Full Name
Jessica Gilbert
Title
Head of Product
Company
The Washington Post
Speaker Bio
Jessica Gilbert is Head of Product at The Washington Post. In her role, she leads the Product and Product Design teams working on the entire suite of Post branded products, including the website, apps and tools for journalists and marketers. She joined The Post in May 2022.
Gilbert has more than two decades of experience in media, driving innovation at the intersection of design, journalism and technology. Prior to joining The Post, she served as senior director of McClatchy’s core product and experience team, known as ProdX, and worked with 29 news organizations, including the Miami Herald, Kansas City Star and Sacramento Bee, to dramatically grow digital subscriptions, create more dynamic story pages and homepages, and launch new registration and paywall experiences.
Gilbert has more than two decades of experience in media, driving innovation at the intersection of design, journalism and technology. Prior to joining The Post, she served as senior director of McClatchy’s core product and experience team, known as ProdX, and worked with 29 news organizations, including the Miami Herald, Kansas City Star and Sacramento Bee, to dramatically grow digital subscriptions, create more dynamic story pages and homepages, and launch new registration and paywall experiences.
