Pursues and reports journalistic stories covering a range of topics in state and local government technology with beats including data privacy, artificial intelligence, digital government and surveillance technology. Develops beat sources and relationships with government contacts and leads across the country. Organizes, records and produces interview segments with industry leaders for StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast.

Conceptualizes, pitches and places original journalistic stories for publication in national online outlets. Develops compelling and shareable content for marketing purposes, such as marketing descriptions, brand blurbs or vision statements. Produces well-researched and informative trend books for fashion brands, adhering to deadlines and client specifications.

Directed the development, execution and editing of editorial copy to produce an error-free monthly magazine with local circulation. Conceptualized content and design of editorial features alongside design department to ensure advertising client satisfaction.

Covered local beats including crimes, courts, education and public health through exclusive source relationships. Spearheaded investigative reporting, leading to the launch of Clarksville Now’s “Special Reports” vertical. Managed the third largest local Instagram account (@clarksvillenow), and developed company-wide Instagram policy for 5 Star Media Group to organically grow content engagement and reach by 500%. Honored with 5 Star Media Group’s “2021 Brand Builder” award for work in positioning Clarksville Now as a trusted local news and information source.

Pitched and wrote original feature pieces about music news and releases for digital publication.

Executed assigned stories about new music releases for online publication. Organized and maintained editorial calendar in collaboration with senior staffers.

Accumulated over 250 by-lines concerning music, politics, pop culture and social justice. Conducted interviews and reported at concerts and festivals, wrote features about artists and influencers including Fifth Harmony, Dawn Richard, and Diane Guerrero. Developed and tested concepts for viral memes across different social media platforms, including one meme that garnered over 1 million views.

Helped produce morning news segments, including in-studio set up, building guest lists for hour blocks. Logged daily rundowns and sourced trending web content for social media segments. Researched and reported facts for accuracy on-air and constructed anchor information packets.

Greeted members upon arrival to the club, answered phones and provided expert customer service. Watched children ages 6 months to 12 years old while their guardians used club facilities.

Consolidation of contacts into a singular data base, research for other editorial members, writing stories about government information technology. At FedScoop events, I maintained social media along with other members and used Twitter analytics to determine our progress.