parenting) , Relieved (health), Sweet and Savory (food), and Home Hacks (DIY/home design).
Dina was named as the 14th top reporter on Facebook in February 2018, according to NewsWhip, for her work with the viral publisher Animal Channel. She has also had pieces published on Little Things, Huffington Post, and xoJane.
Prior to starting DGZ Media, Dina served as a digital managing editor for Townsquare Media Danbury; editor for Patch.com’s White Plains and Rivertowns local news websites; a Daily Voice news reporter for southern Westchester; and as a staff reporter for The Rivertowns Enterprise in Dobbs Ferry.
Dina is funny, likes to write novels, screenplays, and other things that make people smile. She hopes that her work will help people to love themselves and each other.
She is a macaroni and cheese enthusiast that also loves pizza, The White Stripes, alliteration, and her cat Princess Khaleesi Glitterpuss the Werekitty. She was almost on CNN once.
NICE THINGS PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT MY WORK:
"It’s a blend of serious and funny, for a mixed audience who have diverse interests ranging from DIY craft ideas to love and sex. She’s just what we all needed." - Erin Baker (Emma Westchester, February 2016)
"I've noticed traffic directed from your site [Westchester Woman], and today a few orders from the traffic. I personally noticed from all different marketing I've tried, people will click links." - Christina DeFrancisco (Madison Clothing, Harrison NY)
"Dina is a young, energetic and smart woman. She’s admirable and impressive." - Erin Baker (Emma Westchester, March 2016)
“Dina is a brilliant writer with a very engaging style. She is incredibly diligent and timely, and provides impeccable work. ”
— Christine Belonogoff (CmonMedia - All That's Fab, All That's News)
"In my time working with Dina in the Patch newsroom, she expertly and flawlessly covered a variety of beats—from feature stories to police news to breaking news—in the Lower Hudson Valley, one of the most colorful and busy regions in the national landscape. Dina also served as our social media expert, digging deep into Facebook, Twitter and other platforms to share and other platforms to share her stories, and her colleagues’ stories, with a sprawling reader base. Dina is a manager’s ideal employee: dedicated, hardworking, tenacious. And there’s a deeper layer, too: curiosity, intelligence and passion. Dina’s mastery of any and all tools digital, coupled with a natural way with words, would be an invaluable asset to any organization." - Kevin Zawacki (Communications Manager at Mozilla)