Brittney McNamara

Digital Editor @ Playboy

About

I am an ambitious and experienced media professional with a proven track record of storytelling that is both nuanced and scalable. I recently led a top-performing section at a national magazine, where I crafted stories that drove traffic while shining light on underrepresented communities. These stories won awards and other industry recognitions, and helped elevate voices often skipped over in media. I'm passionate about telling these stories, and using analytics and audience data to get them to the widest possible audience. I look forward to connecting!

Country

United States

City

Greater Boston

Industry

Media Production

Skill

Digital Journalism, Project Management, Narrative Journalism, Grant Writing, Editing, Storytelling, Newsroom Management, Editorial Calendars, Newspapers, Reporting, Digital Media, Writing, Web Content Writing, Journalism, Transcribing, Blogging, Social Media, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Mac

Experience

Digital Editor

Playboy

2025-12 - Present · 10 mos

Editor

La Fronde

2026-4 - Present · 6 mos

Features Director

Teen Vogue

2021-4 - 2025-11 · 4 yrs 8 mos

The features director role was newly created for me because of my editing and narrative skills. In this job, I brought long form and reported features content to Teen Vogue, contributing to the brand’s strong reputation and time-spent KPI. While juggling numerous features of varying lengths, I also shaped Teen Vogue’s editorial standards alongside fact checking and legal teams, created reporting safety standards, and contributed to Teen Vogue’s AI policy. As a newsroom manager, I instituted a new editorial calendar planning process that included team-wide brainstorming, pitch meetings, and tracking via AirTable. Additionally, I ran Teen Vogue’s Identity section, one of the site’s top-performing verticals that housed our LGBTQ+, disability, mental health, and reproductive rights content, along with our highest trafficked SEO content.

Senior Identity Editor

Teen Vogue

2020-2 - 2021-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

I ran one of Teen Vogue's highest performing sections, covering sensitive reporting areas like mental health, reproductive rights, LGBTQ identity, and more. This role included daily writing and editing of stories varying from quick news blogs to op-eds to longer features. I was also in charge of maintaining the health of our highest trafficked SEO stories, working with our audience development team and using site analytics to inform coverage.

Wellness News Editor

Teen Vogue

2018-2 - 2021-4 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Shaped Teen Vogue's wellness news coverage, managing 5 to 7 daily posts on trending or breaking topics.

Digital Editorial Associate

Teen Vogue

2017-2 - 2018-2 · 1 yr 1 mo

Greater New York City Area

Wellness and news writer for TeenVogue.com.

Web Producer

WBZ | CBS Boston

2016-10 - 2017-2 · 5 mos

Greater Boston Area

Worked with field reporters to write breaking news, adapting television news scripts to online articles. Managed CBS Boston Twitter account. Made television broadcasts suitable for an online audience.