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New York, New York, United States

New York, United States

● Run News, Business pages (100 million viewers/day combined): Analyze, track data in Chartbeat; strategize ways to boost pageviews, media initiates, and KPIs from Adobe reports; design layout to ensure strongest engagement ● Manage multiple hourly and daily real-time deadlines: Internal and external proactive and reactive communication, story discernment and placement; edits and corrections● Research, write, and edit breaking news stories: Work with reporters, gather elements, conduct… Show more ● Run News, Business pages (100 million viewers/day combined): Analyze, track data in Chartbeat; strategize ways to boost pageviews, media initiates, and KPIs from Adobe reports; design layout to ensure strongest engagement ● Manage multiple hourly and daily real-time deadlines: Internal and external proactive and reactive communication, story discernment and placement; edits and corrections● Research, write, and edit breaking news stories: Work with reporters, gather elements, conduct interviews● Craft headlines for SEO value, A/B test revamped headlines; create imagery in Photoshop, edit video in Premiere● Draft Facebook, Instagram, Twitter posts in SocialFlow; reformat and send Talkwalker, CrowdTangle, Creator Studio reports into Excel documents for consistent information● Prioritize projects, processes, and assignments to deliver best quality product while balancing late-breaking stories Show less

New York, United States

● Selected by Managing Editor to concurrently serve in training role for new hires● Mentor six PAs; use iNews to schedule introductory events; serve as a liaison between PAs and managers ● Train each PA in all software we use; met daily to assess progress; addressed and improved stumbling blocks● Lead meetings with our seven Senior Editors to revamp training plans and onboarding processes

New York, New York, United States

● Manage multiple hourly and daily real-time deadlines: Internal and external proactive and reactive communication, story discernment and placement; edits and corrections● Wrote, edited, packaged stories with video; cut, edited video from Dalet/Wildmoka to ingest into Brightcove ● Research and edit breaking news stories: Work with reporters, gather elements, conduct interviews; helped lead ten-person team for short and long-term projects

● Pitched articles for the U.S., World, and Politics sections; utilized Adobe for photo editing

- Daily reporting, writing, editing on current events, policy, politics, reviews on guest speakers

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

- Researched African elections from 1970-2020; focused on the diaspora, voting patterns - Presented data to team and analyzed the role of media within the democracy of African countries- Showcased independent study and thesis research and analysis in front of professors and professionals- Coded results in RStudio

- LexisNexis research; prepared press releases; pitched scholar’s work; wrote Daybook memos for Director

- Hosted events to promote internships, career opportunities; connected students with HR; acted as a liaison

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Wrote, edited, packaged stories with video; cut, edited video from Dalet/Wildmoka to ingest into Brightcove

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Policy

Journalism

High School Diploma, Journalism

Education record