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Seal Beach, California, United States

Seal Beach, California, United States

Worked as a section editor covering the arts and sports sections of the LW Weekly newspaper.

Signal Hill, California, United States

Roles: Production Manager, Webmaster, City Council Beat Reporter

Signal Hill, California, United States

• Reported on Long Beach City Council, housing, policy change and COVID-19 response• Conducted data analysis with multi-million point datasets using public records• Copyedited stories across all desks• Coordinated production of weekly print newspaper, including liaising with advertising team and working as an advertising alternate• Created editorial illustrations for stories across all desks𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬: 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧• Redesigned the newspaper's website to increase digital ad space by 4x and diversified digital ad type, continued work on site as webmaster• Utilized design elements to reduce bounce-rate and promote cross-platform growth

Signal Hill, California, United States

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:• Covered ongoing protests against police brutality in response to the death of George Floyd, including live-tweets, photographs and written reporting• Used data analysis of public records to catalog the destruction of misconduct records by the Long Beach Police Department• Used Excel to analyze litigation costs related to use-of-force by the Long Beach Police Department

Long Beach, California

• Shot and edited video using audio and lighting devices, edited using Premiere Pro• Created animations using Procreate to include in multimedia content• Worked in collaboration with social media managers to create multimedia content across all platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube)• Maintained production schedule for social media content• Collaborated with department stakeholders to create content suited for students and alumni𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬: Premiere Pro, DSLR, audio and studio lighting equipment

Long Beach, California

• Reported on the Long Beach City Council on a weekly basis. • Created infographics and conducted data analysis using public records𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:• Covered the citywide polystyrene ban, moratorium on no-fault evictions, city response to COVID-19, increase in calls to service for domestic violence during pandemic𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬: Excel, Procreate

Aarhus N, Central Region, Denmark

Hosted the radio show “Wake Up, Sheeple!,” centered around absurd and outlandish conspiracy theories. The show parodies fake news, and poses the greater question, "How do you know that?"

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed a team of 12 writers, photographers and videographers covering Downtown Los Angeles arts, music and culture• Adhered to a production schedule for both print and online formats• Independently created print layouts on InDesign and wrote long-form features• Monitored website and social media analytics• Planned two magazine launches with over 300 attendees

Long Beach, California

Roles: Copy-editor, Associated Students Inc. beat reporter, Academic Senate beat reporter, California Board of Trustees beat reporter, illustrator, interim page designer• Ran the news desk of a daily newspaper serving over 40,000 students• Copy-edited stories across all desks on a daily basis• Created infographics and illustrations for stories across all desks• Maintained deadlines for daily online production and twice-weekly print production𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:• Covered the pepper spray incident at the San Ysidro border, racially sensitive comments made by student senators and the hit-and-run death of a well-known student. 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬: Excel, Wordpress, Lightroom, InDesign, Audacity

Long Beach, California

Torrance, California

Collaborated with a team of literary editors to evaluate and copy-edit 1000+ art and literary submissions. Coordinated layout and print of the magazine and carried out marketing initiatives for the final launch.

Torrance, California

• Managed reporters and editors across all desks for a newspaper serving over 20,000 students. • Assigned stories, copy-edited and oversaw online and print production of the paper.• Conducted page layout using InDesignReceived the Editorial Board Award for my work as an editor as well as awards for best breaking news story, best news story and best arts story. Received an award for news photography from the California College Media Association. During my time as editor, The Union received multiple awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges and the Associated Collegiate Press for our online and print editions.𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:• Covered gunshots on campus, a paintball shooting that ended with a $1 million bail for former students, football players kneeling for awareness on police brutality and racism, on-campus suicide, racially sensitive vandalism, and administrative responses to DACA.𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬: Parse.ly, Camayak, InDesign, Lightroom

Gardena, California

Greater San Diego Area

Created content full-time for a burgeoning online lifestyle magazine with a personal focus in environment, world religions and fashion. Wrote over 200 stories during my time as an intern.

El Segundo, California

Worked closely with leaders in the package design division compiling research for upcoming Barbie fashion products. Edited copy for products and packaging.

Houston, Texas Area

Led a comprehensive research project on how to get GeriMedical into network with several multi-regional insurance providers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Activities and Societies: TEDxCSULB

Journalism And World Politics, International Video Journalism

Activities and Societies: Illustrator for Citat magazine and Illusteret Bunker newspaper, Radio Show Host for Genlüd Erasmus Mundus.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Secretary of Philosophy Club, President and Founder of the ECC Zine Club

Journalism

Activities and Societies: French Club, Young Vinyl Lover's Society, Advocates Against Abuse, Seal of Biliteracy in French