Experience

Decrypt

• India
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter and Producer

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Lead reporter covering video games business news at Decrypt. I also cover tech and crypto regularly. Producer of Decrypt's GG vertical: -Independently developed and successfully pitched concept of GG (decrypt.co/gg), including name, layout, logo, visual design, and content categories -Designed and iterated initial logo and visual design and layout of the homepage, working with product and UX team -Writing video scripts and recording voiceovers, both scripted and… Show more Lead reporter covering video games business news at Decrypt. I also cover tech and crypto regularly. Producer of Decrypt's GG vertical: -Independently developed and successfully pitched concept of GG (decrypt.co/gg), including name, layout, logo, visual design, and content categories -Designed and iterated initial logo and visual design and layout of the homepage, working with product and UX team -Writing video scripts and recording voiceovers, both scripted and improvised -Designing graphics in Adobe Photoshop and creating social media images and video clips -Independently sourced, vetted, and interviewed freelance writers for GG, resulting in successful onboarding of multiple freelancers -Overseeing all GG social media content -This GG vertical has resulted in multiple successful, high-value paid sponsorships and increased site traffic Editor and social media management duties: -Created and manage GG's editorial content calendar -Co-edit weekly GG newsletter, growing it from 0 to over 60,000 subscribers -Helped grow GG Twitter account from 0 to over 14,000 followers in a few months, acting as de facto social media manager. Crafting Twitter threads and posts daily. -Edit video content in Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve to export polished, 4-7 minute videos Lead Gaming Reporter for Decrypt: -Writing and reporting original stories daily about video games, technology, and entertainment -Securing scoops in entertainment, gaming, crypto, and tech categories -Conducting original video and audio interviews with C-level executives, developers, and creatives

• Reporter

  • Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

• Contributing Writer

  • Nov 2021 - Feb 2022


BDG
• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 300 - 400 Employee
• News Writer, Input

  • Dec 2021 - Feb 2022

Dot Esports
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Writer, News

  • Sep 2021 - Feb 2022


GameRant.com (Game Rant)

• Canada
• Entertainment
• 100 - 200 Employee

• SEO List Writer

  • May 2021 - Oct 2021

  Los Angeles, California, United States


Freelance
• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Freelance Writer

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2021


Lionsgate

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant, Creative Advertising

  • May 2021 - Sep 2021

  Los Angeles, California, United States



Columbia University in the City of New York

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • 2017 - 2019

  New York, New York, United States



Paramount Pictures

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant, Marketing Partnerships & Licensing

  • 2016 - 2017

  Los Angeles, CA

• Assistant, TV Production

  • Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

  Santa Monica, California



Sony Pictures Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Story Development Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Culver City, CA



HarperOne Publishers

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

• Publishing Intern

  • Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

  San Francisco, CA



The Daily Californian

• United States
• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Staff Writer

  • 2013 - 2014

  Berkeley, California, United States