Professional Experience
NJ Advance Media (NJ.com / The Star-Ledger), December 2019 - present
- Cover crime and breaking news in several New Jersey counties
- Report live from court
- Request court documents and other official records during reporting
Patch, Local Editor, September 2016 - December 2019
- Independently find, pitch and report hyper-local stories across 21 towns in three counties
- Manage and moderate social media channels
- Manage newsletters and breaking news alerts
iMediaEthics, Investigative Reporter, January 2016 - August 2016
- Research subjects for articles
- Send out Freedom of Information Act requests
- Conduct interviews
- Write long- and short form articles
- Assist the publisher and Editor in Chief
- Previous role at iMediaEthics: Spring 2016 Intern
Viacom Media Networks- MTV News, Editorial Intern, Fall 2015
- Participate in editorial meetings
- Write for online
- Transcribe interviews
News 12 NJ, Reporter Intern, Spring 2015
- Shadow reporters
- Write scripts
- Conduct man on the street interviews
- Social media outreach and consulting
Fox 5 NY, Assignment Desk Intern, Fall 2014
- Contact sources for stories
- Receive news tips
- Input upcoming events and tips into Avid iNEWS
- Shadow reporters in the field
- Assist with guest coordination
Technical Skills
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, HootSuite, TweetDeck, SocialFlow, CrowdTangle, Chartbeat
Computer: Microsoft Office, Adobe Muse, Adobe Premier, WordPress, Google Docs Suite, Microsoft and Mac operating systems
EDUCATION
Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY —Communication Arts Major, Journalism Minor
- Graduated: May 2016
- Magna Cum Laude
- Academic Excellence, Academic Achievement, Student Leadership Scholarships
- Peer Leader: co-taught a communication arts class for freshman
Extracirrucular Editorial Experience
- MMC’s The Monitor, Online Editor and Staff Writer, Augusut 2016 - May 2016
- HerCampus MMM, Contributing Writer, August 2014 - May 2015
Awards & Honors
- Certificate in the Minor for Journalism, signifying outstanding work at MMC
- Magna Cum Laude Graduation Honors
- Lambda Pi Eta, Communication Arts Honor Society
- Omnicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
- Alpha Chi College Honors, Society
