Home Buyer Publications Names Tim Schreiner Editorial Director

Chantilly, VA — Active Interest Media (AIM) has named Timothy D. Schreiner as editorial director of Home Buyer Publications (HBP), announced Laurie Sloan, general manager at HBP.

"We are thrilled to have an editorial director of Tim's caliber to oversee our home division content", Sloan said. "His experience in special interest media and the housing category makes him a perfect fit for our brands. He has a proven track record of improving profitability across multiple media, while strengthening relationships with both consumers and marketers."

"This is a great opportunity to use my experience in innovating home magazines and web sites and my love of the creative editorial process to help Home Buyer Publications and Active Interest Media produce ever-better magazines, web sites and products," Schreiner said. "I am excited about the challenge of working with a great staff and creating useful information for all of the readers in the many categories served by our publications."

Schreiner will be responsible for directing content across all platforms, including print, events and e-media. Under his editorial guidance, HBP plans to extend the current brands, conduct in-depth consumer research and continue to emphasize online and digital content and community development.

Schreiner was most recently publisher of FineHomebuilding.com and Fine Homebuilding magazine, where he led the magazine to record revenue, profit, circulation and advertising sales. He was also on the board of directors of BuildingGreen, where he directed the team that launched GreenBuildingAdvisor.com earlier this year.

He ascended to publisher from the editorial side of the business. He was editor of Fine Woodworking and Home Furniture magazines. In addition, he had been editor of the Oakland (CA) Tribune, as well as an editor at The San Francisco Chronicle, and USA Today.

About Home Buyer Publications:

Home Buyer Publications comprises two categories of home magazines, events and online properties. The Log & Timber Group includes Log Home Living, Timber Home Living, Country's Best Log Homes, The Log & Timber Home Shows & Seminars, loghome.com and timberhomeliving.com. The Old House Media Group includes Old-House Journal, Old-House Interiors, Arts & Crafts Homes, Early Homes, New Old House, Old-House Live! events, and oldhouseonline.com.

About AIM:

Based in El Segundo, California, AIM (www.aimmedia.com) is a consumer enthusiast media company that serves a base of loyal constituents through print, event and online products that connect consumers with their passions.

AIM operates in four distinct vertical segments; Healthy Living, Marine, Home, and Western Living. Its titles include Yoga Journal, Backpacker, Vegetarian Times, Better Nutrition, Optimum Wellness, SNEWS® Whole Foods Market® magazine, American Cowboy, Log Home Living, Timber Home Living, Building Systems, Black Belt, New Old House, Old-House Journal, and Yachts International.

AIM produces and markets conferences, DVDs and books, and produces log-and-timber home shows and seminars. The company also produces the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show®, the largest boat show in the world. AIM is sponsored by Wind Point Partners, LLC.

For more information, contact:
Laurie Sloan
(800) 826-3893
lsloan@homebuyerpubs.com

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