Experience

FOX 47 (WSYM)
• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Digital Executive Producer

  • Jun 2022 - Present


KSHB / KMCI / The EW Scripps Company

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• JCP - Digital Producer

  • Jun 2021 - May 2022

  - Worked with a team of digital producers to help report, produce and edit content for KSHB.com - Reported on breaking news stories in real time - Co-hosted and co-produced multiple podcast miniseries for the anniversary of the Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse and 9/11 as well as a Black History Month miniseries - Created social media content for multiple platforms - Produced stories through multi-platform and multimedia lenses - Reported on President Biden's visit to Kansas City through Instagram, Twitter and kshb.com Show less



BuzzFeed

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

• Capstone Project Member

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  - Worked with four other senior journalism students at the Missouri School of Journalism to propose updates to the BuzzFeed.com homepage for a Gen Z audience - Conducted multiple surveys and focus groups to find out pain points of the BuzzFeed homepage experience for Gen Z - Researched the Gen Z background to better understand their media consumption habits and what they want to see in a media company's homepage - Presented the final findings to a group of BuzzFeed employees and executives to implement in the coming years Show less



Convergence Newsroom Missouri School of Journalism

• Supervising Editor

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  - Selected as a Supervising Editor because of my leadership, commitment and skillset - Appointed to the role of Creative Leader to help edit and brainstorm ideas for multimedia content working with 50 students - Communicated with Associate Editors and reporters to explain edits and approach student's problems with patience - Graded seven student's weekly blog submissions on their reflections of the field of journalism - Helped Faculty Editors with grading weekly multimedia packages on mid-Missouri stories - Continued working as a TA for the Spring 2021 semester to help launch a new required class with 230 students, 10 Faculty Editors and 12 lab sections Show less



Global Journalist

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Multimedia Journalist

  • Feb 2020 - May 2020

  - Reported on stories for journalists and about journalists covering 21st century epidemics/pandemics - Produced and edited a three-part podcast series interviewing 15 journalists around the world about their reporting on epidemics/pandemics - Adapted to an online reporting format when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and reported from home using Zoom recordings and a cellphone - Created new social media content for multiple platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter - Reported on stories for journalists and about journalists covering 21st century epidemics/pandemics - Produced and edited a three-part podcast series interviewing 15 journalists around the world about their reporting on epidemics/pandemics - Adapted to an online reporting format when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and reported from home using Zoom recordings and a cellphone - Created new social media content for multiple platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter



OTT - KOMU8 News

• Producer

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  - Worked on a start-up Roku TV, Amazon Fire Stick and Apple TV streaming application for KOMU 8 News and other collaborating newsrooms - Collaborated with Vox Magazine Multimedia to put its video packages on the innovative application - Participated in weekly discussions about application design and structure before launching - Helped produce "Backstory" an original talk show reporting on a wide range of topics such as Gen Z mental health and domestic violence - Worked on a start-up Roku TV, Amazon Fire Stick and Apple TV streaming application for KOMU 8 News and other collaborating newsrooms - Collaborated with Vox Magazine Multimedia to put its video packages on the innovative application - Participated in weekly discussions about application design and structure before launching - Helped produce "Backstory" an original talk show reporting on a wide range of topics such as Gen Z mental health and domestic violence



Convergence Newsroom

• Reporter and Producer

  • Aug 2019 - May 2020

  - As part of my degree requirements with the Missouri School of Journalism, I participated in two semesters of classes dedicated to reporting and producing in-depth, multimedia stories about the mid-Missouri area - Reported on six in-depth, mid-Missouri stories made into multimedia packages - Utilized photo, audio, video, social media, graphics and print to share in-depth stories about mid-Missouri issues - Promoted to Associate Editor in January 2020 and adapted to an online format when COVID-19 hit in March 2020 - Edited multimedia packages for reporting teams on eight-day deadlines as an Associate Producer, Story Editor and Technical Editor - Managed reporting teams of up to four to five journalists working up to 20 hours a week Show less



Columbia Missourian

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Assignment Reporter

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  - One of six general assignment reporters working the second half of the summer to report on a wide variety of county-wide stories - Published 35 stories on the Missourian website and print edition over seven weeks ranging in topics from crime to agriculture - Received national circulation on a story about a missing person's case from 13 years ago - One of six general assignment reporters working the second half of the summer to report on a wide variety of county-wide stories - Published 35 stories on the Missourian website and print edition over seven weeks ranging in topics from crime to agriculture - Received national circulation on a story about a missing person's case from 13 years ago


Amy's Ice Creams
• Wholesale
• Shift Leader

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2017