James Mercadante

James Mercadante is a Junior Content Developer at What If Media Group since October 2025, with a prior extensive background in content editing and development across multiple prominent media outlets. Mercadante served as Content Update Editor for PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.com and Entertainment Weekly, where responsibilities included researching, revising, and authoring a variety of entertainment and pop culture content while adhering to brand guidelines and SEO strategies. Earlier experiences include positions as an Editorial Intern at TV Guide Magazine, Honeysuckle Media, and Modern Luxury, alongside contributions as Staff Writer and Reviews Editor at TCNJ Signal. James Mercadante holds a Master's degree in Literature from The College of New Jersey and a high school diploma from the Performing Arts Academy of the Ocean County Vocational Tech.