Created an award-winning podcast that acted as a daily news briefing devoted to the state of Pennsylvania.Scripted, recorded and edited the podcast for more than 300 episodes.“Today in Pa” had a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts throughout Julia’s time hosting it. It earned a Gold ranking in “News and Politics Podcasts” from the 2020 W3 Awards.

Developed and grew a Philadelphia-based audience for PennLive.com, which was based several hours away in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Created photo, video and text content that appealed to both Philadelphians and readership throughout the state.Named one of the 25 rising stars of journalism under 35 by Editor and Publisher.Earned a second place award in Feature Beat Reporting from the Keystone Press Awards in 2019. The Keystones recognize journalists throughout the state of… Show more Developed and grew a Philadelphia-based audience for PennLive.com, which was based several hours away in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Created photo, video and text content that appealed to both Philadelphians and readership throughout the state.Named one of the 25 rising stars of journalism under 35 by Editor and Publisher.Earned a second place award in Feature Beat Reporting from the Keystone Press Awards in 2019. The Keystones recognize journalists throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Show less

Pioneered production and distribution strategies for online video content for PennLive.com.Managed team of videographers and worked with them to produced high quality video content. Together, she and her team generated video ideas, wrote engaging scripts, shot scenes, edited footage and created animations.Formulated best practice reports and performance reviews by studying various analytical data, an important task as this marked PennLive’s first serious foray into video… Show more Pioneered production and distribution strategies for online video content for PennLive.com.Managed team of videographers and worked with them to produced high quality video content. Together, she and her team generated video ideas, wrote engaging scripts, shot scenes, edited footage and created animations.Formulated best practice reports and performance reviews by studying various analytical data, an important task as this marked PennLive’s first serious foray into video content.Earned a first place award in enterprise reporting from the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors Awards in 2016 for work done alongside colleague Jan Murphy on her project on life in prisons. The same organization also awarded her a second place for Best Short Video in 2017. Show less

Managed a team of reporters and columnists, assigning and editing stories.Generated story ideas and wrote entertainment, news and lifestyle articles on strict deadlines.Used analytics to determine content and distribution strategies.

Lead expansion efforts for PennLive.com.Managed a team of reporters and assisted them in covering both the news and entertainment beat for the area using text, photo and video.Optimized SEO and encouraged best practices when publishing on the web.

Reported on the latest concerts, fashion trends and quirky midstate happenings.

Worked as an arts, culture and entertainment reporter for the Patriot-News.

Covered the Carlisle Area School District and Carlisle Borough for the Patriot-News.

Created Richmond TV, an online news program for Richmond, the American International University in London.Managed a team of volunteer reporters and editors.Secured funding and equipment. Shot and edited footage.

Interned for John Hayes MP, who was at the time Minister of Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning.