12 Facts About Jay Fielden

Jay Fielden was editor-in-chief of Esquire from 2016 until 2019.

Jay Fielden grew up in San Antonio, where he attended Keystone School on an academic scholarship and graduated from Tom C Clark High School.

Jay Fielden got a job in the typing pool at The New Yorker shortly after he graduated in 1992.

Jay Fielden worked for literary editor Bill Buford, who appointed him the department's managing editor.

Jay Fielden became the arts editor of Vogue in 2000, after spending eight years at The New Yorker.

Jay Fielden edited food critic Jeffrey Steingarten, who won a National Magazine Award with Fielden as his editor.

Jay Fielden was granted a rare interview with photographer Irving Penn.

In March 2019, Jay Fielden announced his departure from the role of editor-in-chief at Esquire.

Jay Fielden's departure is part of what the Times calls 'a dramatic reshuffling under Troy Young,' president of Hearst Magazines as of summer 2018.

Jay Fielden's departure was announced through an Instagram post, in which he included a photograph of himself leaving the Hearst Building with several bags.

Jay Fielden announced his resignation on Instagram, with a photo of him clutching four bags as he left the Hearst building.

Jay Fielden accompanied his photo with a 300-word blurb recounting his experience at the company and his plans for the future.