Moonshot is a content marketing agency focused on helping small businesses, nonprofits and brands tell their stories and build digital audiences authentically through written content and organic social media management.

That's Novel Books is a use bookstore in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at hygge coworking in Camp North End, we're proud to offer books and space for book lovers.

As a freelance marketing specialist, I work primarily in content creation and social media management roles for several businesses. I run social media for several organizations: Cake Me Away Bakery, Chantilly's Tea Room, The 2 Idiots Travel Blog and Intentional MVMT. This includes managing Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Quora pages, engaging with followers, creating social schedules and forming a social media strategy and developing brand voices. I also run several more social media accounts for Klik Marketing, a digital marketing agency I work with. I've also worked with several organizations on content creation and editing. This includes blog writing, developing website content, email newsletter writing and basic email design. Brands I have worked with include hu-manity.co, Boardroom Socks, and Toth Shop and several Klik Marketing clients. You can find links to the social media I manage and links to the organizations I've worked with below.

In October, 2017 I decided to make a switch to marketing with a focus on freelance journalism. Since then, I have consistently written for organizations like The Charlotte Observer and Business North Carolina. I also pitch and write for other news organizations like Charlotte Magazine. I've been published in several news organizations throughout North Carolina and report on things ranging from the Charlotte art scene to how road closures will affect businesses in Winston-Salem. I also worked for the Associated Press as an election stringer in November 2018 as a freelance journalist.

Lokal is a retail collective located at Camp North End with 30+ Charlotte-area brands you can shop. As the GM, I helped open the store, run the marketing, manage staffing, approve and set up incoming vendors, merchandise shelves, plan store events and work closely with the owner to determine the success of the store.

I started out as a freelance writer for this up-and-coming news organization, but after I moved away from the area I wrote as a lifestyle blogger. As a freelancer, I contributed stories and ideas for the organization as it was being rebuilt from the ground up under new management. I worked on stories that really hit home for the minority communities in Rochester, like articles on local community members changing poor neighborhoods through art to the curly hair movement and how it was allowing women of color to embrace their natural selves. As a lifestyle blogger, I spend my time writing a lot about mental health issues because it's something I have experience in, but also something people of all shapes, sizes and colors can relate to. I've also written about my life experience, like dealing with the death of my aunt and uncle in a motorcycle accident and the hiccups I experienced in my first move from my home state. I enjoy being open with the readers about how life events have affected me in an attempt to help them make sense of their own lives. Some of my stories, like my article titled "A Letter to my Younger Self," went semi-viral with over 7,000 views, and my investigative story on lawsuits at RIT, which had over 1,400 views.

Through Klik Marketing I've learned the ins and outs of inbound marketing, a new approach to digital marketing that focuses on customer experience and education first. My responsibilities included writing content for websites, including blog content, search engine optimization, running different types of campaigns like drip campaigns or social media campaigns, running clients social media, helping to produce video content and more. In October 2018 I shifted from a 40-hour independent contractor to a more traditional freelancer for this company. With Klik Marketing I kept track of eight clients with a variety of different needs and goals. These clients were diverse, and included home alarm and security businesses, restaurants and resorts.

I worked as a general assignment reporter for The Gaston Gazette with a focus on the court system in the county. I've written stories on first appearances, high-profile trials and interesting arrests in the community. I also wrote feature stories related to crime, murder, businesses in Gastonia and other general topics. At this position I learned to gain the trust of sources who are often in the midst of the worst days of their lives.

As the education reporter, I was responsible for the coverage of York County's 16 public school districts, plus coverage of local charter schools, private schools and institutions of higher education. I covered school board meetings, school budgets, scandals, feel-good stories, school events, graduations, higher education, breaking news and more. I fostered relationships with a variety of sources like school administrators, lawmakers, teachers and community members. I published my stories on the paper's social media to help them gain local traction. I filed right-to-know requests to deepen my reporting and write about interesting, lesser-known topics going on within school districts. Employee of the month: January 2017Video certified through the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association

A professor of mine who worked as a blogger for Rochester Women's Magazine and in April of 2015 sent an email to a bunch of journalism students asking if we would be interested in writing an article or two for them. I of course jumped on board and have been writing for them consistently each month ever since.-Once a month I write a feature for Rochester Women's Magazine for their upcoming issue. These articles are usually a longer form article, helping me with my writing skills -I have also improved my interviewing skills through this job. Most articles I've written are profile articles, often requiring that I write 1,000+ word articles based on one interview

USA TODAY College contributors are journalists who have demonstrated initiative and strong reporting skills. Contributors have the ability to produce articles for the USA TODAY College network as their time permits.

As a Peer Mentor, I am an important tool for a freshman student. I started this position because I was interested in getting more involved in the College of Liberal Arts at RIT. As a student in the college, I wanted to ensure that each student was having a great time and getting an experience that they were proud of. -A large part of my jobs included event planning. I myself planned events particularly geared towards the students in the School of Communication at RIT, but also assisted in planning and working events planned for all of the College of Liberal Arts. This would entail planning details of the event, promoting the event, and being at the actual event from start to finish to ensure it ran smoothly. Some of the events I participated in: ~A study session at the end of each semester where students would be provided with snacks, coffee, a quiet place to study, and assistance with their classwork if needed ~A Halloween party, complete with a cupcake decorating contest to help students get some tasty treats while also de-stressing in the middle of a busy semester ~The beginning of the year pizza party, which provided freshmen students with the opportunity to connect with upperclassmen and the professors and faculty associated with the School of Communication-In my Peer Mentor position I also hold weekly office hours each semester to make myself available to freshmen students for any questions they may have or for hep with their coursework-I'm especially active during the freshman orientation week in the fall, where I spend many days meeting freshman, explaining my experience to them, and answering any questions that they may have, in addition to meeting their parents and answering their questions and concerns-I work most of the RIT open houses and serve on many panels regarding both of my majors to talk to prospective students about RIT life and how to be a successful student

As a staff assistant for the College of Liberal Arts at RIT, I assisted the advising office each week to keep the office running smoothly. My duties were as follows: -Filing student records-Ensuring that students met with the proper adviser in a timely manner -Preparing informational mail for prospective and current students-Answering student questions about class enrollment, dropping classes, scheduling, and more-Assisting on projects involving graduation or other big events within the College of Liberal Arts.

