Experience

Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Digital & Multimedia Producer

  • Apr 2022 - Present



MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer, Open Documentary Lab

  • Mar 2019 - Apr 2022

  -Produced 30+ lab events per year including the MIT Open Documentary Lab weekly public talk series, workshops, symposiums, and conferences -Managed and served as primary copywriter for lab communications including social media (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram), the lab website (opendoclab.mit.edu), press releases, announcements, and newsletters -Handled administrative duties including event logistics, payments, budgeting, contracts, visas, and fellows -Contributed to the lab publication Immerse via social media management, conducting interviews, and writing articles -Participated in Docubase's curatorial team, including suggesting projects, writing project posts, and managing Docubase interns Show less



Say Yes to Education, Inc.

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program & Events Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

  -Coordinated event logistics, including registration and attendee tracking, and pre- and post-event evaluations -Worked closely with senior management team on the agenda, program, and run-of-show for each event -Created, designed, and edited presentations, graphics, and communication materials in coordination with the Communications team -Worked with the development team on sponsorships and partnerships for venues, fees, etc. -Conducted research about potential donors for the development team -Assisted the Director, Office of the CEO -Created a social media calendar; drafted and scheduled social media posts for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram -Assisted in the development of storytelling guidelines across multiple platforms -Helped initiate new Say Yes Storytelling Initiative; interviewed Say Yes alumni and staff, transcribed interviews, and wrote story profiles based on interviews to be posted on Say Yes social media and website Show less



FWD.us

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Storytelling Fellow

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  -Monitored and tracked social media posts across multiple platforms, drafted and created social media and blog content for Immigrant Heritage Month and FWD.us’s ‘I Am An Immigrant’ Campaign -Helped double number of followers on @IAmAnImmigrant Twitter and Instagram accounts -Assisted in the development of tone and storytelling guidelines across multiple platforms -Created social media content for 200,000+ followers across platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram -Monitored and tracked social media posts across multiple platforms, drafted and created social media and blog content for Immigrant Heritage Month and FWD.us’s ‘I Am An Immigrant’ Campaign -Helped double number of followers on @IAmAnImmigrant Twitter and Instagram accounts -Assisted in the development of tone and storytelling guidelines across multiple platforms -Created social media content for 200,000+ followers across platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram



CAMRA

• Greater Philadelphia Area

• SP2 Social Justice Film Fellow

  • Dec 2016 - May 2017

  "The CAMRA Fellows Program provides undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania with the opportunity to explore and engage multiple media forms for their own research projects with the support and guidance of CAMRA scholars and mentors." "The CAMRA Fellows Program provides undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania with the opportunity to explore and engage multiple media forms for their own research projects with the support and guidance of CAMRA scholars and mentors."



Swarthmore College Off-Campus Study Office

• Swarthmore, PA

• Office Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  -Worked on various media projects related to off-campus study -Helped to improve the Swarthmore office-campus study website -Talked to students about studying abroad -Managed front desk and answered the office phone -Worked on various media projects related to off-campus study -Helped to improve the Swarthmore office-campus study website -Talked to students about studying abroad -Managed front desk and answered the office phone



Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Media Production Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  -Produced, edited, shot, translated, and conducted interview for documentary style videos about the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, centered around the Festival programs "Basque: Innovation by Culture" and "Sounds of California" for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's Website -Wrote short blog posts to accompany videos on the Festival Website -Edited a video about famous Tibetan actor, writer, and comedian Shide Nyima for The Storied Lives Project, a robust online exhibit launching in 2016 that "features oral histories, interviews, short segments and performance pieces in both audio and video formats" -Helped film a video about artist Monica Jahan Bose for The Storied Lives Project Show less



Smithsonian Center For Folklife and Cultural Heritage

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Festival Video Production Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  -Produced, edited, shot, translated, and conducted interviews for documentary style videos about the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, "Perú: Pachamama", for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's website -Wrote short blog posts to accompany videos on the Festival website -Helped film Festival evening concerts, including Eva Ayllón, one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians -Produced, edited, shot, translated, and conducted interviews for documentary style videos about the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, "Perú: Pachamama", for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's website -Wrote short blog posts to accompany videos on the Festival website -Helped film Festival evening concerts, including Eva Ayllón, one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians



Chester Children's Chorus

• Swarthmore, PA

• Chester Community Fellow

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  From Swarthmore College website: "Since its initial summer in 2007, Chester Fellows have served agencies attending to a variety of issues and have worked on several Projects in Common, which contextualizes an individual placement at an agency in Chester City with a group project, speakers from the community, and an emphasis on understanding the community's prioritization of their issues." -Received selective Chester Community Fellowship from Swarthmore College -Performed administrative tasks for Chester Children's Chorus Office -Was camp counselor for the Chester Children's chorus -Helped to design a survey to examine kindergarten matriculation in the Chester Upland School District Show less