Jenna M. Mcknight Email & Phone Number

Jenna M. McKnight is a leading architectural journalist and editor. Her work has taken her around the globe, from touring skyscrapers in Manhattan to reporting on humanitarian work in Haiti and Burkina Faso. Jenna has held senior positions at major print and online publications, including Architectural Record and Dezeen, in addition to being the first digital editor at the global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. She also has served as editor of three books for the design firm HDR: Rigor: Working With Intent, Verge: Empowering Our Ethos, and 33.3 This Point In Time. Jenna is currently a PhD candidate at the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver. Her research is focused on the intersection of architecture, photography, and social media. An Arizona native, Jenna earned a BS in Journalism from Northern Arizona University and an MA in Arts Journalism, with a focus on architecture, from Syracuse University. She lived in New York for over a decade and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find Jenna on LinkedIn and Instagram (@jennaMmcknight). Here’s more info about her career: Jenna served as a senior contributing editor at Dezeen and helped launch the influential publication’s New York office – its first outside of London. She produced stories about architecture and design across the Americas, and worked in tandem with her European counterparts to bolster Dezeen’s global reach. Popular among design professionals and informed consumers, Dezeen’s website draws over two million visitors per month, and its social media platforms have four million followers.Prior to Dezeen, Jenna was the digital editor at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the world’s leading architecture firms. Founded in 1936, SOM's robust portfolio includes the Sears (Willis) Tower, Burj Khalifa, and One World Trade Center. Jenna managed the firm's presence in the digital realm, from overseeing the launch of an expansive new website to crafting and executing a global social media strategy. Jenna was news director at Architectural Record, the nation's oldest architecture magazine. She managed all print and online news coverage, in addition to overseeing special sections and writing feature stories about avant-garde buildings worldwide. She also was a key contributor to digital initiatives. Jenna holds a master’s degree in arts journalism, with a focus on architecture, from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Leading up to her graduate studies, she was a newspaper reporter and editor.

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