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New York, New York, United States

Originate, plan and execute a wide range of content-marketing projects including infographics, articles, videos, social media initiatives and client decksSource and maintain a “content pipeline” across the BlackRock Private Markets platform to form a comprehensive view of content creationSupport the creation of platform-wide content milestones, such as the Private Markets Outlook and the Private Markets SurveyBuild working relationships across the firm help support the strategic integration of new content into client-centric, published materialProject manage the end-to-end process of creating, reviewing, and publishing content in support of private markets growth prioritiesAdapt and edit investment content for digital and other formats, writing headlines, captions, etc.Manage the review process including stakeholders and Legal & Compliance

Brooklyn, Ny

Marketing – Created and edited marketing materials, advertising copy, articles and pitch decks for a wide range of top-tier clients including Fidelity, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Salesforce and moreVideo & Film – Scripted, directed and edited videos for Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Synchrony Bank and the New York Stock Exchange. Conceived, planned and produced two seasons of the Insights & Ideas podcast for Charles Schwab. Wrote and co-directed two short films that went on to be official selections of film festivals in the US and Europe. Wrote original feature-length screenplay that was named a semi-finalist in the American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest Software & Apps – Co-developed Forget This Good Thing I Just Said, a first-of-its-kind literary and philosophical app for iPhone and iPad. Researched, vetted, compiled and defined more than 1,000 vocabulary words for Merriam Webster’s top-selling Quizzitive app. Shaped editorial strategy, chose topics and wrote questions for Coolmath.com’s QuizLife online trivia gameLiterary Work -Authored novels that have more than 1,200 mostly four- and five-star reviews on Amazon, among other honors, including a Kirkus Starred Review. Short fiction, essays and poems have appeared in 300+ publications, including Gothamist, Architect’s Newspaper and The Washington PostAgency Clients Include: T Brand Studio at The New York Times; IMPRINT; Wall Street Journal/The Trust; Fortune Brand Studio; Headline Studio at Conde Nast; Oliver; RR Donnelley, and The MuseCorporate Clients Include: Paramount, Bank of America; Fidelity Investments; Deloitte; Facebook; Morgan Stanley; T. Rowe Price; Salesforce.com; First National Bank; Wilmington Trust; Tradeweb; AllianceBernstein; Barclays; IDB Bank, and Sofi

Collaborated with leading financial institutions to create podcasts, videos, websites, magazines, infographics, slideshows, social ad copy, articles and white papersDeveloped and implement a full-scale content site for Synchrony Bank, with hundreds of articles, infographics, and four separate video series Plan, produce and edit videos, articles and infographics profiling industry leaders, and leading companies for The New York Stock ExchangeDeveloped a range of projects for Bank of America, from scripting customer-facing videos, to writing copy for its partnership with AxiosProduced the highly successful Insights & Ideas podcast series for Charles Schwab & Co., pitching and developing concepts, working with the host and guest on questions and overall arc, through the interview, edits, review and revisions to final posting to iTunes and the Schwab website Oversaw the editorial direction, look and feel, and production of Insights Magazine for Regions Bank Conceive, shape and edit feature articles, slideshows and infographics on delicate political and financial issues for Fifth Third BankCo-developed Coinage, a groundbreaking 300-episode millennial-focused personal finance video series, which garnered a $4 million sponsorship from GEICO

Greater New York City Area

​Plan and create marketing materials relating to the asset management, retirement, variable annuity and insurance business lines of AXA Financial.Work with multiple departments and stakeholders to compose press releases and internal announcements regarding company-wide initiatives, new business lines and organizational goals.Write and edit letters, bulletins and other communications about new products and product changes for AXA Advisors, third-party sales organizations, as well as retirement and annuity clients.Participated in the lead-up and launch of the rebranding of AXA Equitable to AXA in early 2014.Invited to participate in AXA’s 2014 Start-In Innovation Summit in Paris for a proposal to create The Insomniac’s Abacus, a unique mobile app designed to advise and draw in new variable annuity and insurance clients.

Gaithersburg, Md

Originated, designed and implemented key features and services for UCG’S suite of financial services publications, with the aim of enhancing user experience while driving new sources of revenue. Created the IA Watch Compliance Resource Directory, an online directory of compliance-oriented consultants and software providers serving the investment advisory industry. Oversaw the design and launch of Argosy’s flagship job board from the evaluation and selection of a vendor through the design of the user experience, testing, pricing and marketing.Designed the program, set agenda, selected and recruited more than twenty experienced compliance officers, consultants, lawyers and regulators for The First Annual IA Watch Compliance 101 Conference in Washington D.C. Researched, designed, wrote and edited The IA Watch Compliance 101 Online Curriculum, a course and reference guide for new compliance officers. Wrote and edited marketing materials and website copy for the Vendor Directory, Job Board, Online Curriculum, as well as all conference materials, including session descriptions, taglines and welcome letter.

New York, Ny

Oversaw daily the process of researching, assigning and editing at least ten articles per day on the regulations, legislation and litigation that shape the financial services industry in the U.S. and abroad. Created weekly Compliance 360 features, which gave an in-depth picture of the history, relevant issues, and latest developments affecting the major regulatory issues in the financial services industry.Hired, trained and managed staff of five writers, maintaining editorial schedules, processes and standards.Established and allocated an editorial budget and cultivated content-sharing agreements with partner publications to expand coverage from five to 50 articles per week without increasing the editorial budget.Planned, hosted and chaired The Second Annual CCH Wall Street Securities Conference in September 2006.

Wrote five original, in depth stories per week on the financial and political aspects of the mutual fund industry for both specialist and non-specialist audiences.With an eye toward industry trends and breaking news, worked with managing editor to select and assign stories to a staff of three reporters, and edited stories by those reporters. Covered Congressional hearings and met with lawmakers, lobbyists and lawyers to research pending legislation and its potential impact the fund business. Developed and interviewed mutual-fund industry sources, including high-level money managers, executives, lawyers and consultants.Delivered Keynote Address at The Fourth Annual College Savings Plan Summit, a major conference on section 529 plans, held at the Harvard Club in 2004.

Researched, analyzed and rated mutual funds on the basis of their performance, holdings, risk and style consistency. Using both quantitative and qualitative means, made recommendations on whether or not subscribers should purchase a given mutual fund. Interviewed mutual fund portfolio managers and wrote and edited reviews for bi-weekly report.

As Assistant Listings Editor for the paper’s Calendar section, I organized, wrote, proofread and edited the listings in the newspaper's weekly Calendar section as well as the New Year's Guide, the Live and Learn education section and the Summer Guide. I also conducted internet and telephone fact-checking for both the listings and editorial departments.