Jenna Sims

Jenna Sims
Title: Senior Digital Editor
Education: Samford University
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Expertise: Lifestyle, Products, Food

Jenna is a Senior Digital Editor at Southern Living. She has worked on the digital team for nearly 10 years. She joined the team as a Digital Production Assistant in 2014 and has helped the brand grow their digital presence ever since. She writes, produces, and assigns content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She also ensures that new content is optimized using SEO best practices and helps use search potential to pitch new content ideas.

Throughout her time with the brand, she has helped launch the commerce business for Southernliving.com. She has also contributed to the growth of the brand's email traffic. When writing, she covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. She also works with a team of freelance writers to assign and produce content in a range of topics in the lifestyle space including cleaning, home design, garden, and food storage.

Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Jenna will never turn down a trip to the pristine white sand beaches of the Gulf Coast and enjoys scouring antique stores to add to her vintage deviled egg plate collection.

Experience

Jenna Sims is a senior editor with nearly 10 years of experience in the digital space. She joined the Southern Living team in 2014. During her time with the brand, she has helped grow many different areas of the digital space including commerce content, email traffic, and SEO strategy.

Prior to joining Southern Living, she completed internships with EBSCO Mags, The Alabama Baptist Children's Home, and The Alabama Baptist Newspaper.

About Southern Living

Southern Living, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, celebrates the food, homes, places, and culture of the South. We reach 7.2 million readers a month. Our content is written by experienced journalists and fact checked for accuracy. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.

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