Isabelle Friedman Email & Phone Number

Amherst, Ma, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Directed UCLA's award-winning student newspaper for the 2023-2024 school year and its staff of nearly 500 contributors- Personally responsible for training a staff of 70 editors, overseeing production of hundreds of stories each month, providing edits on individual stories, making hiring decisions, and handling personnel issues- Oversaw payroll and the Daily Bruin budget- Conducted monthly audience analytics reports distributed among the staff- Led the Daily Bruin's nationally recognized coverage of encampments at UCLA, utilizing live tweeting to effectively provide community members with real-time updates- Contributed to the editorial board by voting on topics, writing columns and editing

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Wrote timely and relevant stories for the Daily Bruin Sports section- Interviewed coaches and players while providing independent research on topics- Covered postseason games for the UCLA women's soccer team during its 2022 national championship-winning season- Wrote in-depth feature articles athletes and coaches, including a profile on the first athlete to sign an NIL deal with Nike and a long-term multimedia project analyzing UCLA gymnastics' viral floor routines- Interviewed sources and wrote articles for the features and student life beat under the Daily Bruin News section- Created a long-term story for PRIME, the Daily Bruin's magazine, analyzing young people's changing news consumption and how media outlets have responded

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Provided continuous training and scheduling for the over fifty members of my section- Collaborated with content editors to put out a triweekly print paper and daily online content- Edited roughly ten stories a week for grammar, AP style, punctuation, clarity, and sensitivity- Published timely breaking news coverage routinely via Wordpress- Revised Daily Bruin headline guidelines to better reflect changing media landscape and readership- Returned subheaders to the Daily Bruin print paper and established an accompanying style guide

- Edited about 10 stories each week for AP style, grammar, punctuation, editorialization, clarity, and accuracy- Managed eight interns by scheduling their work and providing feedback- Collaborated with other sections and over fifty editors to put out a biweekly print newspaper and daily digital content

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Edited up to four stories each week for grammar, AP style, punctuation, clarity, and sensitivity

New York City Metropolitan Area

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Public Affairs, Professional Writing

Activities and Societies: Honors College, Daily Bruin

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Journalism, Students in Action Club, Women's Advocacy Club