Experience

Smithsonian Magazine

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fact Checker

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  - Confirm or correct statistical facts and figures, dates, names (accuracy of reference, spelling, appropriate credits), quotations, and authorial intent for multiple articles by liaising with sources and writers.- Ensure sources are relevant in terms of timeliness and accuracy by cross-checking and cross-referencing with other available data. - Conduct additional research using archival documents, news footage, scholarly journals, to provide additional background information as needed. - Multitask with accuracy and precision, meeting strict deadlines for multiple articles at a time.- Work closely with the editorial team to maintain the magazine's standards for written content. Show less

• Editorial Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Conducted research for magazine's special September 2014 issue, 100 Most Significant Americans, to find obscure or relatively unknown facts about high profile historical and modern figures. - Fact checked feature pieces by finding multiple independent sources for each article and contacting sources for verification of quotes and figures. - Assisted editors with captioning for photographs and copy editing. - Wrote engaging stories for the website that were shared across the magazine's social media platforms. - Used the magazine’s publishing system and content management system including InDesign and InCopy. Show less



Liza Dawson Assoc

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Literary Agent Intern

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  - Read and evaluate query letters. Accept and reject submissions based on agency's criteria. - Write reader reports of partial and full manuscripts so as to help agents decide whether or not to represent the project. - Operate agency's social media handles including Tumblr and Twitter, finding relevant content to post and promoting authors. - Evaluate author's contracts. - Assist with phone and administrative duties. - Read and evaluate query letters. Accept and reject submissions based on agency's criteria. - Write reader reports of partial and full manuscripts so as to help agents decide whether or not to represent the project. - Operate agency's social media handles including Tumblr and Twitter, finding relevant content to post and promoting authors. - Evaluate author's contracts. - Assist with phone and administrative duties.



87AM

• New York, NY

• Digital Marketing Intern

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

  - Managed social media marketing for 87 AM's clients including Disney on Ice and various Broadway productions. - Ran promotional material via Facebook Ads, tweets and other social media channels. - Utilized Google analytics to track user data and trends in market. - Managed social media marketing for 87 AM's clients including Disney on Ice and various Broadway productions. - Ran promotional material via Facebook Ads, tweets and other social media channels. - Utilized Google analytics to track user data and trends in market.



Her Campus Media

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• President / Editor-in-Chief of Villanova Her Campus Chapter

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  - Created a branch of national online magazine Her Campus directed towards female students of Villanova University. - Managed HC Villanova's social media presence across multiple platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram - Updated seven areas of content weekly. - Frequently wrote articles discussing student life, fashion, on-campus and off-campus news, as well as conducting two student interviews per week. - Assembled a staff of eleven writers/publicity organizers and marketed website to student body. - Delegated assignments and article topics each week and edited each article before publishing. Show less



Bad Rhino Digital Marketing

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Media Marketing Intern

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  - Bolstered the company's social media presence. - Managed the Twitter handle, became proficient in Hootsuite and Sprout Social - Ran social media contests that would attract followers - Increased company's Facebook following by 37% using promotional tools and strategies. - Bolstered the company's social media presence. - Managed the Twitter handle, became proficient in Hootsuite and Sprout Social - Ran social media contests that would attract followers - Increased company's Facebook following by 37% using promotional tools and strategies.



The Faster Times

• Journalist

  • Jun 2011 - May 2013

  - Published and formatted 4-6 articles per week, articles frequently feature on front page of website and in the "Most Popular" column. - Gained experience writing about a range of topics including world news, politics, and popular culture. - Developed work ethic with a high level of punctuality and attention to detail. - Highlighted projects include an exclusive interview with Captain Paul Watson of Discovery Channel's "Whale Wars" and a feature on National Geographic's special, "JFK: The Lost Bullet." Show less



MediaGlobal

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Correspondent

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Responsible for writing and self-editing two articles per week concerning social justice and developmental issues affecting the global South and developing countries. - Stories cover areas of economic development, global health, food security and impact of climate change. - Responsible for professionally interviewing two people for each article. - Responsible for writing and self-editing two articles per week concerning social justice and developmental issues affecting the global South and developing countries. - Stories cover areas of economic development, global health, food security and impact of climate change. - Responsible for professionally interviewing two people for each article.



Her Campus Media

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• President/Editor-in-Chief of Providence College HerCampus Branch

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  Created a branch directed towards female students of Providence College. Responsible for updating seven areas of content weekly. Frequently write articles discussing student life, on-campus and off-campus news, as well as conducting two student interviews per week. Assembled a staff of seven writers/publicity organizers and marketed website to student body. Delegated assignments and article topics each week and edited each article before publishing. Editing Staff Created a branch directed towards female students of Providence College. Responsible for updating seven areas of content weekly. Frequently write articles discussing student life, on-campus and off-campus news, as well as conducting two student interviews per week. Assembled a staff of seven writers/publicity organizers and marketed website to student body. Delegated assignments and article topics each week and edited each article before publishing. Editing Staff



Providence College

• The Alembic

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  Review and critique submissions for Providence College's literary journal, The Alembic. Accept or reject based on what criteria submissions do/do not fulfill. Review and critique submissions for Providence College's literary journal, The Alembic. Accept or reject based on what criteria submissions do/do not fulfill.