Experience

Storyful

• Ireland
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Journalist

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  • Monitor Storyful’s news feeds and proprietary tools for emerging videos and pitch viral videos to license and eyewitness videos to clear. • Identify and acquire key videos within any breaking or developing story. • Gather and verify user-generated content, including images, posts, and videos from the social web. • Write clean, concise, and accurate copy for publication on the Storyful Newswire. • Source contact information for content creators and follow up directly with those involved in stories. • Manage the execution of licensing agreements with content creators, both by phone and via written outreach. The stories linked below are a selection of my contributions thus far, either through discovering, sourcing, licensing, verifying, or writing the accompanying articles for the videos. Show less



ViacomCBS

• United States
• Entertainment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Story Coordinator

  • Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Pitch and develop consumer, investigative, entertainment, and features reporting for CBS' longest-running syndicated newsmagazine program. • Utilize Accurint, LexisNexis, public records, and social media accounts to locate sources and conduct background research. • Book and conduct multiple interviews daily with viral sensations, expert witnesses, local heroes, law enforcement officials, and victims of senseless crimes. • Communicate with police officers, prosecutors’ offices, and government officials to receive the most up-to-date information on breaking news. • Gather third-party footage from social media and receive permission to use footage from local stations and individuals. • Submit records requests and obtain records on tight deadlines for breaking news segments. • Select best sound bites from interviews and fact-check scripts. Show less



BuzzFeed

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Video Researcher

  • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

  • Create in-depth research documentation on a variety of subjects, condense difficult concepts into usable information for scripts, and act as an informational resource. • Write scripts and fact-check pre-written scripts based on available research online. • Edit research packets and ensure that all writing follows BuzzFeed's style guide. • Create in-depth research documentation on a variety of subjects, condense difficult concepts into usable information for scripts, and act as an informational resource. • Write scripts and fact-check pre-written scripts based on available research online. • Edit research packets and ensure that all writing follows BuzzFeed's style guide.



ABC News

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investigative Unit

  • Sep 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Research confidential matters for upcoming investigative projects. • Utilize tools like PACER, Accurint, and LexisNexis to track down information on people and stories. • Fact-check claims made in investigative pitches by sourcing information from news articles, academic studies, and lawsuits. • Draft questions for field interviews and write one-page project summaries for producers and correspondents. • Conduct pre-interviews with potential characters and book government officials, academics, and non-profit leaders to act as expert witnesses. • Submit FOIA requests for public records and summarize important details. • Contact public officials on a quick deadline to receive a statement for upcoming stories. • Coordinate logistics for field shoots by finding locations, booking crews, arranging travel and catering, and purchasing necessary props. • Collaborate with ABC affiliate stations to access local coverage for long-form pieces. • Edit and reorganize scripts to match the most up-to-date screener. • Collect archival footage from ABC News' previous televised shows and other sources such as MSNBC, CNN, FOX News, AP, and CBS News. • Search for stock footage on Getty Images to act as b-roll in documentary specials. • Analyze and ingest incoming social media content. • Conduct rights clearance reviews to ensure all third-party footage has been approved and verified for use. • Search through the ABC News tip line to find compelling stories for producers to analyze. • Transcribe interviews with subjects and highlight best sound bites. Show less



VICE Media

• United States
• Marketing Services

• News Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Write research briefs on topics from Critical Race Theory to vaccination rates in the south and interview potential characters for the pitch development process. • Conduct social media research to find hyperlocal initiatives on vaccine registration and testimonies regarding sexual harassment within the craft brewery industry. • Fact-check, transcribe, and highlight important sections of interviews for VICE News Tonight. • Write research briefs on topics from Critical Race Theory to vaccination rates in the south and interview potential characters for the pitch development process. • Conduct social media research to find hyperlocal initiatives on vaccine registration and testimonies regarding sexual harassment within the craft brewery industry. • Fact-check, transcribe, and highlight important sections of interviews for VICE News Tonight.



