Resume

Media Experience

TODAY Digital, NYC | Associate Social Media Editor | April 2016 – Present |

  • Manage, produce and host daily social asks such as Facebook Live and Snapchat takeovers with celebrities
  • Build strategy to increase engagement on TODAY Show Instagram and Pinterest accounts
  • Appear on live broadcast and online as digital lifestyle expert
  • Oversee editorial and social strategy for TODAY’s puppy with a purpose
  • Write 1-3 trending stories per day across lifestyle verticals for TODAY.com

TODAY Digital, NYC | Associate Lifestyle Editor | June 2015 – April 2016 |

  • Assign, write and edit lifestyle content for Today.com with a specialization in health and wellness
  • Design social breakouts using infographics, gifs, TOPS and original video for designated stories
  • Launched two Snapchat series that consistently garner over 14,000 views on the platform
  • Created “Mindful Mondays,” a social series that has repeatedly been one of the top posts on Instagram weekly

 NBC Northeast News Bureau, NYC | Intern | January 2015 – May 2015 |

  • Conducted Man on the Street interviews that appeared on the Today Show for the Valhalla Metro-North train crash
  • Assisted producers in the field with shooting and live logging for Today Show, Nightly News and MSNBC segments
  • Researched story ideas and make corresponding cold calls to book live shot locations for Nightly News

NY1 News, NYC | Local Reporting Intern | September 2014 – November 2014 |

  • Shot and cut breaking news footage to appear in on-air segments for Queens broadcast
  • Collaborated with Reporter to write package about Queens robbery that aired on NY1
  • Edited “Queens Person of the Week” packages and breaking news VSTs on Dalet

TODAY Digital, NYC | Digital Intern | January 2014 – May 2014 |

  • Produced recipes, book excerpts, slideshows and 32 original stories for Today.com
  • Introduced a “Week in Tweets” series to Today.com that was one of the top 3 most-clicked posts of the day
  • Shot “Orange Room Roulette” segment; gained experience operating a Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR camera

Today Show, NYC | Production Intern | September 2013 – December 2013 |

  • Oversaw production of live segments; prepped guests for tease hits and on-air appearances
  • Assisted senior producers on off-site shoots by writing interview questions and operating camera equipment
  • Conducted pre-interviews with Ambush Makeover guests; wrote content for corresponding segment on Kathie Lee and Hoda
  • Special projects: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Miley Cyrus concert, #InspiredBy series, appearance in health segment

Glamour Magazine, NYC | Editorial Fellow | August 2013 |

  • Honored by New York Women In Communications and Glamour Magazine for advanced level of news reporting with $10,000 scholarship and fellowship in editorial department
  • Assisted editorial team members by researching and writing bios for Women of the Year Award recipients

Cosmopolitan Magazine, NYC | Books Intern | January 2013 – May 2013 |

  • Interviewed experts for upcoming feature stories and assisted editors with research projects
  • Chosen as the only intern to offer input live on Cosmo Sirius Satellite Radio broadcast
  • Filled in as Assistant Copy Editor; checked feature stories, beauty pages and photo captions before release of the July issue

Related Experience

Justine Magazine, NYC | Published Freelance Writer | February 2014 |

  • Wrote a 900-word feature story that appeared in the print and digital April/May issue of Justine Magazine

Huffington Post, NYC | Contributing Writer | January 2013 |

Skills

Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Pro X, Citrus, Avid, iNews, Dalet, Workbench Explorer, Apple Motion, Soundtrack Pro,

Interplay Access, IPTV, LiveU, Newsvine, Basecamp, WordPress, DSLR cameras, dubbing tape and video transcription

Education

Rutgers University, School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Journalism and Media Studies Major, Digital Communication, Information and Media Minor, May 2015, G.P.A. 3.826

Awards & Recognition