Experience

New Jersey Herald

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Editor

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  • Oversees staff of three, creating a weekly budget to ensure diverse, captivating coverage of local sports • Edits stories across the newsroom for Associated Press style, clarity and to eliminate grammatical and spelling errors in copy • Design sports section three times each week with attention to story placement, creativity and readability • Recognized as New Jersey Press Association’s best sports column among small dailies in 2017

• Sports Reporter

  • Mar 2014 - Jan 2018

  • Produces game, trend and feature stories on 13 Northern New Jersey high school athletic programs, a professional baseball team and area golf • Provides social media updates on Twitter and Instagram to keep readers engaged • Corresponds with local coaches to write daily score round-ups and briefs for those programs



PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.com

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Freelance Copyeditor

  • May 2016 - Present

  • Reads and edits copy to make sure it is free of errors and is in line with Chicago and PEOPLE Style • Works with art department to keep story design and graphic elements intact after editing • Communicates with editors and reporters to ensure stories remain true to original intent • Reads and edits copy to make sure it is free of errors and is in line with Chicago and PEOPLE Style • Works with art department to keep story design and graphic elements intact after editing • Communicates with editors and reporters to ensure stories remain true to original intent



Business Insider

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sports Page Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Wrote stories and headlines for more than 150 sports-related posts on national trends, breaking news and highlights• Used a content management system to embed links, photos and videos to produce compelling posts• Assembled and edited photos to create feature slideshows on the year’s breakout athletes,highest paid NBA players and weekly fantasy football tips • Wrote stories and headlines for more than 150 sports-related posts on national trends, breaking news and highlights• Used a content management system to embed links, photos and videos to produce compelling posts• Assembled and edited photos to create feature slideshows on the year’s breakout athletes,highest paid NBA players and weekly fantasy football tips



Journal Star

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• City Desk Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Covered shootings, fires, stabbings and car accidents in the city of Peoria and surrounding suburbs• Wrote stories on protests, education and heat wave• Produced videos on a food shortage, new zoo program and the Bradley University Jazz Ensemble • Covered shootings, fires, stabbings and car accidents in the city of Peoria and surrounding suburbs• Wrote stories on protests, education and heat wave• Produced videos on a food shortage, new zoo program and the Bradley University Jazz Ensemble



The Daily Orange

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Copy Editor

  • May 2011 - May 2012

  • Served as one of the last lines of defense prior to an article being published as a fact-checker• Checked written content for proper Associated Press style, grammar and spelling• Helped write posts and maintain The Daily Orange Sports blog• Wrote cutlines and graphics to accompany photos in print publication

• Sports Staff Writer

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  • Covered all home games and attended school-sanctioned media opportunities• Wrote more than 100 game stories, advances, enterprise pieces, and midweek stories on the state of the teams• Live-tweeted all men's lacrosse and women's basketball home games from the Daily Orange Sports Twitter account



The Post-Standard

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Intern

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Worked two to three times per week reporting on local events; events included a fundraising event for the Central New York Conservatives Inc., the Ironman 70.3 Syracuse and the 2011 New York State Field Band Conference• Reported on and generated stories in a fast-paced environment on tight deadlines• Used specific databases to fact check stories and include practical information in stories • Worked two to three times per week reporting on local events; events included a fundraising event for the Central New York Conservatives Inc., the Ironman 70.3 Syracuse and the 2011 New York State Field Band Conference• Reported on and generated stories in a fast-paced environment on tight deadlines• Used specific databases to fact check stories and include practical information in stories