Alexandra Kelly, Senior Home Editor for Martha Stewart

Title: Senior Home Editor

Education: New York University

Location: New York, N.Y.

Expertise: home trends, gardening, entertaining, cleaning and organizing, and etiquette

Alex has been a professional writer and editor for over 10 years, concentrating on home and lifestyle content. She loves helping readers understand the nuances of beautiful home design, elegant entertaining, etiquette, and cleaning.

Highlights:

10+ years editing and writing digital content in the home and lifestyle space
Began her professional career at The Huffington Post editing lifestyle and shelter personal essays, while also contributing as a writer to HuffPost Home
Has written for Reader's Digest, House Digest, HuffPost, Hudson Valley Magazine, and U.S. News and World Report

Experience

Prior to Martha Stewart, Alex held senior editor positions at Trusted Media Brands (leading a team across titles such as Reader's Digest, Taste of Home, Family Handyman, and The Healthy), U.S. News and World Report, and The Huffington Post, covering a wide range of general lifestyle and shelter topics.

Early in her career, she spent time at Good Housekeeping, Business of Home, and Hudson Valley and Westchester Magazines, where she leaned into the shelter beat specifically. In her current role at Martha Stewart, Alex focuses on the site's home, gardening, and entertaining verticals.

Education

Alex graduated from New York University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Religious Studies. While there, she spent time working as a copy editor with the campus newspaper, Washington Square News.

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