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• Published thousands of articles about every aspect of the music industry, including news, trends, tech, major figures in the business, charts, investigations, and features.
• Interviewed music industry notables such as BTS, Drake, David Guetta, Daniel Ek, Blackpink, Charli XCX, Nile Rodgers, Quincy Jones, Troy Carter, Usher, Fall Out Boy, Disclosure, Hunter Hayes, Christina Aguilera, and.
• Used my knowledge of the Billboard charts to track historic moments in the music industry and quickly cover them.
• My articles have accrued tens of millions of views and they are consistently some of the most popular and viral items.

• Acted as a talking head on two seasons of the AXS original docuseries about the biggest stories and mysteries in music.
• Developed dozens of segment ideas and conducted research to prepare them out for production.
• Generated a list of music industry figures for inclusion in the show as on-camera talent and recruited them, pulling from my own network.

• Strategized all social media marketing efforts for legendary Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter Noel Paul Stookey and his team whenever he has a new product to launch.
• Worked with the remaining members of Peter Paul, and Mary on a special anniversary product launch’s marketing.
• Created social editorial calendars, wrote all social copy, created graphics, GIFs, and videos and posted all content.

Greater New York City Area

• My byline has appeared in Mashable, The Huffington Post, MTV, the Grammys, Mic, Sonicbids, Hypebot, Blackbook, Noisey, Buzzfeed, the Hollywood Reporter, NewNowNext, Into, and over two dozen other publications.
• Formed lasting and fruitful relationships with publicists, managers, editors, and figures in the music industry.

• Handled every aspect of marketing for music tech startup Aimi, including high-level strategy, communications, branding, and also developed and honed the company’s voice and tone.
• Managed all social channels, including ideating, copywriting, editing, proofreading, posting, and tracking insights.
• Ran the company’s Google Ads, which included copywriting, tracking the success of ads, and fixing any issues.
• Liaised between our PR firms, helped refine the company’s messaging to press, and edited materials before distribution.
• Worked with conferences around the world and events to get Aimi involved via sponsorships and speaking opportunities.
• Additionally created social media and marketing strategies for the CEO’s side businesses, connecting them back to Aimi.

• Covered the biggest celebrity stories of the day, handling every aspect of my own output, from pitching to writing to perfecting the headline and implementing best SEO practices.
• Scoured the internet daily to find trending stories, tracked ongoing items, and looked ahead for timely content ideas.

• Controlled a social media calendar based on what shows were coming to the theater and created all content to share.
• Worked with producers and other creatives to develop social campaigns, raise awareness and drive ticket sales.
• Part of a team that handled script coverage for new works that producers and theater companies wanted to stage.
• Created a monthly newsletter, reimagining old marketing efforts and streamlining the process for future use.

• Brainstormed ideas for new series, including a mix of unscripted and scripted content.
• Researched and developed series to pitch, taking concepts from the beginning stages to fully-formed potential shows.
• Helped with anything else producers needed, including accounting, transcribing, and other errands around the office.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed social media brands for well-established figures in sports (Olympic gold medal winners), business (Comcast, Berkshire Hathaway, and SAP), medicine, and entertainment.
• Created and posted written and visual content relevant to a client’s brand and business objectives across social sites.
• Crafted content calendars weeks in advance, taking into account important events, releases, and timely stories.
• Handled all aspects of community management, including responding to followers, dealing with issues, and reaching out proactively to influencers and brands.
• Ghostwrote articles in the voices of many different clients that were published via Thrive Global, Medium, and Entrepreneur.
• Brainstormed and developed ideas for new video and podcast series for clients, researched guests, and generated interview questions for important Q&As.

New York City, NY

• Found fresh, unique ways to tackle the biggest stories in music of the day and also interviewed many major musicians.
• Created visual and written social media content for all platforms, copyedited social videos, and covered major live events on social.
• Prepared evergreen content for slow news days and future publication that helped the site hit ambitious reader numbers.
• Brainstormed new ideas for series and shows for the website, social media, and even the traditional TV network.