Jane Doe Films

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Archival Research Assistant

  • Apr 2021 - May 2021

  • Search for archival footage, including advertisements, interviews, speeches, and b-roll footage from stock libraries for Jane Doe Films' upcoming documentary: Not So Pretty.• Input archival information into research grids to organize video clips by episode concept.

• Research and Production Assistant

  • Feb 2021 - May 2021

  • Contribute to the creative development of a four-part investigative documentary series exploring hazards in the beauty industry.• Research class-action lawsuits filed against cosmetic companies, develop character biographies on potential interviewees, and fact-check claims made by documentary subjects.



UC Berkeley Library

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Video Production Assistant for the Oral History Center

  • Feb 2021 - May 2021

  • Develop two 10-minute videos on the themes of environment, economy, and equity using the Oral History Center collection. • Search for historical documentation, photographs, news articles, maps, music, etc. for audiovisual materials to enhance storytelling in the videos. • Identify important passages in oral histories and construct a narrative arc and script for videos. • Develop two 10-minute videos on the themes of environment, economy, and equity using the Oral History Center collection. • Search for historical documentation, photographs, news articles, maps, music, etc. for audiovisual materials to enhance storytelling in the videos. • Identify important passages in oral histories and construct a narrative arc and script for videos.



Associated Students of the University of California

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead Researcher for the Department of Unsustainable Partnerships

  • Jul 2020 - May 2021

  • Coordinate research projects between members within and outside of the research committee.• Lead the creation of a 60-page report outlining PepsiCo’s human and environmental health violations to persuade the university to cut ties with this unsustainable corporation.• Analyze PepsiCo's political contributions and how their recipients utilize funds to cause environmental harm.

• Investigative Researcher for the Department of Unsustainable Partnerships

  • Jun 2020 - May 2021

  • Write, edit, and publish reports focused on the university’s current PepsiCo contract and its detriment to the health, sustainability, and equity efforts led by the campus.• Investigate and contact powerful UC Berkeley figures who benefit from the PepsiCo contract and persuade them to represent student voices on the University Business Partnerships & Services Board.



City of Berkeley

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commissioner

  • Feb 2020 - May 2021

  • Appointed by Berkeley City Councilmember Rigel Robinson to serve on the City of Berkeley's Peace and Justice Commission. • Craft municipal policy focusing on human rights issues in Berkeley. • Appointed by Berkeley City Councilmember Rigel Robinson to serve on the City of Berkeley's Peace and Justice Commission. • Craft municipal policy focusing on human rights issues in Berkeley.



FeelGood

• Slovenia
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education & Recruitment Chair

  • Dec 2019 - May 2021

  • Lead educational segment of meetings, teaching members about sustainable development goals and the economic, environmental, and social aspects of global poverty.• Teach members how to promote our organization's mission while serving customers.• Create social media content to recruit new members.

• Crew Member

  • Jan 2019 - May 2021

  • Raise funds to end world hunger by managing weekly grilled cheese delis to students on campus.• Monitor funds by organizing cash and Venmo payments in Google Sheets.• Interact with customers and teach them about the ways their donation help end world hunger.• Promote fundraisers through social media.



Scriberr News

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

• News Writing Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  • Write six articles a week on U.S. news, specializing in international affairs and politics. • Follow AP style guidelines and verify at least three external sources per article for fact-checking purposes. • Find and contact potential interviewees for original news stories. • Write six articles a week on U.S. news, specializing in international affairs and politics. • Follow AP style guidelines and verify at least three external sources per article for fact-checking purposes. • Find and contact potential interviewees for original news stories.



New Media Film Festival

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Script Editor

  • Jan 2021 - Feb 2021

  • Analyze five feature film scripts a week and provide feedback on concept, structure, character development, and writing style. • Leave notes on grammatical issues and under-developed sections of the plot that could be improved. • Analyze five feature film scripts a week and provide feedback on concept, structure, character development, and writing style. • Leave notes on grammatical issues and under-developed sections of the plot that could be improved.



