Lauren Barnhill Title: Quality Team Editor Education: Texas A&M University Location: Bryan, Texas Expertise: Lifestyle, Home, Entertaining, Beauty, Style Lauren Barnhill has been with Dotdash Meredith since April of 2022 as an editor for Southern Living and Real Simple on the Quality Team. Before joining the Dotdash Meredith team, she was an assistant editor and B2C marketing coordinator for Texasliving magazine. Lauren has contributed to various publications including Southern Living, Real Simple, Texasliving, Brazos Monthly, the Midland Reporter-Telegram, and 191 News. Her interests include lifestyle, home, beauty, and entertaining. She lives in Texas with her husband, Joel, and a dachshund named Butter.Highlights: Editor for Southern Living and Real SimpleContributed edits for 150+ articles for Southern Living and 50+ articles for Real SimplePrevious assistant editor and B2C marketing coordinator for RGP Media, the parent company of Texasliving magazine and Brazos MonthlyEdited, proofread, and created content for seven print issues of Texasliving magazineContributed over 10 articles to Texasliving Experience After graduating from Texas A&M University, Lauren Barnhill became the assistant editor and B2C marketing coordinator at RGP Media, the parent company of Texasliving magazine and Brazos Monthly. In this position, she edited and proofread all content in seven issues of Texasliving magazine before distribution, wrote over ten articles for the lifestyle and travel magazine and its website, assisted in the planning for each issue, and managed the brand’s social media.Lauren began working at Dotdash Meredith in April of 2022 as a content update editor for Southern Living, further honing her passion and expertise in home and lifestyle content. In July of 2023, she became an editor for Real Simple. In these roles, she edits and revitalizes content on both brands’ websites based on brand guidelines to renew content and optimize for SEO. During her time editing for the brands, she has contributed edits for over 150 Southern Living articles and over 50 Real Simple articles. Education Lauren graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas A&M University in May of 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, a minor in English, and a certificate in Social Media. Throughout her time in college, Lauren focused her studies on social media. She became a social media marketing intern for the Grand Stafford Theater, and a communications student assistant at The Association of Former Students, where she managed the incoming class’s social media accounts and helped contribute to the Texas Aggie magazine. She was also selected for an undergraduate teacher’s assistant position for the class, Research Methods in Communication. About Real Simple Real Simple, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning, trusted online resource for smart, authentic solutions to simplify your life. We reach 11 million readers a month. Our content is written by experienced journalists and fact-checked for accuracy. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.