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New York, New York, United States

• Assign and edit restaurant guides to cities including Las Vegas, Orlando, San Diego, Dallas, and more
• Identify new cities to cover taking growth goals, audience, and brand identity into account
• Create social content for Instagram and TikTok, from ideation and script writing to filming
• Research and fact-check the historical and cultural context of various cuisines, dishes, and neighborhoods
• Contribute to seasonal travel packages, new content formats, and other tent pole projects
• Source, vet, and maintain a network of credible freelance writers

• Pitch and write for many outlets about entertainment, culture, food, travel, identity, and more
• Fodor's Travel: “Guadalajara’s Gay Games Are Bringing Together the LGBTQ+ Community”
• Vulture: “Inside 'The White Lotus' Premiere’s 'Survivor' Crossover”
• Allure: “My Hairstylist Told Me to Use Sun-In on My Dark Hair. I'm Never Looking Back”
• W Mag: “Juliana Canfield Plays the Rare 'Succession' Character Worth Rooting For”
• Vogue: “How Instagram Is Keeping Buffy the Vampire Slayer Alive, One ’90s Look at a Time”

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Wrote social and editorial content for Netflix’s LGBTQ+ channel @Most and @WhatToWatchOnNetflix
• Created pitch packages and briefs for new Netflix titles to market LGBTQ+ stories, talent, and other existing content
• Scheduled posts strategically using an editorial calendar and community managed comment sections
• Leveraged social data to identify trends and ways to refine channels’ brand voice
• Wrote scripts and assisted in the production of content with Netflix talent for YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram
• Developed bespoke content and new video franchises for social

Greater New York City Area

• Oversaw entertainment coverage with culture director and news editor, publishing news and features
• Monitored social media to identify cultural conversations and emerging trends for story ideas
• Project managed editorial packages including Young Hollywood from brainstorm to social rollout
• Produced photo shoots with rising talent from concept through completion, creating an overall vision
• Collaborated with audience development team on social framing of content, including headlines and asset selection
• Developed SEO strategy establishing Teen Vogue as an authority on new television series and movies

Brooklyn, NY

• Wrote and reported on internet/pop culture moments and movements
• Developed content strategies for coverage by using search and social data
• Evaluated performance of editorial campaigns using traffic reports
• Managed freelance writers and interns on various deadlines
• Collaborated with the managing editor and audience development team on the section's vision and long-term goals

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote for the LOL section a balance of quick news hits on viral content along with longer features covering trending discussions on the internet
• Reported on online culture with a focus on topics concerning the youth, Tumblr and other emerging social networks
• Assigned and communicated with freelancers

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote on issues of race, gender and sexuality in pop culture
• Focusing on television that has large teen followings and about the youth
• Worked with publicists to schedule celebrity interviews

Greater New York City Area

• Pitched and wrote daily news stories with strong shareability
• Focused on LGBT and gender equality issues
• Executed viral story ideas and comprehensive lists which garnered high view counts
• Utilized science reporting to look at the effects of arts and entertainment

Greater New York City Area

• Covered science and technology news
• Helped manage social media channels, including Popular Science's Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Pinterest
• Produced original photo slideshows, videos and GIFs
• Transferred print content to the CMS to be available on Popular Science's website

Evanston, Illinois

• Oversaw all stories published on the website, including editorial and multimedia content
• Organized a staff consisting of managing editors, section editors and contributors
• Served as president of the Board of Directors, the business side of the organization
• Was responsible for the overall well being of the publication

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote daily posts about entertainment news, viral videos and web culture
• Experimented with alternative storytelling and presented content in lists and slideshows
• Contributed to weekly brainstorms and editorial meetings

Evanston, Illinois

• Organized a 400 person formal at the Chicago Field Museum
• Plan campus-wide social events for students living in 11 different residential colleges
• Serve on committees with university administrators to share student opinions

Evanston, Illinois

• Input media coverage about Northwestern and campus events into the school website’s CMS
• Updated contact lists for different news subjects
• Wrote smaller press releases

Evanston, Illinois

• Reported on families’ support of LGBT individuals and brought a voice to their stories
• Wrote front of the book stories for the website
• Uploaded content to our CMS and used HTML to code layouts

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Interviewed rat exterminators, taxidermists and other subjects for reality television shows
• Assisted with logistics when team members filmed/produced on location
• Researched television networks to find patterns between their intended audiences and shows aired