# Jessica Giles

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Editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine

Jessica Giles (formerly Pels) Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986 (age 39) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Occupation Editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine

**Jessica Giles** (formerly Pels) (born September 6, 1986) is the former editor-in-chief of *[Cosmopolitan](/source/Cosmopolitan_(magazine))* 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*.

## Early life and background

Giles grew up in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)), [U.S.](/source/U.S.) She first moved to New York City at the age of 14 to study ballet at the [American Ballet Theatre](/source/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](/source/New_York_University_Tisch_School_of_the_Arts).[2]

## Career

### Early editing career

After graduating, Giles interned at *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)* and then *[Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine))*. She later began working as an editorial assistant at [Condé Nast](/source/Cond%C3%A9_Nast). Giles served as the assistant to *[Glamour](/source/Glamour_(magazine))* 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](/source/Teen_Vogue)* in March 2013.[4][5] In November 2014, Giles joined [Hearst Magazines](/source/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](/source/Justin_Trudeau).[8]

### *Cosmopolitan*

In January 2018, Giles was appointed digital director of *[Cosmopolitan](/source/Cosmopolitan_(magazine))* 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]

In 2019, Giles was named *[Adweek](/source/Adweek)'*s Editor of the Year.[12]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Cosmo's Audience Is Exploding. Meet the Digital Director Who Knows What Resonates With Readers"](https://www.adweek.com/digital/how-cosmopolitans-digital-director-is-opening-doors-to-new-coverage/). Adweek.com. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Cosmo's Editor-In-Chief on Why Failing Every Day is a Good Thing"](https://thriveglobal.com/stories/cosmo-jessica-pels-cosmo-career-advice-inspiration/). Thriveglobal.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NYT_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NYT_3-1) ["At Cosmopolitan Magazine, Data Is the New Sex"](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/style/cosmopolitan-magazine-jessica-pels.html). *The New York Times*. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-adage_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-adage_4-1) ["Jessica Pels"](https://adage.com/article/special-report-women-watch/meet-women-watch-us-class-2019/2172821#JessicaPels). Advertising Age. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Marie Claire Brings On Jessica Pels"](https://www.cision.com/us/2014/11/marie-claire-brings-on-jessica-pels/). Cision.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fashionista_6-0)** ["Jessica Pels Is the New Editor-in-Chief of 'Cosmopolitan'"](https://fashionista.com/2018/10/jessica-pels-cosmopolitan-magazine-editor-in-chief). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-thrive_7-0)** ["Cosmo's Editor-In-Chief on Why Failing Every Day is a Good Thing"](https://thriveglobal.com/stories/cosmo-jessica-pels-cosmo-career-advice-inspiration/). Thriveglobal.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Cosmopolitan Appoints Jessica Pels Digital Director"](https://wwd.com/business-news/media/cosmopolitan-jessica-pels-digital-director-11128605/). WWD. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-glossy_9-0)** ["Day in the Life: Cosmopolitan digital director Jessica Pels"](https://www.glossy.co/platform-effect/day-in-the-life-cosmopolitan-digital-director-jessica-pels). Glossy.co. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Digital-Savvy 'Cosmo' EIC Tames Instagram's Feedback Loop"](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/334189/digital-savvy-cosmo-eic-tames-instagrams-feedba.html). Publishing Insider. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fashionista0419_11-0)** ["The Shifting Media Landscape Has Also Changed the Dynamics of Mentorship"](https://fashionista.com/2019/04/media-mentorship-career-2019). Fashionista.com. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["The 2019 Publishing Hot List: The Print and Digital Media Brands Paving a Way to Profitability"](https://www.adweek.com/digital/the-2019-publishing-hot-list-the-print-and-digital-media-brands-paving-a-way-to-profitability/6/). *AdWeek*. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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