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Summary

Award-winning writer, editor and creative strategist focused on intellectual life and the world of ideas. 7+ years experience in long-form and multimedia reporting, engagement journalism, and creative communications for digital media and legacy news organizations, non-profit clients and university communications.

Experience
American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY
Strategist and Writer, 12/20122-Present

  • Write, edit and pitch original content to educate media, public political interests and powerful changemakers on First Amendment advocacy, rights and protections

  • Project lead on Right to Learn campaign, an integrated creative campaign against book banning and classroom censorship

  • Lead and liase with multiple internal stakeholders to manage project deliverables and consult on strategy

Self-Employed, Anywhere
Freelance writer, , 6/2012-Present

  • Contributor: BroadwayWorld.com and Marquette Magazine.

  • Words in Washington City Paper, PoliticsPA.com, Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Army News Service, and more.  

The Atlantic Magazine, New York, NY
Associate Editor, 12/2021-12/2022

  • Execute engagement strategy and develop multimedia content for editorial initiatives. Liaise with internal and external news stakeholders. Web, newsletter and app contributing writer

  • Lead Instagram editor: Pitch, produce and edit user-generated content, Live video, social video and online-only reporting. Collaborate with various Art and Edit stakeholders. 115% YOY growth.

  • Project manager: ‘Inheritance,’ a series on Black life and memory; Games team expansion; and Atlantic archives relaunch.

Assistant editor, 8/2019-12/2021

  • Weekend platforms editor: Manage editorial workflow for online, social and new media. Collaborate with internal and external news stakeholders.

  • Instagram editor: Collaborate with Art and Edit to tailor long-form narratives to the platform. Maintain content calendar and develop data-driven strategy 

  • Write and edit online content to amplify monthly magazine issues and original reporting. Support special projects across editorial, podcasts, and live events.

PBS NewsHour, Washington D.C. 
Engagement Editor & Digital Writer 5/2017-5/2019

  • Pitch and produce digital-first “Twitter chat” series, a weekly online-only Q&As between sources and audiences exploring new ideas about topical issues.

  • Edit digital video, pitch and produce Live social video packages. Manage Facebook "Now Read This" book club.

  • Pitch and write NewsHour poetry series, long-form coverage of arts, education, breaking news and science.

Philly Neighborhoods, Philadelphia, PA
Education Reporter 9/2015-1/2016

  • Long-form multimedia coverage of the Philadelphia school system, including budget reform and school nurse shortage

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Freelance Copyeditor, 8/2015-12/2015

  • Edit morning edition for AP style and accuracy. Write headlines, summaries and stocks.

  • Special focus: business, crime and politics

Education
Temple University School of Media & Communication
Philadelphia, PA May 2016

Bachelors of Arts in Journalism and French

Cum Laude, SMC Rising Scholar

Skills

  • Languages: French

  • Software: Adobe Creative Suite, CMS, HTML/CSS,  Audacity, Google Analytics, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, Chartbeat, Crowdtangle, Google Suite, Cision, Meltwater

  • 200-hour certified yoga teacher

  • Rape-crisis counselor

Honors

  • Keystone Journalism Award Winner

  • 2013 NATAS Emmy Awards Honoree

  • Mike Wallace Scholar

  • Ron Brown Scholar

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Professional Communities

  • NABJ member

  • Ron Brown Scholar

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New Media News Assistant, 5/2016-9/2016

  • Pitch and field-produce Facebook Live series, edit social video and develop interactive content

  • Web writer focused on science, gender, health and technology. +2 long-form stories/month. 

  • Live blog contributor for 2016 RNC / DNC conventions and Rio Olympics.

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