Pitch and report 6-9 stories weekly on Federal Reserve, economic indicators and macro themes like housing, jobs and demographic trends for web publication using U.S. News’ CMS and AP style. Additionally pitch/report in-depth feature stories that highlight employment issues in the U.S.

Report on economic indicators, Federal Reserve, World Bank and IMF using Bloomberg style for terminal and bloomberg.com users. Pitch, research and write own enterprise features that underscore current economic/employment trends

Pitched, reported and wrote healthcare business and economy stories for daily web publication and for client partners like MarketWatch, McClatchy and UPI. Experience in both multimedia and print. As a producer, managed a news budget and updated web content on Medill's CMS system on an occasional basis.

Researched and fact-checked data on healthcare organizations using SEC filings and 990 forms for story background. Reported on and wrote 16 company profiles for Healthcare’s Hottest recognition in a Sept. 2013 issue.

Participated in the successful agency onboarding of a major oncology client in Spring 2012 and in preparation for and tactical execution of a national convention thereafter.Managed start-to-finish progress of projects, specifically print and media-related, and coordinated individual tactical budgets, timelines and expectations with marketing team. Monitored financial health of oncology client and reported weekly status to internal and brand teams.Additionally facilitated… Show more Participated in the successful agency onboarding of a major oncology client in Spring 2012 and in preparation for and tactical execution of a national convention thereafter.Managed start-to-finish progress of projects, specifically print and media-related, and coordinated individual tactical budgets, timelines and expectations with marketing team. Monitored financial health of oncology client and reported weekly status to internal and brand teams.Additionally facilitated constant communication with internal teams to assure adherence to regulatory standards. Show less

Experience on both HCP and DTC accounts in the following therapeutic categories: cardiology, gastroenterology, oncology and nutrition. Coordinated efforts on 4 major brand reimaging campaigns, a brand relaunch and 3 label updates. Experience in both interactive and print media.Responsible additionally for overseeing duties of traffic coordinator, maintaining both internal and external timelines and facilitating communication between creative, account and interactive teams.

Screened calls during shows, researched guest backgrounds and show topics, created program copies for archives and WFAE listeners

Read and fact checked news feature stories. Wrote individual pieces for both the Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 issues.

Formatted news pages as a production news editor using Quark XPress. As assistant news editor, read and edited news stories using AP style. Fact checked, created headlines and designed front page.

Worked in community organizing with the group. Attended rallies opposing then-proposed Illinois budget cuts, connected with area politicians about the need for comprehensive immigration reform, reached out to area leaders to train and educate the Cicero community about immigration. Additionally researched and wrote grants, awarding a $5,000 Bank of America Local Heroes grant to the organization.