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote my own blog dedicated to anything music-related.
• Published one of the first reviews of the surprise Beyonce album, an article that quickly went viral.

Greater New York City Area

• Stepped into the lead account position on two major social marketing campaigns for Delta and American Express and helped both launch successfully.
• Part of the team tasked with coming up with creative, eye-catching campaigns for brands such as Hugo Boss and Starter, and then presented these ideas to prospective clients.
• Managed all social media for both the company and the CEO.
• Sought out and created PR opportunities for the company and our assorted projects and secured speaking engagements for the CEO.

• Chosen by Syco Entertainment’s public relations firm as a music industry expert to speak on sales, past winners of reality shows, and the business in general.
• Co-hosted the debut episode of “The Press Factor,” an online spin-off series connected to The X Factor where journalists interviewed the remaining contestants and fielded questions from viewers.

• Organized public speaking opportunities to spread the word about our cause and solicit donations.
• Secured interviews and press for all volunteers to increase awareness of our organization.
• Organized and launched a personal Facebook donation campaign that resulted in over $10,000 raised.

• Pitched press releases, media alerts, and calendar listings for national and local media of all kinds.
• Created media lists for national campaigns consisting of television, radio, print, and online outlets.
• Organized speaking engagements and press conferences domestically and internationally for our clients.
• Accompanied clients (such as bestselling authors and Academy Award-nominated actresses) to media appearances and events.
• Secured press coverage with outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, Miami Times, Inc. Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, New York Magazine, New York Daily News, Daily Mail, Bloomberg, Epoch Times, Siempre Mujer, U-T San.

• Wrote and scheduled daily posts for the Lasell College Honors Program’s social media channels.
• Tracked daily, weekly, and monthly views and created analyses of what content performed best.
• Encouraged community involvement by having program members like the page and post their own content.

• Founded a daily blog about pop music, with a focus on new talent and what’s next.
• Racked up over 1,000,000 reads from 95 countries, at one point reaching over 50,000 people per month.
• Arranged and conducted interviews with emerging and established pop acts, such as Ed Sheeran, Kiesza, Karmin, and Betty Who.

• Wrote articles for Billboard.com and Billboard.biz, including news stories and single reviews.
• Edited existing articles for the online edition of the magazine.
• Transcribed interviews with artists and authors for features published both online and in print.

• Consulted with the CEO about the importance of social media and how it can improve his brand’s image and presence.
• Helped explain how these websites and tools work and how to get the most out of the least amount of time.

• Drafted press releases, media advisories, and calendar listings that were published in major media outlets.
• Pitched stories about our clients to radio, television, and print media.
• Secured information for a client regarding local and national advertising campaigns.

• Managed the official Facebook and Twitter accounts for the Boston area’s Step Out Walk, its largest annual fundraising event.
• Reorganized all donation history and donor contact info into one streamlined database for efficient future tracking of donor outreach.
• Secured donations from local businesses, and incentivized volunteers to raise even more money from their networks.

• Helped organize mailing lists and a system for a large-scale mailing for a 20th anniversary event.
• Had a say in picking the location, date, time, entertainment, and all venues for promotion for said event.
• Organized donation levels and created incentives for greater giving.
• Reorganized donation history into one document to better facilitate future campaigns.

• Developed a personal brand on social media channels that garnered thousands of followers which I later turned into a clothing line.
• Designed four separate clothing lines and dealt with all details of production.
• Embarked on a summer-long promotional tour of New England to sell a brand new line.
• Raised thousands of dollars in donations through sales, all while also raising awareness of the benefitting causes and charities.

• Organized small-scale (less than 500 people) concerts at venues in Worcester, Boston, and the area.
• Found bands to play these events for free, and worked with the venues to secure as many necessities as possible for as little money as possible.
• Promoted these events on Myspace and through email lists and flyers.

Master'S Degree, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Education record

Activities and Societies: Classes Taken: English for Journalism, Gamification, Analyzing Global Trends for Business and Society

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing