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New York, United States

• Served as director and executive producer on a number of First We Feast’s flagship video series, guiding each project from creative development and scripting through post-production and launch.
• Created series that brought in millions of dollars in revenue through full-season sponsorships with brands like DoorDash, Sensodyne, Ooni Pizza Ovens, Jagermeister, and the NFL.
• Directed high-level celebrity talent, oversaw 10 - 20 crewmembers on set, and managed a team of producers and video editors on each project.
• Spearheaded First We Feast’s premium development initiatives, crafting new series concepts to pitch to linear television networks and streaming platforms.

Greater New York City Area

• Helped grow First We Feast into an 11MM-subscriber YouTube juggernaut.
• Body of work garnered more than 150MM views on YouTube, and select series were licensed to premium streaming platforms like Hulu and Pluto.
• Scouted hosts and developed a recurring cast of celebrity guests across the channel’s programming.

Greater New York City Area

• Created, directed, and produced a handful of original video series, including the cult-favorite cooking show Feast Mansion, which boasted the highest engagement rate of any series at Complex Networks.
• Contributed research to First We Feast’s hit show Hot Ones, directed Hot Ones Extras episodes, and served as creative lead on host Sean Evans’ popular spinoff series, Sean in the Wild. AWARDS: Winner of 2019 James.

Greater New York City Area

• Oversaw the daily news operation at FirstWeFeast.com, Complex’s food and pop-culture vertical.
• Utilized tools like Chartbeat and Google Analytics to raise web traffic across the site.
• Hired and managed a team of writers, publishing up to 10 news posts per day; articles weremeticulously edited to maintain First We Feast’s unique voice and style.
• Wrote features, plotted editorial strategies, and produced content across social media platforms.

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote multiple longform cover stories for the print edition of New York’s iconic alternative weekly.
• Pitched and reported up to three features per week for the Voice's website, focusing on arts, culture and current events in the New York City area.
• Wrote two of the Voice’s 10 most popular web stories of 2015, as well as the second most read longform feature of the year.
• Exclusive reports were picked up by Gawker, Jezebel, Slate, Mediaite, Fusion and a number of other major outlets, becoming national news.

Greater New York City Area

• Pitched, wrote, and researched up to five entries per day for The Huffington Post’s Media vertical, focusing on trends in TV news, print journalism, digital media, politics and press freedoms.
• Helped manage HuffPost Media’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, scheduling multiple posts per hour to help drive traffic to our page.
• Wrote social and SEO-friendly headlines, filed wires, and contributed to a daily newsletter.

30 Rockefeller Plaza

• Coordinated live, on-camera interviews with politicians, experts and celebrities for MSNBC’s dayside and weekend programming, leading to close relationships with elite-level sources.
• Conducted pre-interviews and vetted potential guests to assess their ability to comment on current events.
• Worked in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment and often dealt with breaking news.