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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Created corporate, executive and public communications across Amazon’s Global Communications and Community Impact division, including Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Amazon Music, Amazon Games, MGM+, Wondery, Twitch and IMDb.Served as managing editor for the Global Comms and Community Impact channel, an internal site that celebrated Amazon’s unique corporate culture and informed employees on upcoming HR and diversity initiatives, programs and policies.Worked with teams of communications professionals in the U.S., UK, Europe, Japan, China, Canada and Latin America on a variety of projects—including brand and reputation messaging, experiential events, C-suite communications, social media, publicity and promotions.Wrote editorial features on Prime Video tentpole series, including “Jury Duty,” “Daisy Jones & the Six” and “Red, White & Royal Blue,” for the company’s public-facing news site, About Amazon. Maintained Amazon’s global style guide, to ensure editorial accuracy and consistency on press releases, media alerts and social media content for tentpole TV and film titles, including “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Thursday Night Football,” “The Boys" and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

Contributed features, interviews, reviews and profiles to publications like “The New York Times,” “Entertainment Weekly,” “Rolling Stone,” Snapchat, About Amazon, talkSPORT UK, “SPIN,” “Baltimore” magazine, “TV Guide” and “The Journal News.”

Los Angeles, California

Led the Los Angeles editorial team and oversaw all aspects of original content, from the creation of restaurant reviews, features and travel guides, to promotion via SEO optimization, newsletters and social media. Ensured editorial accuracy and tone across all platforms, created long-term publishing plans and maintained editorial calendars.Expanded readership and subscriber base through daily newsletter sends, social outreach and annual events like the EEEEEATSCon food festival. Built relationships within the LA food community - both readers and restaurant owners alike - in order to expand coverage of neighborhoods and cuisines, and create diverse and inclusive content. Collaborated with The Infatuation's partnerships team to create unique editorial and social media content for brands like American Express, Nike, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Postmates. Worked closely with Infatuation teams in New York, London, Miami and Chicago on editorial planning, scheduling and social campaigns.

Santa Monica, California, United States

Oversaw creation and promotion of all content on web, mobile and app platforms - including editorial lists, movie and TV recommendations, original videos and photo galleries. Curated content for the IMDbTV streaming platform.Wrote and edited brand-centric lists, rankings and “Best Of” campaigns. Built editorial campaigns for social media and newsletters. Led team-wide planning meetings to align coverage of movie and TV premieres, and events like the Sundance Film Festival, Star Wars Celebration, The Emmys and The Oscars. Created and curated custom editorial content for tentpole events like The Academy Awards, San Diego Comic-Con, Toronto International Film Festival and more.

Venice, California

Launched BROTHER, a digital channel for millennial men, publishing seven days a week on Snapchat and reaching a daily global audience of 7-14 million.Worked closely with Snapchat to develop editorial tone and user-experience best practices for a wholly unique digital platform, expanded audience outreach through social media content-creation, conceived and implemented BROTHER's style and design guides.Managed a staff of full-time and freelance writers, oversaw editorial content from initial pitch to final publication and collaborated with a team of digital producers and designers to create premium, mobile-first content.

New York, New York

Created “Rolling Stone Sports,” where I oversaw an international team of sportswriters, assigned and edited breaking news posts, video content and longform features with a focus on SEO-optimized content and social media outreach.Contributed music features, profiles and interviews to “Rolling Stone” magazine.Managed editorial budgets and calendars to coordinate coverage of major sporting events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, WrestleMania and more.Expanded coverage beyond traditional sports to include mixed martial arts, skateboarding and surfing, professional wrestling, soccer and eSports. Published longform features on top athletes like Ronda Rousey, Bryce Harper, J.J. Watt, Odell Beckham Jr., Andy Murray, Jon Jones, Manny Pacquiao, CM Punk…and the world's greatest Tetris player.Worked closely with UFC, WWE, NBA and MLB to secure exclusive interviews, features and behind-the-scenes video content. Created custom video and editorial for brands like StubHub, New Era and Electronic Arts.

New York, New York

Covered rock and pop music, politics, sports and pop culture for MTVNews.com.Served as on-air correspondent for major tentpole events including the Video Music Awards, Grammys, Europe Music Awards and MTV's Power of '12 election night coverage.Hosted "MTV First," a series of on-air interviews with artists like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, The Black Keys and Foo Fighters, and FNMTV, a weekly music program that featured performances from Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, P!nk and more.Built long-standing relationships with musicians and artists that led to exclusive coverage and content, including video and song premieres.Supervised a staff of writers on breaking news assignments, blog posts and longform features.Collaborated with brands like Target, McDonald's and General Motors, creating dynamic integrated content for both web and television.

Greater New York City Area

New York, New York

New York, New York

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Journalism

Activities and Societies: Entertainment Editor, Independent Florida Alligator

Associate'S Degree, Cinematography And Film/Video Production