Travel
Jenny Jin, Writer
Title:
Writer
Education:
University of Maryland, College Park
Location:
Seoul, South Korea
Expertise:
Beauty, Culture, Travel
Jenny Jin is a writer and editor currently based in Seoul, South Korea. She has over a decade of experience creating content for print and digital publications. As a seasoned beauty and lifestyle journalist, Jenny is particularly interested in the intersection between beauty and culture.
Highlights:
- Jenny is a beauty and lifestyle writer with over a decade of experience.
- She was the Beauty Director at PureWow and an editor at Real Simple Magazine.
- Before her career as a journalist, Jenny worked in both finance and the nonprofit sector.
Experience
Jenny is a Korean American writer and editor who is currently living in Seoul. With over 10 years of experience as a journalist, she was most recently the Beauty Director at PureWow, where she oversaw the vertical and wrote a weekly newsletter for millennials (though her readership extended far beyond that demographic in both directions). Before that, she worked at Real Simple as the Beauty Editor for both digital and print. Jenny’s writing has also appeared in publications including Forbes, Cup of Jo, and LAist, and she has been featured in The Cut, Byrdie, and various local news outlets. When Jenny isn’t writing, she spends her time dancing and eating her way through new destinations.
Education
Jenny has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she studied Communication, Public Relations, and Korean.
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