Elle.com's site director required experienced interim leadership when her executive editor planned to depart for parental leave. The role demanded comprehensive editorial oversight, including daily calendar management, pitch evaluation, freelancer coordination, and sophisticated content development.

I embedded with Elle.com's editorial team for four months, assuming executive editor responsibilities:

• Editorial Strategy & Planning: Organized daily editorial calendars, coordinated content scheduling, and maintained publication workflows

• Content Development: Evaluated and approved pitches during staff meetings, assessed hundreds of weekly freelancer submissions, and made strategic story assignments aligned with Elle's audience

• Editorial Excellence: Performed developmental editing, line editing, and fact-checking for long-form personal essays and features