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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York

Created innovative and arresting editorial, branded, and advertising content for publications and brands including Playboy, New York Magazine (The Cut), Dow Jones digital properties, DETAILS, Domino, The New York Post, Lifetime, Fast Company, Victoria’s Secret, Elysium, Pepsi Co., and The Gates Foundation. Upped traffic, engagement, and click-through rates by writing with an editor’s eye for quality and impact.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Brainstormed, developed, pitched, edited, produced, and often wrote the majority of both print and digital branded content appearing for the acclaimed art, architecture, design, and culture title. Wrote, assigned, and edited purely editorial journalism for both the online and print editions. Created social media, video, and marketing copy, and newsletters. *Exceeded quality and engagement goals for brands including Balenciaga, Grand Seiko, COS, The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, The Rockwell Group, and more* Increased digital publishing volume, quality, and SEO and keyword intelligence thus boosting traffic* Supervised and educated interns, junior writers, and freelancers* Created new affiliate shopping content, strategic positions, and pitch deck increasing revenue

New York, New York, United States

Assigned and edited the bulk of breaking culture, TV, film, art, society, or media-focused journalism at the progressive title. Produced—through editing and writing—at least10 traffic-grabbing, thought-provoking stories and reporting ranging from 300 to 1,000 words daily and long-form and opinion pieces for the weekend edition.* Lead, onboarded, and managed up to 10 junior writers as well as a cadre of freelancers* Introduced keyword, SEO, metadata, and story building intelligence upping site traffic by 75%* Improved scheduling and production management, increasing culture vertical publishing rate by 150%* Oversaw new traffic-increasing initiatives including partner content, arbitrage, and evergreen content

New York, New York, United States

Wrote, assigned, conceived, and edited short-form breaking news and long-form commentary with a focus on TV, film, and celebrity. Instrumental to a successful effort to boost both publishing frequency and traffic, helping to turn the flagging print title into a digital-first success. * Produced and oversaw the creation of up to 10 stories per day, helping to up traffic by over 125%* Helped expand the site’s hard-news, culture, and society coverage, providing new avenues for growth * Managed junior staffers, training recruits on writing, CMS use, SEO, and other traffic-collecting methods* Advised Editorial Director on story choice, direction, strategy, and tone.

New York, New York, United States

Worked hand-in-hand with managing editor to transform the niche publication into a breaking-news machine by the providing company with SEO, production, and publishing intelligence. Lead a team of junior writers that created at least 12 hard news, tech, culture, and entertainment stories a day. Wrote breaking posts daily. * Revised production system, helping to up publishing volume from around eight stories a day to 22* Directed changes in SEO, keyword usage, and weekend publishing, spurring traffic to rise over 200%* Helped oversee and edit a rotating staff of over eight junior contributors, producing over 12 stories a day* Assisted or led staff-wide approaches to breaking reporting — Charlie Hebdo, Ferguson, ISIS, and more

New York, New York, United States

Returning after a period of freelancing, wrote, conceived, pitched, and edited the majority of branded content on the site, completely revising our partnership process with editorial intelligence, thus helping to make our sponsored program an industry model. Created traffic-leading non-sponsored TV, film, and lifestyle content as well. * Managed editorial execution of seven-figure campaigns for Target, Revlon, Stoli, Ray-Ban, and more* Collaborated with sales to create RFPs, pitch decks, and campaign concepts, landing top-tier clients* Wrote over 1,200 entirely editorial posts, collecting high traffic and engagement along the way* Contributed a diverse array of campaign work including long-form, video, social, newsletters, and UX

New York, New York, United States

R29’s first blog editor and second full-time employee. Learned CMS and digital publishing on the fly while assigning, editing, or writing the majority of daily content and managing a junior writing staff. Integral to the development of the tone, scope, and voice of what would become a $400 million brand.* Taught rough recruits how to write and produce, creating future editors out of interns* Learned CMS in weeks, becoming company authority and forcing changes in our backend* Self-educated in SEO, keywords, and analytics, helping grow traffic from near zero to competitive* Developed and enforced a daily posting schedule, upping frequency tenfold

New York, New York, United States

First job in publishing. Moved up quickly from editorial assistant to managing editor of the small, ASME-winning staff. Conceived, assigned, edited, and wrote both short articles and features for the late luxury-lifestyle title. Coordinated copy editing and proofing process for the entire publication. In charge of the front-of-book section. * Managed experienced freelancers and educated junior writers* Line and top edited well features and front-of-book pieces* Wrote, edited, and supervised the creation of sponsored inserts and market-edited shopping sections* Learned copy editing, fact-checking, AP style, and magazine production

Bachelor Of Arts, Liberal Arts

Masters Studies, Phd. Program, Philosophy

Phd. Studies, Philosophy