Front Page Editor

• Jul 2022 - Present

• Using editorial judgment and readership analytics, selected and placed each story on the front page of the third largest news site in the U.S. •Tracked national and international news in real time, assigned stories to reporters and edited their work • Wrote and sent news alerts to nearly 1 million app subscribers • Designed text and visual elements for main headline • Conducted extensive photo research to ensure accurate presentation of stories • Using editorial judgment and readership analytics, selected and placed each story on the front page of the third largest news site in the U.S. •Tracked national and international news in real time, assigned stories to reporters and edited their work • Wrote and sent news alerts to nearly 1 million app subscribers • Designed text and visual elements for main headline • Conducted extensive photo research to ensure accurate presentation of stories

Digital Content Producer

• Feb 2018 - Jul 2022

• Created platform-specific written content for web, social, and print media • Ideated, wrote and oversaw all aspects of blog, articles, video scripts, & social media campaigns • Ideated, wrote and oversaw all aspects of video & photo production for online use, including set preparation, recording, formatting, editing, and final upload to social media and websites • Planned & executed email marketing campaigns across North America, increased EM users by 85 % • Managed website performance and back-end, including plugins, tools, installation and database Show less

Editorial Assistant

• Jul 2017 - Dec 2021

• Arranged and conducted interviews with high-profile individuals • Wrote and copy-edited feature stories for digital publication • Provided general support to the editorial staff • Coordinated with the editor to ensure the timely completion of assignments • Arranged and conducted interviews with high-profile individuals • Wrote and copy-edited feature stories for digital publication • Provided general support to the editorial staff • Coordinated with the editor to ensure the timely completion of assignments

Editor-in-Chief

• Aug 2016 - May 2017

• Taught a class on the basics of newspaper writing, the class consisted of about 15 4th and 5th grade students • Assigned stories and photos for each issue and then copy-edited all the stories • Finalized the newspaper layout using InDesign after editing all photos using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom • Taught a class on the basics of newspaper writing, the class consisted of about 15 4th and 5th grade students • Assigned stories and photos for each issue and then copy-edited all the stories • Finalized the newspaper layout using InDesign after editing all photos using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom

Arts & Entertainment Intern

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

• Arranged and conducted interviews for timely feature stories • Researched and finalized stories for upcoming entertainment events in the New Orleans Metro area • Wrote feature stories and event previews for the Arts & Entertainment section • Arranged and conducted interviews for timely feature stories • Researched and finalized stories for upcoming entertainment events in the New Orleans Metro area • Wrote feature stories and event previews for the Arts & Entertainment section

Social Media Strategist

• Jan 2016 - May 2016

Photographer

• Aug 2015 - May 2016

Photo Editor

• Dec 2015 - Feb 2016

• Managed and edited all photo requests using Adobe Photoshop, Bridge and Lightroom• Allocated and coordinated assignments, approved images and obtained permission for photo assignments• Finalized newspaper layout for each issue using InDesign• As the Religion Editor, I oversaw the entire Religion section of the paper which included finalizing the weekly budget for each issue,creating the layout for each issue using InDesign and writing and assigning stories• Arranged weekly meetings with writers and photographers to ensure timely completion of assignments• Ensured stories and photos were ready for print and digital publication Show less

Religion Editor

• Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

Contributing Multimedia Reporter

• Aug 2015 - May 2016

• Produced enterprise print and video stories, as well as photo essays • Scheduled interviews with sources, went on-location to conduct interviews • Conceptualized and wrote scripts for each video story • Coordinated all logistics for on-location shooting for video packages • Edited photos using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, and edited video packages in Final Cut Pro • Produced enterprise print and video stories, as well as photo essays • Scheduled interviews with sources, went on-location to conduct interviews • Conceptualized and wrote scripts for each video story • Coordinated all logistics for on-location shooting for video packages • Edited photos using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, and edited video packages in Final Cut Pro

News Intern - WDSU

• May 2015 - Aug 2015

Staff Writer

• Aug 2014 - May 2015