Alexandra J. Feinstein
Magazine Editor, Consumer Food and Travel
New York, NY · (212) 555 0148 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/alexandrajfeinstein
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Twelve years in consumer magazines, five as executive editor
SETTINGS
Monthly food and travel magazine, 410,000 circulation, 3.2 million monthly web visitors
SPECIALTIES
Issue planning, feature editing, staff leadership, print and digital integration, budgets
SYSTEMS
Adobe InDesign and InCopy, WoodWing Studio, WordPress, Airtable, Google Analytics, Chartbeat
CREDENTIALS
American Society of Magazine Editors member
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Journalism, Hudson Square University
Executive Summary
Executive editor with twelve years in consumer magazines, the last five running the editorial operation of a monthly food and travel title with a paid circulation of 410,000 and a website drawing about 3.2 million monthly visitors. Leads a staff of 22 editors, writers and producers and a freelance roster of about 90, closes twelve print issues a year and owns the digital features calendar. Known for closing issues on time for 60 straight months.
Signature Achievements
- Closed 60 consecutive monthly issues on the press date with no late shipping charges from the printer.
- Grew paid circulation from 365,000 to 410,000 over five years while the category as a whole fell.
- Raised digital feature traffic by 48 percent in two years by moving print features online the week they hit newsstands with recipe pages built for search.
- Manages an editorial budget of about 2.4 million dollars for staff, freelance and photography, held within 2 percent of plan for five years.
- Edited four features that won national magazine awards, including a 2024 winner for food writing.
- Reduced freelance invoice turnaround from 45 days to 20 by moving assignments and contracts into Airtable.
Professional Experience
Executive Editor
Table and Terrain Magazine, Harbor Lane Media, New York, NY March 2021 to present
Monthly consumer food and travel magazine with 410,000 paid circulation, a staff of 22 and about 90 freelance contributors
- Plan twelve print issues a year with the editor in chief, from the annual editorial calendar to the final page proofs.
- Assign and edit cover features and long form travel stories and run the top edit on about 40 pages an issue.
- Lead a staff of 22 across features, food, travel, copy, research and digital, holding weekly planning and daily digital meetings.
- Own the editorial budget and freelance contracts and approve every assignment, kill fee and expense.
- Coordinate with the creative director, photo department and production so every issue closes on the press date.
Features Editor
Coastline Living Magazine, Meridian Publishing Group, New York, NY June 2016 to March 2021
Monthly lifestyle magazine with 280,000 circulation
- Assigned and edited about 30 feature stories a year and managed a roster of 40 freelance writers.
- Ran the fact checking process for features with two researchers.
- Launched a monthly reader travel column that became one of the three most read pages in reader surveys.
Assistant Editor
Coastline Living Magazine, Meridian Publishing Group, New York, NY August 2014 to June 2016
Front of book editor for a monthly lifestyle magazine
- Wrote and edited front of book pages and product roundups for twelve issues a year.
- Coordinated photo shoots and sample requests with the photo department and publicists.
- Copyedited and proofed pages in InCopy through each close.
Certifications and Memberships
American Society of Magazine Editors member since 2019
Google Analytics certification, Google Skillshop, renewed 2025
Copyright and libel for editors seminar, Media Law Resource Center, completed 2023
Education
Master of Science in Journalism, Hudson Square University, New York, 2014
Bachelor of Arts in English, Finger Lakes College, Geneva, 2012
Core Skills
Issue planning · Feature editing · Editorial staff leadership · Editorial budget management · Freelance contracting · Print and digital integration · InDesign and InCopy workflow · Photo shoot direction · Audience analytics · Press date closing