ADAM BRENT
HOUGHTALING
Personally…
A writer, editor, content marketer, brand thinker, and sake drinker, Adam lives in Los Angeles where he spends his days and nights reading, writing, attending retrospective film screenings, gallery hopping, and taking long walks with his supermutt, Charlie
Professionally…
Adam is a seasoned editorial and content professional with 10+ years of experience. A graduate of Emerson College with a focus on media studies and film, he began his career at Consumers Digest, where he worked with a team of editors to create an online consumer review site far ahead of its time.
He became Digital Editorial Director at Gourmet Magazine (Conde Nast) in 2006, where he launched the first website for the country’s oldest epicurean brand. While at Gourmet, Houghtaling racked up multiple Webby and Best of the Web Award nominations and won the James Beard Award—Time Magazine called them “The Oscars of the food world”—for Best Video Journalism. After time leading content at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, where his work was recognized with a Webby Award win for Best Lifestyle Site, he served as Editor-in-Chief & Brand Director for lifestyle magazine, BlackBook.
He provided content and marketing consultation for multiple brands, including Marcus Samuelsson's Food Republic, Anolon Cookware, Epicurious, PrefixMag, AARP, Singularity Co. (the only sci-fi bookstore in NYC), Mediabend Capital, and others.
Taking the Managing Editor position at Fender Guitars in 2016, Houghtaling had made the professional shift from editorial to marketing, redefining the iconic instrument maker’s digital experience. He joined EZ Texting three years later in 2019.
HarperCollins published his first book, This Will End in Tears, in 2012. His work has also appeared in Punch, GQ, Huffington Post, and the Toronto Star.
