Experienced reporter covering news/trends in media, culture (music, film, T.V, comedy and art), business and tech; Writes press releases and communications content for clients on a project-by-project basis. • Currently writing about AdTech news, non-alcoholic spirits, music, and art.• Wrote dozens of viral hard news and long-form features, reviews and interviews for Newsweek, Vulture, No Depression, Vice, Spin, Brooklyn Vegan, Relix, Flaunt, Univision and more. • Notable stories include Vulture features on pop existentialism and an interview with comedy legend Judd Apatow, a Newsweek print feature on Montreal’s Leonard Cohen celebrations, and an interview with the director of Bowie’s final music videos a month before Bowie’s death.

• Built editorial calendar and content cadence for diverse audiences, managing one contract writer and a vast contributor network of PR pros and journalists• Designed, fielded and released four research studies, including the inaugural State of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in PR study, and programmed virtual launch events with thousands of registrations• Developed content and a rollout strategy for the launch of new products including a proprietary trends research tool• Curated and edited daily, weekly and monthly newsletters with subscribers in the thousands. • Built SEO pillar pages and performed content updates to help brand rank for target keywords and earn spots in Google knowledge graphs• Composed and launched the first brand style guide for product copy and content

—Led event programming and speaker selection on several annual tentpole conferences—Managed intern program and junior employees— Built out social strategy and managed posting schedule, cadence and copy—Owned Analytics strategies for the PRNEWS brand—Launched an enterprise reporting program for PRNEWS

—Reported multiple stories a week about the PR/communications industry, focused on tech/innovation, influencers and culture. —Recruited and worked with VP-level and above speakers across B2B, B2C and nonprofits/NGOs for our annual conferences, workshops, webinars and awards shows—Developed thoughtful, innovative programming around the conversations that need to be happening in PR—Hosted flagship events, moderates panels, firesides and keynotes onstage

Reported out and published several stories a week, including hard news, opinion pieces and long-form Q&As on trends in music, art, and innovation. Edited posts for both web and print on CMS (implementing best practices like SEO, Google Keywords, etc.) Worked with editors across all departments to produce, and promote, multimedia stories. Shot and edited original photography. Managed social copy using Buffer, and read analytics using Google Analytics, Chartbeat and Parse.ly

Wrote daily round-ups and hard news stories. Conducted interviews with celebrities and personalities across Art and Innovation verticals. Transcribed and fact-checked stories for both print and web. Learned best CMS practices for publishing and audience engagement. Learned best practices for social media promotion.

Customer Service, Tech. Support, Sales- Worked launches for iPhone 4, 4s,5,5s and 6 along with all iPads and Macs

Published 50+ music reviews of albums and concerts in Boston; Assist with live coverage in the "World of Sound" sectionConduct interviews with artists/personalities in popular music, art and culture

Operations, Shipping and preparing orders for composer Philip Glass. Aiding and assisting with press events and promotional appearances for Mr. Glass

Read and covered several screenplays and scripts, watched and commented on film screeners of prospective acquisitionsAssisted in screenings, press breaks and media events Met with company presidents to discuss possible future films to release/ co-finance and develop