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Nicole Doster

Nicole Doster

location-pin New Port Richey, Florida

School: Loyola University Maryland

Expertise: product testing

Nicole Doster

  • Nearly 10 years of publishing experience, writing, editing and directing strategy for brands including Taste of Home, Reader's Digest, Family Handyman, The Healthy, Birds and Blooms
  • Former Editor I at Groupon, writing thousands of product descriptions and for goods and services ranging from kitchen gadgets to local restaurants
  • Launched Taste of Home's product testing program in 2017, conducting thorough reviews for food categories including chocolate ice cream, hot dogs and pickles.

Experience

With nearly a decade of experience creating content for various lifestyle publishers and eCommerce brands, Nicole combines her love of at-home cooking with her expertise in product reviews and digital content creation to lead the award-winning editorial shopping team across Reader's Digest, Family Handyman and Taste of Home. As Trusted Media Brand's content director, affiliate, she oversees strategy, operations and planning for all product testing and shopping content, to bring readers recommendations and inspriation you can trust. Before joining the affiliate team, Nicole edited hundreds of recipe and lifestyle articles for Taste of Home working closely with their Test Kitchen team and network of contributors. With a passion for hosting get-togethers, you'll often see Nicole testing new products that make life easier. When she's not hunched over her laptop, she's either fixating on her latest DIY home renovation or on a walk with her rescue pup, Huey.

Education

Loyola University Maryland, bachelor's degree in communication, advertising and public relations

Articles

25 Ways to Bring Joy Home This Holiday Season

'Tis the season to celebrate! Reader's Digest worked with our friends at Taste of Home and Family Handyman to deliver the best holiday ideas to make your home merry and bright.