Jesse Ashlock
{{Short description|American writer and journalist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|22}}
| birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
| alma_mater = Wesleyan University
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Jesse Ashlock (born December 22, 1977) is an American writer and journalist. He is the deputy global editorial director and head of editorial content in the US for Condé Nast Traveler.{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Kayleigh |date=2022-05-10 |title=With the return of travel, Condé Nast Traveler puts its new global team to the test |url=https://digiday.com/media/with-the-return-of-travel-conde-nast-traveler-puts-its-new-global-team-to-the-test/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Digiday |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Travel Publishers Pivot Editorial Strategy Amid Pandemic |url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/352082/travel-publishers-pivot-editorial-strategy-amid-pa.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.mediapost.com |language=en}}
Professional life
During the 2000s, Ashlock held senior positions at I.D., Visionaire, the Tribeca Film Festival, and Palm Pictures. Between 2010 and 2013 he worked as deputy editor Condé Nast's Details.{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Andrea |date=2018-01-22 |title=New Faculty Focus: Bios & Believe-It-or-Nots! |url=https://nyupubposts.wordpress.com/2018/01/22/new-faculty-focus-bios-believe-it-or-nots/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=NYU Pub Posts |language=en}}
From 2013 to 2014, Ashlock served as online director for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.{{Cite web |last=Row |first=The Daily Front |date=2013-04-19 |title=The Daily Media |url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/the-daily-media-47/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Daily Front Row |language=en}} After that, he joined Travel + Leisure, where he worked from 2014 to 2019 first as the magazine's featured editor, and then as executive editor.{{Cite web |title=Travel + Leisure Announces Three Editorial Appointments |url=https://dotdashmeredith.mediaroom.com/time-inc-archives?item=398 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Meredith Corporation MediaRoom |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ilyashov |first=Alexandra |date=2014-11-13 |title=Travel + Leisure Names New Creative Director, Style Director, And Features Director |url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/travel-leisure-names-new-creative-director-style-director-features-director/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Daily Front Row |language=en}}
Ashlock initially joined Condé Nast Traveler as US editor in September 2019, and in December 2020 he was promoted to deputy global editorial director.{{Cite web |title=Condé Nast to revamp creative operations, names executives |url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/cond-233-nast-to-revamp-creative-operations-names-executives-61763703 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.spglobal.com |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |title=Condé Nast announces new global content strategy |url=https://www.diarydirectory.com/newsarticle/cond%C3%A9-nast-announces-new-global-content-strategy/34313 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.diarydirectory.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tobitt |first=Charlotte |date=2021-05-17 |title=British GQ editor Dylan Jones leaves after 22 years amid Conde Nast global teams merger |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/dylan-jones-gq-conde-nast/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Press Gazette |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Consumer Travel Editors Roundtable: Roadtrip |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Agent-Issues/Consumer-Travel-Editors-Roundtable-2023/355181 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.travelweekly.com |language=en}}
He is an adjunct instructor at the Center for Publishing at NYU’s School for Professional Studies, where he sits on the board of directors.{{Cite web |title=Jesse P Ashlock |url=https://www.sps.nyu.edu/homepage/academics/faculty-directory/20089-jesse-p-ashlock.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=sps.nyu.edu |language=en}}
Personal life
Ashlock was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he studied as an English major.{{Cite web |last=Ogletree |first=Kelsey |date=2019-12-03 |title=Jesse Ashlock '99: Media Man |url=https://magazine.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2019/12/03/jesse-ashlock-99-media-man/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Wesleyan University Magazine |language=en-US}} He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two children.
External links
- [https://sites.libsyn.com/71054/jesse-ashlock-deputy-global-editorial-director-of-cond-nast-traveler Jesse Ashlock interview] in The One Way Ticket Show
- [https://www.today.com/video/tips-for-saving-money-on-your-next-vacation-163890757846 Money-saving tips and travel destinations for your next vacation] on the Today program
- [https://www.travelandleisure.com/author/jesse-ashlock Jesse Ashlock profile] on Travel + Leisure
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Category:American male journalists
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Category:21st-century American journalists
Category:21st-century American male writers