Jean Hartig
Director of Editorial, Prattfolio
Biography
Jean Hartig is the director of editorial for Prattfolio, the magazine of Pratt Institute. She joined Pratt in 2016 as senior editor of the magazine.
During Jean’s time as editor, Prattfolio has been recognized by The Society of Publication Designers (SPD 52 – Redesign: Entire Issue, SPD 53 – Cover: Fall/Winter 2017, Creative Director Mats Håkansson) and CASE (Best of District II – Alumni/General Interest Magazines, Four-Year Colleges and Universities, and Special Edition: Spring 2022 “Power of Place”).
Jean has a background in magazines, books, and nonprofit communications that includes serving on the editorial team of Poets & Writers; overseeing communications for the running organization Back on My Feet NYC; and copyediting for publishers including Penguin Random House and Abrams. She also worked, prior to coming to Pratt, with alumna artist Barbara Nessim on the production of Nessim’s career-spanning monograph.
Education
MFA Writing (Poetry), Sarah Lawrence College
Publications and Projects
Ave, Materia, winner of the Poetry Society of America’s Chapbook Fellowship, selected by Fanny Howe