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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Reporting on music, arts and film coverage as well as news events for GulfLive.com and LoneStarLive.com.

I provide tailored brand messaging and copywriting to a wide range of clientele.• Designed, wrote and edited promotional material for the Northwest Evaluation Association, in line with their mission statement "Partnering to help all kids learn."• Wrote and edited social media and blog posts for the official University of Oregon brand• Wrote press releases and announcements to promote the University of Ghana's first ever recycling program. Structured and advertised for the 2020 Ghana University Games, aimed atencouraging students to participate in sports, under the theme "IntegratingSports into Academia for Youth Empowerment and Development."

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Pitched and produced stories for daily news show• Edited video, wrote scripts and produced packages• Monitored engagement on Youtube, Facebook • Engaged with and booked guests

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Pitched and wrote weekly articles on a variety of topics, from features to Arts & Culture events and reviews, as well as breaking news regarding protests, political updates and COVID-19 information. • Took part in and completed research for Eugene Weekly's ongoing project to write an obituary for every unhoused death in Lane County. This included making connections with staff at local shelters, regularly contacting morgues and hospitals and completing independent research to contact family members.

Costa Rica

• Managed the Instagram, Facebook and website of a luxury surf and lodging company • Tracked engagement across platforms and implemented new branding strategies• Designed promotional material using Photoshop, Canva and Adobe Suite

• Conducted interviews and research for Sky TV's documentary series, "World's Most Evil Killers." This included scouting locations and potential interviewees/storylines, tracking down contact information for subjects and facilitating communication between producers and interviewees.• Interviewed subjects on-camera using questions I had researched and written. Interviewees included lawyers, judges and private investigators on serial killer cases, as well as family members and friends of victims.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Wrote long-form, sometimes investigative, stories for digital and physical publication in Ethos Magazine.• Each story included interviews and in-depth reporting from more than ten subjects. Stories included sex workers turning to online work in the wake of COVID-19, a group of women skaters seeking to make the sport more inclusive, and survivors of the "troubled teen industry" working to sue abusive boarding schools across the country.

Eugene, Oregon Area

• Hosted a weekly radio program, mostly showcasing local artists• Curated playlists, using digital media as well as vinyl and CDS, and answered calls from listeners. • Archived shows and helped to organize incoming music. I regularly held ticket give-aways on-air and participated in events for the station.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Wrote personal essays and collaborated with editors and photographers to create a polished and cohesive final product. • As a photographer, worked with an art director to form a specific vision/mood board for a several-page photo spread. • Shot photos using both digital and film cameras, then edited them using Photoshop, InDesign and Lightroom.

Accra, Ghana

• Prepared and edited news clips in production for television broadcast in Accra, Ghana, as well as writing original articles for publication. • Researched the local market, including the customs and culture of reporting in Western Africa.• Focused specifically on environmental issues and waste management.

Eugene, Oregon Area

• Organized a group of more than 100 students to take weekly trips to Mt. Bachelor. • Hosted events and creative fundraisers for the team, including screenings of ski and outdoor-exploration films, raffles, and live music events. • Designed flyers and promotional material, including photography, and communicated with sponsors and industry leaders.