Experience

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  Freelance

  • Various

  • Multimedia Journalist

    • Jan 2015 - Present
    • Various

    While working as a freelance multimedia journalist, I have covered subjects including environmental conservation in Fiji, immigration, mental health, global and local business, and real estate. My work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, VICE and DNAinfo. I am also producing a video series for Habitat, a New York City real estate magazine.

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  DNAinfo

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

  • Features Reporter

    • Apr 2014 - Jan 2015

    As DNAinfo's features reporter I pitched and wrote numerous stories each week covering lifestyle, health, fashion and business. As part of my role I regularly did the photography or produced, shot and edited videos to accompany my stories. I also worked with other staff members to develop interactive elements to feature stories.

  • Reporter Producer

    • Oct 2009 - Mar 2014

    As part of the team that launched DNAinfo, I helped shape the look and feel of its features section, local reporting and multimedia coverage.- won a 2014 Front Page Award from the Newswomen's Club of New York for reporting in the fashion category- Broke numerous lifestyle trend stories that reached a national and global audience. - Filmed, edited and produced video stories and photo shoots.- Used social media to develop sources, promote stories and interact with readers. - Presented stories for TV segments on Fox News and NBC. - won a Deadline Club award in 2012 as part of a team for DNAinfo's breaking news coverage of Occupy Wall Street.

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  The New York Times

  • New York, New York

  • Intern Reporter

    • Jun 2009 - Oct 2009
    • New York, New York

    - Contributed multimedia stories from blog posts to features for The Local with the New York Times. - Assisted with coordinating citizen journalists.- Work on administration for the back end of The Local using Wordpress. - Helped run a journalism workshop for middle school and high school students.

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  The Daily

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Reporter

    • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Contributed numerous feature stories to the University of Washington's student newspaper.