RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) - Los Angeles, CA

Communications & PR Manager, September 2023 – Present

Writes press releases, website articles, media tip sheets, social media posts, and other marketing materials.

·       Works with global humanitarian response field teams to capture, write, and edit beneficiary stories to be shared through integrated channels and with media partners.

·       Builds relationships with field teams and identifies story pitch ideas and spokespeople for media opportunities.

·       Coordinates media outreach efforts, gathers visual assets, shares impact statistics, and writes talking points.

SPOTIFY - LOS ANGELES, CA

Podcast Writer and Editor, SEP. 2019-August 2023

·     Researches, writes, and edits scripts across the Parcast Network on Spotify, including the top ten streaming show Serial Killers as well as Solved Murders, Cults, and Medical Mysteries.

·         Work closely with our production and fact-checking teams to ensure scripts are always delivered on time for an always-on weekly schedule.  

·         Have pitched and written network wide specials that have garnered tens of millions of streams with +85 % completion rates.

·         Each successful script and special has helped to grow each show’s audience including getting Serial Killers to clear 2 million active followers.  

ANNENBERG MEDIA- LOS ANGELES, CA

Multimedia Reporter, Aug. 2018-Present

·         Produced content for all mediums including text, audio, and television on a tight deadline.

·         Covered Malibou Lake during the Woolsey Fire for the broadcast that won the 2018 Society of Professional Journalists award for best overall newscast.

·         LA Press Club Finalist for best radio story.

·         Adept at pulling court records, FOIA requests, Adobe Premier and monitoring social media.

 LASLO CONGRESSIONAL BUREAU-WASHINGTON D.C.

Intern, Aug. 2015 – Dec.2015

·         Worked in the Senate Press Gallery in Washington D.C. under freelance journalist Matt Laslo who has written for Vice, the Dailey Beast, MSNBC, and Rolling Stone.

·         Conducted interviews with Senators and Representatives such as Lois Frankel (D-FL)

·         Attended briefings, hearings, and press conferences on Capitol Hill including the nomination of Paul Ryan to Speaker.

·         Covered the 2015 White House Tribal Nations Conference, interviewed leaders of Tribal Nations, and contributed to five different stories for radio.

THE LUMBERJACK NEWSPAPER- FLAGSTAFF, AZ.

Staff Photographer, Aug. 2014 - May 2015

·         Photographed sporting events, political meetings, and other events happening within the school and community.

·         Conducted interviews, wrote articles, and cut lines as needed to meet deadlines for the paper. Proficient with Adobe Photoshop

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SMILES BRANDS- IRVINE, CA.

Insurance Tracer/Team Lead, May 2016 – Present

·         Communicates and coordinates plans with insurance companies and dental representatives from over twenty different dental offices.

·         Serves as a resource and leader to staff by answering questions, assisting with problems, and providing training as necessary.

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA               

M.S. Journalism, May 2019

Member of Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

B.S. Journalism, May 2016

Minors in: Business, Creative Media and Film

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTE ON POLITICAL JOURNALISM

Aug. 2015-Dec. 2015

SKILLS:

·         Photo and video experience. Have produced television packages.

·         Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro.

·         HTML, CSS, jQuery.