Researcher and Audio Engineer at luna shark productionS, freelance January 2023-present
Edit two podcast episodes per week, Murdaugh Murders Podcast and Cup of Justice, utilizing Adobe Audition
Assist with miscellaneous research and note keeping
Audio Engineer various ads and audio clips for Luna Shark Productions
Staff Writer at Newsweek, New York, New York August 2021-december 2022
Pitch and write at least three trending human interest, crime, science, technology, breaking news stories daily
Average more than 1 million unique visitors per month on-site
Regularly featured in Newsweek’s daily top 50 stories on Apple News and stories were cited in major publications and organizations, including The Smithsonian
Work within CMS to build and publish articles
Editorial Director at LADYGUNN Magazine, New York, New York January 2021-july 2021
Wrote content for the website, created interactive features and undertook celebrity interviews
Served as overseeing editor by communicating with freelancers, copy editing, fact-checking and placing in CMS
Managed all editors, freelancers, pitches, and interns
Associate editor at ladygunn magazine, new york, new york july 2020-january 2021
Scheduled meetings and manage editorial calendar
Served as liaison between PR and Ladygunn
Brainstormed and developed ideas to amplify the brand and worked with various partnerships
Editor in Chief at Jerk Magazine, Syracuse, New York August 2019-may 2020
Oversaw the publication of two print books, social media, advertising, brand development, 40 person staff
Researched user experience and redesigned a website that received over 20K unique visitors a month
Photographed fashion features of the March print issue and November and February print issues covers
Editorial Assistant at Ladygunn Magazine, New York, New York summer 2020
Attended celebrity photoshoots and assisted the editor-in-chief on set
Researched, interviewed and wrote an article for the September print issue
Created behind-the-scenes video content for a Rico Nasty cover shoot
Picked up and organized jewelry, costumes and props from designers for a cover shoot
Beauty Director at Equal Time Magazine, Syracuse, New York January 2019-May 2019
Worked with beauty editor to design a feminist-minded 6-page beauty feature and cover for the print issue
Hosted a model call to hire models for the shoot
Scouted and coordinated with potential shoot locations
Acted as the beauty photographer, art director and stylist on shoots
Utilized Canon 5D Mark IV and Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom to tether, organize and edit
Content Creator for Valley One Entertainment, New York, New York summer 2019
Worked with an art director and production team to produce, shoot and edit a music video for artist Najeary
Filmed a short documentary video for Valley One about collector cars in Brooklyn
Curated content for two artist’s Instagrams, websites, Spotifys and album or EP covers
Intern at Business Optimization Specialists, Raleigh, North Carolina summer 2017
Scheduled curated content for 10 clients using Zymplify
Created original content for clients’ Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and websites using Adobe Stock
Communicated with the team using Basecamp and Slack
Acquired techniques for lead generation and SEO
awards
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award April 2021
Named regional finalist for multimedia work in an article about collegiate recovery
David Rubin 1st Amendment Prize June 2020
"Awarded to a student in any academic year who has demonstrated understanding, support and defense of the First Amendment."
Magazine, Newspaper and Digital Journalism Award for excellence in magazine editing June 2020
"Awarded to a student in any academic year who demonstrates outstanding work in editing."
Hearst Feature Writing Competition December 2019
Eighth Place for “The Secret Obsessions of True Crime Tumblr Bloggers”
Mark of Excellence Awards by Society of Professional Journalists march 2020
Regional Finalist in Non-Fiction Magazine Article category for “The C-Word”
education
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, syracuse university may 2020
Bachelor of Science: Magazine Journalism
Minors: Art Photography, Sociology
Syracuse University, Florence Italy Spring 2018
Study Abroad
Advanced Art Photography