WSJ taps Wolfe as consumer trends reporter

The Wall Street Journal has promoted Rachel Wolfe to the post of consumer trends reporter.

She recently was an associate features editor overseeing gear and gadgets coverage for the “Off Duty” weekend features section and writing the monthly “Fixer” column on the digital landscape. Before that, she served as an assistant editor.

She was also a pro bono consultant at Simone, a start-up aiming to combat workplace discrimination in New York. In this role, she helped developed Simone’s editorial and social media strategy. She was also a news and politics intern at Vox.com.

Wolfe has a B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University.