Independently recruited a network of 600+ artists and featured their creative projects in 7 different magazine publications.Defined publication roadmaps and managed all facets of magazine’s seasonal lifecycles in close collaboration with visual development teams to scope, develop and launch new issues, events and marketing strategies.Maximized alignment of publication’s goals with limited resources by collaborating cross-functionally with internal creative teams on best digital media strategies, self-marketing, and artist coalition building.Secured partnership with Universal Music Group's Public Relations network, 1824, providing our team exclusive access into press conferences, concerts and interviews with newly-signed and established artists.

Generate and execute story ideas while working as an on-call multimedia journalist covering music.Ability to take a creative and artistic approach to multimedia, with a strong understanding of the social media landscape and capturing content across platforms to produce quality photo, video and audio assets for online publication

Generate and execute story ideas while working as an on-call multimedia journalist covering news.Ability to take a creative and artistic approach to multimedia, with a strong understanding of the social media landscape and capturing content across platforms to produce quality photo, video and audio assets for online publication

Exercise creative and news judgment to accurately capture, edit, and submit engaging digital content for online and print publication.Coordinate, schedule and execute photoshoots with subjects in a timely manner.

Worked alongside multiple reporters as an on-call photojournalist

- Work alongside multiple reporters as an on-call photojournalist

Managed all phases of recruitment, including defining Photography team needs, sourcing and screening candidates, and assembling onboarding materials for new recruits.Lead instructor and curriculum developer for weekly photography and photo editing workshops intended to provide mentorship and further develop essential photography skills to the Photography team members.Provided instruction, mentorship, and growth opportunities to 20-28 new team members each semester by intentionally tailoring project assignments that highlight their skill set and provide opportunities to achieve growth goals.Supervised production of over 100 digital and print photoshoots while collaborating closely with Print, Online, and Managerial departments to ensure materials are in support of creative direction and brand identity.

- Led and published 25+ photoshoots in tandem with the creative direction for the respective print season.- Regularly worked alongside layout editors, writers, stylists, models, as well as hair and makeup artists to develop editorial photoshoots, while planning and scouting for shoot locations.

- Develop and run workshops for photographers within the publication

- Co-creatively directed, styled, photographed, and edited images to be displayed throughout newly signed artist, Mariangela's, music streaming platforms

Organized an effort to increase social media presence and interaction while planning and executing engaging leadership and conference events for 80,000 members.