Experience

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  The Moth

  • New York, United States

  • Freelance Videographer

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • New York, United States

    Work with the producer and instructors of The Moth Education Program's Story Slams to capture the lively, and engaging stories young people - including high school students - have worked resolutely to present to their friends and peers.

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  DoSomething.org

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Associate Web Producer

    • Jul 2021 - Present
    • New York, New York, United States

    With the goal to continue to motivate and fuel young people to enact positive change within their communities, it is my responsibility to manage the structure of content as it relates to DoSomething's impactful, youth-driven campaigns and programming, and their respective micro-sites and cause hubs. The cause spaces in which young people take action on DoSomething's platforms include Gun Safety; Homelessness & Poverty; Environmental; Gender Rights; Racial Justice; LGBTQ+ Rights, and most pressing - Voting Registration.Content engagements include: ensuring all copy and assets are obtained for publishing; uploading and publishing assets and copy in CMS; publish on-going scholarship and volunteer opportunities; perform scheduled housekeeping of all site pages that are typically structured around manual updates - including the Home page and archiving of editorials; build out surveys and quizzes using Typeform; regularly audit and perform site quality-assurance for accuracy/relevance of copy and assets, as well as ensure harmonized formatting.Where applicable, troubleshoot and initiate tickets to track and escalate content management irregularities, as well as perform QA for web experience and site functionality across browsers and devices.Documentation of content management and related processes using shared drive.

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  Junk and Jam

  • New York, United States

  • Writer, Producer, Independent Broadcaster and On-Air Host

    • Jan 2016 - Present
    • New York, United States

    • Production of 28 min. entertainment-talk, high-def local television programming and 1-hour weekly entertainment talk-radio broadcasts and podcast.• Produce satirically timely monologues, socially conscious desk pieces, interactive games, parody-sketch segments, live performances and candidly fun interviews with special guest artists, highlighting their impressive stories, projects and causes.• Design and employ accompanying in-production graphics, and synergistic promotional assets for social media, streaming and event platforms.PRODUCTION & BROADCASTING HIGHLIGHTS➢ Successfully self-produced and edited 4 seasons of visually-stylized, experimentally dynamic episodes of Entertainment-Talk & Sketch Series – helping to further bolster production competences, while showcasing the valuable works and compelling stories of other diverse artists.➢ Secured HD broadcasts on public cable platforms MNN HD, with a potential reach of 600,000 NYC subscribers, as well as the Emmy Award-winning cable and digital network, BRIC Arts HD.➢ Effectively produced 4 seasons of live, weekly talk-radio broadcasts on renowned underground freeform internet platform Radio Free Brooklyn, with a recent reach of over 17k unique listeners.➢ Established publication and streaming on top-tier podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Google Play and iHeart Podcasts, as well as Amazon Echo, Alexa.

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  Self-employed

  • Los Angeles and New York City

  • Content Producer

    • Sep 2015 - Jan 2019
    • Los Angeles and New York City

    • Produce copy, press releases, campaigns, logos, marketing assets and design to client specifications. Recent clients include Los Angeles Community College District, Sim-Krause Consulting, NYBC Productions and Project Highway Productions.• Effectively acquired freelance projects from clients, entrusted to produce creative and professional copy, promotional materials and business assets, providing copywriting and copyediting services - proofing for spelling, grammar, consistency and style. • Successfully deployed numerous industry relevant websites to client specifications within expedited turnarounds, contributing to increased site traffic and e-sales. • Supported the production of dynamic content and the conceptualization of original marketing assets and promotions for small production businesses.

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  77 WABC

  • New York, NY

  • Associate Producer Contractor

    • 2014 - 2015
    • New York, NY

    • Pitched, wrote and produced segments and features for live, 2-hour weekly broadcasts, facilitating the security of audience engagement.• Pre and Post-Production workflow: logistics, research and preparation of talking points for high-profile guest interviews.• Streamlined scripts, live-reads, production processes and procedures; archived segments and scripts.

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  FloorForce

  • Boca Raton, FL

  • Content & Website Design, Contractor

    • 2013 - 2014
    • Boca Raton, FL

    • Composed website content and industry relevant copy and designed marketing assets including banners, widgets, interactive galleries, charts, specialized graphics, and call-to-actions; deployed websites within expedited turnarounds.

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  LBC Productions

  • New York, NY

  • Associate Producer

    • 2009 - 2012
    • New York, NY

    • Managed the production of live comedy showcases; booking and coordination of venues, acts and lineups, mics and workshops; tasked with box office and venue management.• Produced website, promotional, social media, marketing assets, schedules, contracts and forms.• Coordinated the staffing, purchasing, delegation and participated in the redesign/remodel of comedyshowroom and venue, adhering to time and budget constraints.

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  AIG

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Accounts Receivable / Analysis / Billing

    • 2001 - 2009
    • Greater New York City Area

    Audited, reconciled and worked closely with sales, underwriters, brokers and clients to resolve complex and involved accounts with the application of various financial processes; End of Month reporting & analysis; SAP implementation and end-user training.