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New York, United States

I run a biweekly Substack newsletter that covers film reviews, book reviews, and classical music commentary for a growing audience of 3500+ subscribers. I have overseen the organic growth, managed the publication branding, and developed a functional digital strategy to encourage constant development of subscriber numbers and engagement with a 60%+ open.

Seattle, Washington, United States

I write longform film criticism, edit contributor essays, and read contributor submissions every month for Bright Wall/Dark Room, an independent film magazine with an audience of approximately 40,000 regular readers.

My writing has appeared in: The Awl, The AV Club, Brooklyn Magazine, Buzzfeed, Chicago Magazine, The Cut, Dwell, Feeld, The Film Stage, GQ, Intelligencer, The New York Times, Polygon, The Takeout, Vogue, Vox, Vulture, The Washington Post, WQXR, The Wrap, etc.

New York, New York, United States

I wrote funny, timely, effervescent, and occasionally absurd or moving personal essays for the short-lived but widely beloved (sometimes) new iteration of Gawker.

I write copy for Youtube's social media alongside a team of other writers, editors, graphic designers, and motion graphics specialists. We work on engaging social media posts for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram that highlight the strengths and diversity and positivity that can be found all across Youtube.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

I taught Introduction to Creative Writing, Writers at Newark (a contemporary American literature class), and Fiction & Film to undergraduates at Rutgers University at Newark. I taught both in-person and remote classes in which I was responsible for my own syllabus writing and lesson-planning. My class size averaged 25 students per semester.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I worked for The Onion for several years under many positions but I left the company as an Associate Video Editor where I was responsible for writing scripts, editing freelancer scripts, coordinating freelancer script drafts, directing video, and then overseeing the video editing process to ready it for online consumption. Prior to my time as an Associate.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I oversaw the development and launch of The Onion's presence on Snapchat Discover and Instagram Stories, developing a style guide and updated sense of voice alongside graphic and motion graphic designers.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Creative Writing, History

Kalamazoo College Study Abroad Program, English Language And Literature, General