Danielle N. Hester

New York, NY

Web Editor at Family Circle

Lifestyle Editor/Digital Director at ArtInFact Mag.

Danielle Hester is the web editor for FamilyCircle.com. She is also the co-founder of ArtInFactmag.com, a lifestyle content and community platform that profiles people doing creative and entrepreneurial pursuits in New York City outside of the traditional 9-5 work structure. Hester, along with her three Columbia grad girlfriends she founded the site with, has successfully created a brand that speaks to the creative impulses and entrepreneurial spirits of millennials living in the city. Previously, she's freelanced for publications including TheNewYorkTimes.com, ESSENCE, Ebony, Black Enterprise, digital startup Loop21 and more.

Hester's journalism path has helped her develop a passion for working with content to leverage how lifestyle brands connect to online communities, and identifying new opportunities to grow traffic and social engagement.

She's also a lover of farmer markets, Beyonce dance classes, and Jillian Michael workout dvds.

  • Work
    • Family Circle
  • Education
    • Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
    • DePaul University