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SheKnows Media Appoints Former Style.com Site Director and Refinery29 Managing Editor Jessica Teves to Editor in Chief of StyleCaster
[May 12, 2015]

SheKnows Media Appoints Former Style.com Site Director and Refinery29 Managing Editor Jessica Teves to Editor in Chief of StyleCaster


SheKnows Media, the number-one women's lifestyle digital media company1 for the third consecutive month with more than 85 million unique visitors per month2 and 162 million social media fans and followers, today announced that it has appointed Jessica Teves to Editor in Chief of StyleCaster, the company's flagship fashion and beauty property whose audience comprises more than 70% Millennials.3 Across all of its properties, SheKnows Media reaches 34.3 million Millennials each month - more than any other lifestyle digital media brand.4

Most recently, Teves served as Style.com's Site Director, where she led the edit, product and technology teams. Prior to that, she was Managing Editor at Refinery29. As StyleCaster's new Editor in Chief, Teves will be responsible for driving the brand's editorial and product integration strategy across its StyleCaster.com, BeautyHigh.com and DailyMakeover.com sites. In the works is an aggressive 2015 product roadmap to roll out new offerings that include StyleCaster Creators, a platform for rising talents, emerging artists and digital-first innovators; a new annual beauty awards program; and Most Stylish LA, the West Coast answer to its Most Stylish New Yorkers tentpole.

Teves will also be accountable for continuing SheKnows Media's efforts to develop the StyleCaster brand. Since the company's acquisition of StyleCaster in August 2014, the leading fashion and beauty player has realized substantial year-over-year growth: Compared to first quarter 2014, StyleCaster.com's unique visitors per month count jumped nearly 75%.5

Reflecting the shift in the way Millennials increasingly prefer to consume and interact with digital content, the brand's mobile and social traffic also rose significantly over the last 12 months: Mobile device traffic to StyleCaster.com is up 185% since first quarter 2014, and traffic from social networks to the site increased nearly 100% over the same period.6

"With its strong connection to Millennials, StyleCaster is uniquely positioned to become the de facto destination for cutting-edge fashion and beauty content," said Philippe Guelton, Chief Executive Officer, SheKnows Media. "The brand is now at a pivotal point in its evolution, and bringing on top talent like Jessica who can help architect our approach to audience development and product integration while cultivating StleCaster's unique voice in the marketplace is crucial."



Lea Ann Leming, SheKnows Media's Chief Content Officer, added, "Jessica's skills as an editor and strategist will help StyleCaster amplify its reach through new social platforms and partnerships, as well as expand the brand's strength in verticals beyond fashion and beauty. We are thrilled to welcome her to the SheKnows Media family."

Under Teves' leadership, StyleCaster will also play a role at SheKnows Media's #BlogHer15: Experts Among Us event, July 16-18 in New York City. The annual celebration of women content creators draws more than 3,500 attendees, from social media influencers to brand executives to industry luminaries.


"StyleCaster's digital-first approach and reach among Millennials is what sets it apart from the competition," Teves said. "The opportunity to engage women in conversations about fashion and beauty, as well as the other topics they care about, in an incredibly smart way, is what appeals most to me. SheKnows Media has laid the groundwork for growth and innovation, and I look forward to working with the StyleCaster team to deliver the content our audience craves, across the platforms and social channels that connect with them straight on."

Learn more about StyleCaster here. Go to corporate.sheknows.com for more information about SheKnows Media.

About SheKnows Media

SheKnows Media is the number-one women's lifestyle digital media company with more than 85 million unique visitors per month (comScore (News - Alert), Media Metrix, Multiplatform Lifestyles Category Ranking Report, March 2015, U.S.) and 162 million social media fans and followers. The company operates a family of leading media properties that include SheKnows.com, BlogHer.com, StyleCaster.com, DailyMakeover.com, BeautyHigh.com and DrinksMixer.com. With a mission of women inspiring women, SheKnows Media is revolutionizing the publishing industry by forging a new kind of model that seamlessly integrates users, editors and content creators onto a single platform designed to empower all women to discover, share and create. Whether it's parenting or pop culture, fashion or food, DIY or décor, our award-winning editorial team, Experts, bloggers and social media influencers produce authentic and on-trend content every day. We dig deep to learn what makes our audience tick, revealing unexpected insights on women and digital media. Our robust, end-to-end suite of premium branded content and influencer marketing solutions generate more than 2 billion ad impressions per month (sources: DFP and OAS), allowing brands to distribute authentic content and integrated advertising at scale.

SheKnows Media is based in New York and Scottsdale, Ariz., with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and Belmont, Calif. We also operate internationally in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.

1 comScore, Media Metrix, Multiplatform Lifestyles Category Ranking Reports, January & February & March 2015, U.S.
2 comScore, Media Metrix, Multiplatform Key Measures Report, March 2015, U.S.
3 comScore, Media Metrix, Demographic Profile Report, % Composition UV: Persons Age 18-34, March 2015, U.S.
4 comScore, Media Metrix, Multiplatform Lifestyles Category Rankin Report, Target (News - Alert) Audience: Persons Age 18-34, March 2015, U.S.
5 Google Analytics, Avg Monthly Unique Visitors, Q1 2015 vs Q1 2014
6 Google (News - Alert) Analytics, Avg Monthly Visits, Q1 2015 vs Q1 2014. Device Type = Mobile & Channel = Social (respectively)


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