Location:New Jersey

Expertise:Lifestyle, Celebrity Trends, Fashion, Home

Jennifer Maldonado is the current associate editorial shopping director for PEOPLE who edits and occasionally writes stories focused on sales, home goods, celebrity style, fashion, and trends. Prior to this role, she was a senior editor at Eat This, Not That! Jennifer has also edited for Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Real Simple, and Travel + Leisure.Highlights:Jennifer has a decade of experience in the digital media industryShe has a strong celebrity background and has interviewed Sabrina Carpenter, Dove Cameron, Kelsea Ballerini, Dylan O’Brien, and Taylor Kitsch, among othersJennifer has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Rider University

Jennifer Maldonado is the current associate editorial shopping director for PEOPLE who edits and occasionally writes stories focused on sales, home goods, celebrity style, fashion, and trends. Prior to this role, she was a senior editor at Eat This, Not That! Jennifer has also edited for Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Real Simple, and Travel + Leisure.

Highlights:

Jennifer is a detailed editor who has written and edited at several different digital outlets since beginning her editorial career in 2014. She started in entertainment journalism as the web editorial assistant for J-14, Twist, and M Magazine. She moved on to become a senior editor at J-14 and then transitioned into her role as the managing features editor for Life & Style, InTouch, Closer, and J-14. After that, Jennifer served as a senior editor at Eat This, Not That!, focusing on food, health, and wellness.She has written more than 3,000 articles on celebrity news, lifestyle, food, healthy living products, habits, and trends. She has interviewed actors and musicians, including Sabrina Carpenter, Dove Cameron, and Kelsea Ballerini, and has consulted with food, health, and wellness experts, including the Nutrition Twins and The College Nutritionist, Dr. Rachel Paul, Ph.D., R.D. She has also taste-tested various popular grocery store foods, including every pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, hot cocoa mixes, and all the chocolate chip cookies you’ll find in the snack aisle, along with chain restaurant menu items, including every McDonald’s dessert offering.Jennifer joined PEOPLE in July 2021 as a shopping editor, editing and occasionally writing stories focusing on home, celebrity style, fashion, sales, and trends. These stories highlight can’t-miss deals, the best vacuums Amazon has on sale, where to find the exact, affordable pair of sneakers Jennifer Garner just wore, and celebrity-inspired trends shoppers can replicate for less.Other Work:We Tasted 6 Most Popular Ben & Jerry’s Flavors and This Is the Best,Eat This, Not That!Nutrition Showdown: Here’s How a Wendy’s Frosty-ccino Compares to a Starbucks Frappuccino,Eat This, Not That!We Tasted Every McDonald’s Dessert and This Is the Best One,Eat This, Not That!

Jennifer is a detailed editor who has written and edited at several different digital outlets since beginning her editorial career in 2014. She started in entertainment journalism as the web editorial assistant for J-14, Twist, and M Magazine. She moved on to become a senior editor at J-14 and then transitioned into her role as the managing features editor for Life & Style, InTouch, Closer, and J-14. After that, Jennifer served as a senior editor at Eat This, Not That!, focusing on food, health, and wellness.

She has written more than 3,000 articles on celebrity news, lifestyle, food, healthy living products, habits, and trends. She has interviewed actors and musicians, including Sabrina Carpenter, Dove Cameron, and Kelsea Ballerini, and has consulted with food, health, and wellness experts, including the Nutrition Twins and The College Nutritionist, Dr. Rachel Paul, Ph.D., R.D. She has also taste-tested various popular grocery store foods, including every pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, hot cocoa mixes, and all the chocolate chip cookies you’ll find in the snack aisle, along with chain restaurant menu items, including every McDonald’s dessert offering.

Jennifer joined PEOPLE in July 2021 as a shopping editor, editing and occasionally writing stories focusing on home, celebrity style, fashion, sales, and trends. These stories highlight can’t-miss deals, the best vacuums Amazon has on sale, where to find the exact, affordable pair of sneakers Jennifer Garner just wore, and celebrity-inspired trends shoppers can replicate for less.

Other Work:We Tasted 6 Most Popular Ben & Jerry’s Flavors and This Is the Best,Eat This, Not That!Nutrition Showdown: Here’s How a Wendy’s Frosty-ccino Compares to a Starbucks Frappuccino,Eat This, Not That!We Tasted Every McDonald’s Dessert and This Is the Best One,Eat This, Not That!

Jennifer has a bachelor’s in Journalism from Rider University.

source: people.com