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New York, New York, United States

Worked with the internal Duolingo team to plan, manage, and creatively contribute to writers rooms for the Stories feature of the Duolingo app.

New York, New York, United States

Supervising Producer for CITY ISLAND - a new short series on PBS KIDS!-Planned and participated in writer's room for scripting-Scheduled and attended all voice over sessions-Managed all animation production staff-Served as liaison with external animation studio, PBS, SAG-AFTRA, and talent agents

- Contributed to creative development of original IP for new 40-episode PBS KIDS series, "Work It Out Wombats"- Created and managed scripting and production schedule/assets for new series- Managed Series Associate Producer and Production Assistant- Served as key liaison with internal departments and animation production partner

Greater Boston Area

Associate Producer on PBS KIDS's ARTHUR and other projects in the Children's Media department- Review all scripts for editorial content and educational goals for “Arthur” and unreleased PBS KIDS game and video integrated project. - Create and manage production schedules from pre-production through post-production.- Work with Legal and Business management teams on contracts and payment for writers.- Serve as key liaison with PBS KIDS, educational consultants, outside co-producers, and other WGBH departments.- Coordinate and provide editorial review of all production phases: design, animatics, voice over records, rough cuts, fine cuts, mixes, and live-action shoots- Supervise department Administrative Assistant- Assist in planning and production of all local events promoting “Arthur”- Provide support to Director of Media Development on advancement of new projects- Develop content for and manage all “Arthur” social media

Greater Boston Area

Production Coordinator on PBS KIDS's ARTHUR, and other projects in development and produced by the Children's Media department. Other projects have included: CURIOUS GEORGE, PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD and PLUM LANDING short animationsFor ARTHUR:- Review scripts for editorial content and educational goals. Supervise the use of consultants when necessary. Work with the Business Management team to facilitate contract and payment for writers- Serve as key liaison with other WGBH departments and outside co-production partners- Coordinate review of all production phases: design, storyboards, audio records, rough cuts, fine cuts and mixes.- Schedule live-action shoots with freelance producer and talent and assist on set- Hire and supervise fall, spring, and summer college interns- Develop content for and manage all ARTHUR social media

Greater Boston Area

Production Assistant for PBS's ARTHUR and other projects produced in the Children's Programming Department.- Organized and maintained scripting schedule- Assisted in review of all stages of production- Provided support during voice recording sessions- Coordinated live-action shoots and assisted on set- Handled research requests- Wrote and oversaw social media posts and campaigns- Hired and managed ARTHUR college interns

Greater Boston Area

Provided support in all aspects of digital production including development and QA of apps and HTML5 games for Plum Landing and development, redesign, and implementation of the Design Squad Global website and games

Greater Boston Area

Assisted visitors in all exhibits in the museum, including running educational programs and demonstrations, providing basic customer service, and engaging children and adults in an educational experience

Children's Television Project: an investigation of the sociolinguistic dimensions of characters in children's animated television. Researchers write and present summaries of previous studies on the topic, code episodes of television shows, and collaborate in smaller teams to discuss possible effects animated programming could have a child's self-esteem, identity development, etc.Completed Senior Honors Thesis on gender stereotypes in children's animated television with the data collected from the CTV Project.

Designed a semester-long seminar syllabus for incoming freshmen, and taught one 2.5 hour class a week. Acted as peer teacher, mentor, and advisor to help freshmen adjust to college life.

Philadelphia

Taught first through eighth graders varying levels of physics, biology, chemistry, and math in museum classrooms. Create demonstrations and activities that are engaging and educational.

308 Congress Street Boston, Ma

Wrote for social media profiles, performed marketing research, assisted in planning open house and other events, drafted case studies for the sales and marketing teams

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Child Study And Human Development, Mass Communications And Media Studies, Summa Cum Laude

Spanish Language And Literature

Language-immersive summer study abroad program