Experience

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  KIEM-TV

  • Eureka, California, United States

  • Multimedia Journalist

    • Apr 2023 - Present
    • Eureka, California, United States

    Reports local stories and events for broadcast in and around Humboldt County.

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  Sinclair Broadcast Group

  • Eureka, California, United States

  • Newscast Producer (KAEF ABC 23/KBVU FOX 28)

    • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
    • Eureka, California, United States

    Behind the scenes in news production in the area of writing, editing, and broadcasting of news content.

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  Lead For America

  • Arcata, CA

  • National Hometown Fellow

    • Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
    • Arcata, CA

    Working within Equity Arcata’s backbone support team, the City of Arcata’s Community Development infill housing plan, and projects involving the Valley West Community.

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  Freelance

  • Eureka, California, United States

  • Journalist

    • May 2021 - Apr 2022
    • Eureka, California, United States

    - Writing features, reviews, news and other stories- Layout and production skills with familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite

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  El Leñador News

  • Media Production
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Editor In Chief

    • Jan 2021 - May 2021

    Oversaw the layout and design during production of the publication and manage social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

  • Staff Writer/Editor

    • Jan 2020 - May 2021

    - Contributed stories for all sections of the newspaper plus provided editing, layout and design on select pages throughout production.- Developed story ideas for the Life & Arts section, assigned L&A stories to staff writers, edited the sections stories, oversaw layout of the section during production, wrote stories and reviews for the section.

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  Cal Poly Humboldt

  • Student Media Assistant

    • Feb 2020 - May 2021

    Captioned videos for accessibility, creating Google Drive links for video access faculty and staff for class assignments both in-class and online, and assisting video production on recordings of lectures and campus events.

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  Youth Policy Institute

  • Los Angeles, California

  • Academic Tutor

    • Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
    • Los Angeles, California

    Worked with 7th and 8th grade students in-class on English, Reading and Writing in both one-on-one and group settings, planning and organizing lessons for enrichment activities for GEAR UP after school program, and input data regarding attendance and enrollment forms.

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  Youth Policy Institute

  • Hollywood, California

  • AmeriCorps Tutor

    • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
    • Hollywood, California

    Worked with 7th and 8th grade students in-class on English, Reading and Writing in both one-on-one and group settings, planning and organizing lessons for enrichment activities for GEAR UP after school program, and input data regarding attendance and enrollment forms.

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  ELAc Campus

  • Monterey Park, California, United States

  • Staff Writer

    • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
    • Monterey Park, California, United States

    Contributed stories across all sections of the paper (News, Arts, Sports), photographed for select stories, copyedited stories across all sections.

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  LA's Best After School Enrichment

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Sub Tutor

    • Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    - Work directly with students from Kindergarten to 5th Grade- Monitor and supervise students during activities- Teach them new projects, ideas and crafts- Help them with their homework or any school projects

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  R Squared Entertainment Public Relations

  • Los Angeles - Santa Monica

  • Public Relations Intern

    • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
    • Los Angeles - Santa Monica

    - Create copy for Cure the Hate campaign- Make phone calls to major magazine publications- Create social media posts- Design and create press releases to send to major publications

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  ELAC Campus News

  • News Editor/Arts Editor

    • Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

    Oversaw layout and design of the Life & Arts section and News section of the publication, assign stories to staff writers for the section, and edit all stories in both sections.

  • Staff Writer

    • Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

    Contributed stories across all sections of the paper (News, Arts, Sports), photographed for select stories, copyedited stories across all sections.