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New York, New York, United States

Manage internal and external communication efforts for the agency, heightening brand visibility, agency accomplishments, and leadership team members. Craft compelling narratives for the agency, resonating with industry stakeholders, while managing awards/conferences submissions, social channels, content creation, and agency PR.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Create and execute PR & Comms strategies to heighten the profile of the agency while achieving brand and client leads, securing well over 500 features for the company in the largest and most diverse media outlets in the world, from the BBC and Bloomberg to the Financial Times, Forbes, and ad-trades like Adweek, Ad Age, Campaign, Creative Boom, DigiDay, The Drum, Marketing Brew, MediaPost, and more. Drive year-over-year growth in both press features and press reach/audience; from 2022 to 2023 I increased amp press feature output by 344% and increased press reach/audience by 750%, while working brand-direct with amp clients, from Avocados From Mexico, Kraft-Heinz and Mastercard to Mercedes-Benz, Spotify, Uber, Zurich, and others. Launch a proprietary AI tech product, securing press in Design Week, MediaPost, and The Drum, and debut said product at Cannes.

New York City, New York

Spearheaded the North American office and directed 4 employees while increasing company revenue by signing +80 new clients during a global pandemic, contributing +$335,000 in billing, while overseeing 200 bespoke campaigns and strategic marketing plans. Main clients included: Ultra Music Festival, The BPM Festival, ILLENIUM, John Digweed, Felix Jaehn & more.

New York City, New York

Identified and cultivated a vast list of industry contacts across years of professional research within the electronic field. Events Clients included: Ultra Music Festival (Worldwide), The BPM Festival, Ever After Music Festival, World Club Dome, Output Brooklyn, Avant Gardner/The Brooklyn Mirage & more. Artist Clients included: ILLENIUM, The Glitch Mob, Tchami, Feed Me, Apashe, Adventure Club, Alok, Felix Jaehn, Kyle Watson, Dabin, and more. Label Clients included Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Mad Decent, Monstercat, mau5trap, Ultra, and more.

New York City, New York

Assisted on major event/festival accounts while securing new business via artist PR outreach, working with some of the largest management companies and labels in the world.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Worked in the Electronic Division as an Assistant for Randy Reed, Adam Foley, and Mark McLewee. Helped manage the artists, ODESZA, James Zabiela, Bonobo, and Ki:Theory, by editing their social media, reaching out to promoters, and organizing calendars. Focused on Digital Marketing and Tour Marketing Strategies.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Worked for the Electronic Division and assisted in the management of Pretty Lights, Bonobo, ODESZA, James Zabiela, Ki-Theory, and UNKLE. Edited Facebook pages, Google Calendars, Websites and Spreadsheets for Bonobo, ODESZA, and James Zabiela. Utilized Adobe Photoshop CS5 and created event posters for Pretty Lights.

New York City

Utilized Dubset Media’s “MixScan” software to analyze DJ mixes and identify tracks, and uploaded new mixes, edited tracklists, and doctored DJ profiles on the site.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Managed 50-60 children along with 5-6 other councilors, taught with University of Virginia Head Tennis Coach Brian Bolan, who, only last year, led the #1 ranked UVa tennis team to a national title. Throughout the camp, I maintained a high intensity atmosphere and organized matches between some of the top junior players in Virginia, a number of whom are taking their skills to the collegiate level.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Managed 40-50 children in a camp like situation Monday through Friday. Coached 30-40 children on Thursdays and lead matches between local summer tennis teams. Instructed 8-17 year olds in a serious, but more game-oriented program, focusing on improvement, while fostering a more carefree atmosphere.

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Art History & Italian