As a student notetaker for the Department of Access Services, it is my job to ensure that the students who are Deaf and Hard Of Hearing at RIT get the same information that the hearing students do. As an avid notetaker in my journalistic practices, this job helps me perfect my typing skills and notetaking skills for when I am on a journalistic assignment. -I attend every class on time and for the full time to ensure that I miss nothing for the students relying on me-I take pristine notes on lectures and class discussions so that Deaf and Hard Of Hearing students can read back on anything they may have missed through an interpreter -I need to make sure that my notes are uploaded in a neat and timely manner to ensure that the students relying on me get the information in enough time to prepare for next class and in an organized matter so that they can quickly understand and review the information

I wrote daily articles for the Daily Messenger and Wayne County Post, along with several of the other publications that are managed under this umbrella company. I gained experience in breaking news, feature writing and magazine writing. Ultimately, I was offered a freelance position and still write articles for this company on occasion.-Wrote daily articles for the smaller town Messenger Post papers, the Wayne County Post and the Daily Messenger. These articles were news articles, feature articles and business features-Wrote for the magazine associated with Messenger Post Media, "Our Home" -Broke my first ever breaking story about a local man who had gone missing. After seeing it pop up on my Facebook feed, I decided to act while my editor was in a meeting. I had reached out to the family and had an article ready for my editor to look over within half an hour, making the Daily Messenger the first local paper to publish something about the incident-Secured a job as a freelance writer. I still write for the paper as a freelance journalist in my spare time.

I started at Reporter as a writer in the fall of 2012. I was promoted to News Editor in January of 2013 and served in that position until I was elected to be the Editor in Chief in December of 2013. I took over in April and have made our mission to improve digitally and on social media. The magazine won several awards with the New York Press Association under my guidance. -Increased web traffic by 500%. This was done largely by shifting our focus from print to digital. Shortly before coming Editor in Chief the magazine switched from a weekly print magazine with rare online content to a weekly magazine with still sparse digital presences. As a news editor during this switch, I pushed my section to be digital, becoming the first section of the magazine to publish daily on the website. Since becoming Editor in Chief I have made this a goal for all sections. -Oversaw the creation of an application for iOS and Android devices. In another attempt to be more accessible digitally, I made the creation of a mobile app a priority. Understanding that more and more college students had a mixture of Android and iOS devices, I wanted it accessible and free for both platforms. -Created a video team. Prior to the creation of the video team, we did little with multimedia. Now the magazine frequently shoots video to accompany print and digital articles as well as standalone videos.-Increase presence on all social media. I started out by running Reporter's Twitter account (@reportermag) and then took over the Facebook account. After becoming Editor in Chief, I created an Instagram and Snapchat account for the magazine as well. -Won award by the New York Press Association for Best Editorial in 2014. I was honored, with fellow Reporter employee Steven Markowitz, for the three editorials that I submitted to this news competition. I was mentioned specifically for my editorial entitled "Wake Up," calling my fellow college students to take action about what upset them.

ThermApparel is a startup company created by a group of students at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It's purpose is to alleviate the symptoms that those who have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis experience when temperatures get too warm for them. As the marketing manager, I helped the company set up their social media, website, and will work with them to present the information to as many people as possible through conferences, competitions and meetings.

I created content for CNN.com using user-generated content, social trends and social media elements. I worked with and ran the social media accounts for CNN iReport, vetted photos and social reactions during breaking news and reported on trending issues and stories.Some of my duties included: ~Monitoring the CNN iReport website for any new content. If new content came in that we were interested in using, I would then reach out to the creator of the content, interview them in depth and then send that information to the necessary people at CNN for them to use. ~On the CNN iReport site I also helped create assignments for people around the world to send media in to. For example, I created an assignment where members of the transgender community could write in with their experience of transitioning. ~I helped run the social media for CNN iReport. This included drafting and publishing tweets, Facebook posts and Instagram posts. ~I helped monitor tools which collected data online to determine what was trending or pre-trending. Using this information, we would pitch story ideas or write stories that might ultimately be popular on CNN.com.~I wrote eight articles for CNN.com and contributed to both digital and on air reporting of different breaking news. Of the eight articles I composed, many appeared on the front home page of CNN.com and one was chosen for an on air story as well. ~I frequently scoured social media during breaking news to find people to comment on whatever was happening. I worked with user-generated content in the form of opinions, photos and video of different breaking news or big news stories.

I wrote daily articles for this print newspaper. I strengthened my knowledge of AP Style and news gathering and added several published clips to my name.-I wrote frequent news and feature articles for this daily paper-As it was my first internship, I worked tremendously on my news writing, particularly concerning AP Style, leads and headlines-I fine tuned my interviewing skills, particularly with on-the-spot interviews that I did when gathering local opinion simply by walking out the door of the paper and asking anyone that walked by what they thought of a particular situation-This was the first opportunity for me to see the workings of a daily print paper. I came in early a few times throughout the summer to see what sending the paper to print was like and to gain more experience on print operation with a strict daily deadline