Lindsey Castrellon has been promoted to editorial operations manager for AY Media Group, Publisher and President Heather Baker recently announced.
Castrellon has served as online editor for Arkansas Money & Politics‘ online publication, ARMoneyandPolitics.com, since August of 2021. Online views have increased 30 percent in that time.
“Lindsey is a true go-getter,” Baker said. “She has grown AMP’s online numbers significantly. When she sets her mind to a goal, she doesn’t quit until that goal is met. Lindsey has been a valuable addition to our team who is well liked and respected, and she will thrive in her new role.”
As editorial operations manager, Castrellon will oversee day-to-day publishing operations for AY and AMP and serve as a liaison between editors and the publisher.
Castrellon, a native of Manila in Mississippi County, Arkansas, previously served as an assistant professor of English at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, where she received her bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in Literary Theory.
AY Media Group, based in Little Rock, produces three award-winning publications — AY About You, the state’s leading lifestyle magazine; Arkansas Money & Politics, the leading monthly business magazine in the state; the annual Mental Health Guide; and other specialty publications.