Producer
Ariana Dawes
Managing Editor
Ariana Donalds Dawes, a New York native and former copy chief for Time Out New York guidebooks, is the founding managing editor of Seattle Met.
Ariana ensures general quality control across all media, from the monthly print magazine, mobile device editions, and email newsletters to the website, blogs, and apps. In addition being Seattle Met’s copy editor, policing grammar and style, she creates budgets and schedules, spearheads annual Top Doctors and Top Dentists surveys, and, when lucky, conducts the occasional Q&A with touring comedians like Bob Odenkirk.
During her tenure, Seattle Met has received dozens of awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and City and Regional Magazine Association. Her writing has also appeared in National Magazine Award–winning publications Print and Metropolis. She graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s in English literature and a minor in theater and dance.
Passing Through
W. Kamau Bell Q & A
Comedic Chatter
Bob Odenkirk Tours 'A Load of Hooey'
Passing Through
Tim and Eric, Capeesh
Passing Through
Charlie Murphy Was Born Funny
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Top Vets 2013
Interview
Richard Ayoade Talks Coming-of-Age Films
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Top Vets 2011
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