Caitlyn Fitzpatrick

Senior shopping editor, focusing on Amazon products and special projects for Reader's Digest, Taste of Home and Family Handyman
Former senior editor at Hearst Magazines’ BestProducts.com
Written for publications including Betches, WhatToWatch.com, The Everygirl, POPSUGAR, InStyle, StyleCaster, Popular Mechanics

Experience

Caitlyn is a senior shopping editor for Family Handyman and has been a professional writer and editor since 2014. She has worked on commerce content since 2017. She currently works across TMB brands, as well as freelances for a range of websites, including Betches and WhatToWatch.com. Caitlyn has covered a wide range of topics, including lifestyle, home decor, outdoor gear and camping must-haves. During her five years at Hearst Magazine’s BestProducts.com, she managed a team and wrote five to eight shopping news stories per day. Caitlyn cultivated her love of journalism at Monmouth University. When she’s not working, Caitlyn is playing with her daughter, organizing some part of her home or trying out the latest cleaning product on her floors.

Education

Monmouth University, bachelor's degree in communication with a focus in journalism, minor in interactive media, 2014

Family Handyman Editorial Policies

For more than seven decades, Family Handyman has been providing its audience with ideas, inspiration and step-by-step directions on how to maintain and enhance indoor and outdoor living spaces. In addition to having our own staff of experts, we hire individuals whose skills have been honed through years of experience in the building, plumbing and electrical trades, and as passionate homeowners who have translated DIY (do it yourself) skills into careers as respected creators.

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