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• Write compelling critical and cultural analysis in the form of TV and film reported pieces, interview features, as well as reviews • Brainstorm and conceptualize cover stories and celebrity profiles that have the potential to surpass website performance standards and spark conversation among readers

• Pitch and write film/TV reviews, features, reported pieces, and celebrity interviews. Outlets include New York Times, Elle, Shondaland, Harper’s Bazaar, and numerous others • Serve on panels discussing Hollywood and cinema, including intersectional criticism and cinematic TV

Greater New York City Area

• Report and write 6-8 articles per day on celebrity and pop culture news via WordPress• Write SEO titles, flags, tags, subheds, and headlines for each article• Edit 6-9 celebrity features and breaking news stories daily• Edit stock photography images in Photoshop for each article

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for positioning the NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture as a leading resource for scholars, art lovers, and the general public• Oversaw the editorial vision of all printed and digital content, and curated a multi-platform social media strategy that increased audience engagement by 20K• Spearheaded, wrote, edited, and packaged promotional materials and digital content for events, special projects, and other initiatives through magazines, brochures, newsletters, e-blasts, and other publications• Produced, curated, and coordinated 15 audio interviews for a Schomburg oral history project with StoryCorps• Hired and managed photographers, videographers, and designers for publications, events, and exhibitions

As co-Host of Cinema in Noir, I discuss the latest in the complex world of cinema--from diversity in film to casting news--from an African-American female perspective.• Engage an online radio audience with discussions on Hollywood diversity; co-manage interaction with our vast social media audience • Provide thought-provoking film commentary and reviews • Conduct Q&As with industry talent that include film directors and actors

• Pitched news articles and Op-Ed ideas for multiple DJC clients including non profits and colleges• As the main contact for clients, provided media training, created targeted media lists, crafted press releases• Executed innovative social media campaigns to secure TV, radio, Internet, and print coverage in such venues as USA Today, Huffington Post, FOX & Friends, and NPR, positioning clients as thought leaders in their fields• Managed publicity of all titles and authors on the HarperCollins imprint Zonderkidz

• Wrote press releases, pitch letters, praise sheets, and media alerts for celebrity memoirs, sports, health, food, humor, self-help, travel, and home décor books, including three New York Times bestsellers• Pitched and booked top-rated TV, print, online, and radio coverage including Glamour, AOL Health, Carson Daly, Sirius, and Los Angeles Times

• Pitched, wrote, assigned and edited arts-related stories, as well as edited Letters to the Editor, Masthead, Horoscope, and Bestsellers List• Spearheaded the annual “Do Right Men” package, selecting 60 bachelors, securing legal clearances, and interviewing and writing profiles of each subject. Wrote a weekly e-newsletter, garnering 10 million page views at its launch.

• Solicited reviewers for medical articles via an online journal system• Wrote, edited, and emailed decision letters to each author • Wrote the table of contents for each weekly issue, prepared manuscripts for publication

• Conducted research for the 2003 Summer Entertainment Guide• Wrote the Ouch, Secrets, and Spy pages• Originated entertainment poll questions for cosmogirl.com

• Conducted Lexus-Nexus research for celebrity-based stories• Transcribed and gathered research for celebrity interviews• Brainstormed and developed feature articles

• Dubbed celebrity interview and music video footage for use in news coverage• Helped produce a Breaking News feature on Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes’s death

Created press kits for all Epic recording artists using news clips, CDS, bios photos and other maketing materials

B.S., Journalism

College Prep, College Prep

Activities and Societies: Wang Theater program, Drama Club, writer for the Boston Latin School newspaper, The Argo