Jessica Giles (formerly Pels) (born September 6, 1986) is the former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine. She served as digital director for marieclaire.com from 2014 until 2018, when she became digital director and later that year the chief editor of Cosmopolitan.
Jessica Giles (formerly Pels) | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1986 |
| Occupation | Editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine |
Early life and background
editGiles grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. She first moved to New York City at the age of 14 to study ballet at the American Ballet Theatre.[1] Giles earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film production at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[2]
Career
editEarly editing career
editAfter graduating, Giles interned at The New Yorker and then Vogue. She later began working as an editorial assistant at Condé Nast. Giles served as the assistant to Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive before being promoted to assistant editor a year later, and then associate editor at Glamour.[3] She became the print features editor at Teen Vogue in March 2013.[4][5] In November 2014, Giles joined Hearst Magazines as digital director at Marie Claire, where she served for three years.[4][6][7] At Marie Claire she spearheaded features on a wide range of women's topics from profiles of the women who guard our nuclear weapons, to an essay on feminism from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[8]
Cosmopolitan
editIn January 2018, Giles was appointed digital director of Cosmopolitan magazine. By the end of May she had revamped the magazine's digital presence.[9] Cosmopolitan saw an increase in traffic from 15 million visitors a year in February 2018 to 41 million visitors a year later, and digital subscriptions grew 185% from 85,060 to 242,075 between December 2016 and December 2018.[10] In October 2018, Giles was named editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan. As editor-in-chief, Giles oversees the print magazine, website, video, social, Snapchat and product extensions of the brand.[3][11]
References
edit- ^ "Cosmo's Audience Is Exploding. Meet the Digital Director Who Knows What Resonates With Readers". Adweek.com. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Cosmo's Editor-In-Chief on Why Failing Every Day is a Good Thing". Thriveglobal.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "At Cosmopolitan Magazine, Data Is the New Sex". The New York Times. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Jessica Pels". Advertising Age. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Marie Claire Brings On Jessica Pels". Cision.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Jessica Pels Is the New Editor-in-Chief of 'Cosmopolitan'". 10 October 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Cosmo's Editor-In-Chief on Why Failing Every Day is a Good Thing". Thriveglobal.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Cosmopolitan Appoints Jessica Pels Digital Director". WWD. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Day in the Life: Cosmopolitan digital director Jessica Pels". Glossy.co. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Digital-Savvy 'Cosmo' EIC Tames Instagram's Feedback Loop". Publishing Insider. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "The Shifting Media Landscape Has Also Changed the Dynamics of Mentorship". Fashionista.com. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "The 2019 Publishing Hot List: The Print and Digital Media Brands Paving a Way to Profitability". AdWeek. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.