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New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Write features, reviews, recaps and more about about television, film, awards shows and pop culture.

Brooklyn, Ny

Pen for hire.

New York, Ny

Edit copy associated with all aspects of Comedy Central’s online and mobile presence, including the website, video descriptions, social media platforms and marketing campaigns. Work with a team of editors, writers and online producers to maintain Comedy Central’s voice across content channels. Publish regular updates to an ever-evolving style guide.

New York, Ny

Write features on television, including regular recaps of "Game of Thrones." Create weekly roundup of news headlines and conversation starters, from the deeply serious to the deeply weird. Write cultural opinion pieces, including a discussion of Hollywood's superheroine problem.

Greater New York City Area

Wrote music and cabaret features; my article about Justin Vivian Bond was a cover story in 2015.

New York, Ny

Executed cover features on culture, life and events in New York City for one of the city’s top weekly magazines, both in print and online, from conceptualizing to assigning and editing. Collaborated with editorial, art and photo teams to brainstorm and execute print and online content. Wrote timely, witty, SEO-optimized posts on NYC news for TONY’s blog. Wrote articles and reviews throughout the magazine and website on theater, film, lifestyle, books, events and New York history. Arranged and… Show more Executed cover features on culture, life and events in New York City for one of the city’s top weekly magazines, both in print and online, from conceptualizing to assigning and editing. Collaborated with editorial, art and photo teams to brainstorm and execute print and online content. Wrote timely, witty, SEO-optimized posts on NYC news for TONY’s blog. Wrote articles and reviews throughout the magazine and website on theater, film, lifestyle, books, events and New York history. Arranged and conducted interviews with celebrities including Patrick Stewart, Neil Patrick Harris and Isabella Rossellini. Hired, oversaw and mentored a team of interns. Show less

New York, Ny

Copy edited print and online articles, listings and interviews for TONY, both onscreen and on printed galleys. Worked with editors and writers across the magazine to tighten and finess content. Collaborated with Copy Chief and other copy editors to keep galleys on track and meet regular print deadlines. Contributed to detailed TONY style guide.

Boston, Ma

Wrote reviews and features on theater, film, comedy and dance. Conducted interviews with prominent figures including Joan Rivers, Carrie Fisher and Harry Shearer. Attended and reviewed multiple theatrical productions every week, and developed relationships with members of the area arts scene.

Boston, Ma

Wrote features on events, personalities, arts, food and drink for Boston’s second largest daily newspaper. Worked collaboratively in a bustling newsroom to conceive and generate stories on tight deadlines. Conducted frequent interviews in the field.

Boston, Ma

Co-headed a three-person editorial team that built and launched the first Web-only model of a international magazine brand from the ground up. Assembled a team of writers and conceived, assigned, edited, copy-edited and fact-checked stories. Oversaw Arts & Culture and Things to Do sections. Wrote features, reviews and listings on theater, restaurants, music, local happenings and Boston history.

Cambridge, Ma

Lead communications efforts for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s globally renowned Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, the largest research lab on campus. Wrote all internal content for CSAIL’s website and collaborated with the MIT News Office to share research with the larger world. Interviewed research scientists, professors and students to generate feature stories, press releases and news items. Oversaw the lab’s social-media presence on Twitter and Facebook.

Boston, Ma

Covered concerts and interviewed local and national musicians for Boston-based online publication, including Kate Nash, Devendra Banhart, and Harry and the Potters. (For reference, the title predated the Tea Party movement. No saber-rattling Republicanism involved. This was just about Boston and its wacky 18th-century shenanigans.)

Boston, Ma

Wrote editorial reviews and insider tips on local restaurants, bars and cafés. Gathered and fact-checked restaurant information. Photographed restaurant interiors and dishes.

Wrote scripts and wikiguides for online how-to videos, on topics ranging from homebrewing beer to selling Girl Scout cookies.

Boston, Ma

Collaborated with an in-house team to shape a dynamic content product specially tailored for mobile phone users. Oversaw a team of more than 40 writers in six U.S. cities. Assigned, edited and fact-checked daily mobile web content. Maintained a hotlist of events across nationwide markets.

Boston, Ma

Wrote reviews and features on theater, film, local personalities, music and events for Boston’s beloved alternative weekly newspaper. Maintained detailed event listings online and in print across all sections. Oversaw regular updating of the Dig’s website. Began as an intern and returned as a full-time member of the editorial team.

Ba, English And American Literature

Activities and Societies: Brandeis Theatre Company, The Justice, Chamber Choir, Spur of the Moment, Undergraduate Theatre Collective •.

Associate, English Literature, Theatre, Art History, Film

Study abroad program in London