Institute of Governmental Studies

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant for the Berkeley Center of Globalization and Information Technology

  • Sep 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Conduct literature reviews on neighborhood digital surveillance mechanisms in a local context. • Research applications civilians use to document their surroundings and partake in the digital surveillance system. • Conduct literature reviews on neighborhood digital surveillance mechanisms in a local context. • Research applications civilians use to document their surroundings and partake in the digital surveillance system.



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

  • Contribute to the development of a detailed dataset to investigate why governments prevent emergency humanitarian aid from reaching people who need it. • Analyze secondary source material including government reports, media sources, and other references to gather information and summarize government responses to emergency events. • Contribute to the development of a detailed dataset to investigate why governments prevent emergency humanitarian aid from reaching people who need it. • Analyze secondary source material including government reports, media sources, and other references to gather information and summarize government responses to emergency events.



Baby2Baby

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Disaster Relief Assistant

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Prepare aid bundles for families and children at risk of COVID-19. • Organize and perform data entry of donated products valued at $10 million from numerous major corporations. • Assist with warehouse operations by monitoring incoming and outgoing pallets, updating inventory paperwork, and processing aid distribution. • Prepare aid bundles for families and children at risk of COVID-19. • Organize and perform data entry of donated products valued at $10 million from numerous major corporations. • Assist with warehouse operations by monitoring incoming and outgoing pallets, updating inventory paperwork, and processing aid distribution.



Neighborhood Rescue of America

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Generate socioeconomic models through data visualization that will be utilized by the consulting division, leveraging analytical tools such as Tableau. • Compile vital intel to support the turnaround of the most at-risk communities nationwide. • Generate socioeconomic models through data visualization that will be utilized by the consulting division, leveraging analytical tools such as Tableau. • Compile vital intel to support the turnaround of the most at-risk communities nationwide.



Review of International Conflict and Security

• United States
• International Affairs

• Section Editor

  • Dec 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Manage a team of five writers in the Human Security section in preparation for publication.

• Staff Writer

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Write and publish two 1500 word articles every semester about solutions to international issues ranging from public health to counterinsurgency.• Promote publication through social media outreach, reaching nearly 300 students.• Provide feedback for other articles to come up with more viable solutions regarding the global issue at hand.



Student Immigration Relief Clinic

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Volunteer

  • Jan 2019 - May 2020

  • Organize and participate in workshops that teach students how to complete naturalization documents for legal clinics held throughout the school year. • Fundraise for student transportation to clinics. • Organize and participate in workshops that teach students how to complete naturalization documents for legal clinics held throughout the school year. • Fundraise for student transportation to clinics.



The Global Social Innovation Initiative at Berkeley

• Member

  • Sep 2018 - May 2020

  • Create advocacy projects to address humanitarian issues such as water pollution in Cambodia or the lack of women's healthcare in Latin America. • Produce research briefs on worldwide problems and local solutions. • Lead the creation of a women's health pamphlet – focusing on reproductive health – to send to Bolivia. • Collaborate with local non-profits and other on-campus clubs to finance the development of current projects. • Create advocacy projects to address humanitarian issues such as water pollution in Cambodia or the lack of women's healthcare in Latin America. • Produce research briefs on worldwide problems and local solutions. • Lead the creation of a women's health pamphlet – focusing on reproductive health – to send to Bolivia. • Collaborate with local non-profits and other on-campus clubs to finance the development of current projects.

• Campaign Associate

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

  • Contacted over 300 students through social media to promote Haazim Amarali for ASUC Senate. • Engaged with students on campus about the change they want to see on the UC Berkeley campus. • Contacted over 300 students through social media to promote Haazim Amarali for ASUC Senate. • Engaged with students on campus about the change they want to see on the UC Berkeley campus.