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New York City Metropolitan Area

• Producing shows for the Freakonomics Radio Network, including the flagship show, Freakonomics Radio (which also airs on NPR stations nationwide)• Developing and launching spin-off shows, including the popular People I (Mostly) Admire and the forthcoming Sudhir Breaks the Internet• Duties as lead producer on new shows include conceptualizing show formats and establishing tone-of-voice alongside hosts and executive producer, training hosts for audio production, scripting and editing trailers and promos, briefing composers, and liaising with marketing departments, among other tasks, as well as producing the initial run of episodes for each show• Duties on episodes produced include researching and pitching topics, pre-interviewing guests, preparing research/questions for host, conducting and recording interviews, scripting full episodes, line-producing hosts for narration/recording, editing audio, fact-checking, and proofing transcripts, among other tasks• A list of episodes produced across all shows can be found here (including the most-downloaded episodes in 2019 and in 2020 — more than 2 million downloads each — and a Webby-award honoree): http://bit.ly/2wJ9qtE

Greater New York City Area

• Project management of magazine issues with managing editor• Research and fact-checking• Managing relationships with freelance contributors • Developing pitches/stories with writers and other editors• Editing commissioned feature stories• Contributing ideas and feedback to editorial and pitch meetings• Contributing content to digital platforms. (e.g. http://bit.ly/2gTj2qm) magazine.

Sydney, Australia

• Created and implemented first digital strategy for Opera House programming team• Developed campaigns and managed project budgets (approx. $400,000/yr)• Commissioned web content to support campaigns, inc. Minister for Men (http://bit.ly/1MpqZvP) and Ambitious Designs (http://bit.ly/1KGHQZT) web series (over 450,000 and 150,000 views respectively across Opera House online channels) to support campaigns• Produced live stream broadcasts from the Opera House (switching between multiple stages within Opera House, packaged content, backstage areas, live host, etc.)• Recorded/interviewed Opera House talent backstage for online channels• Produced and distributed recordings and podcasts• Developed RFPs and managed pitching process for external partners• Managed streaming technology partners, content agencies, freelance and in-house creatives, etc., to produce and implement broadcasts and content• Presented project budgets, strategies, outcomes, etc., to SOH board of directors• Hired and managed team of junior digital producers• Provided copy-writing for events, website, newsletters, etc.• Oversaw Opera House programming social channels• Started first Opera House online magazine (http://bit.ly/1dP8MN0, http://bit.ly/1H4v9ct)• Managing on-site digital activations at live events• Events/broadcasts included: Salman Rushdie, Stephen Hawking, Elizabeth Kolbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dan Savage, Naomi Klein, David Simon, David Sedaris, and Paul Krugman.

Sydney, Australia

• Developed responses to RFPs; presented pitches to prospective clients• Managed staff, clients, timelines, and budgets (up to $200k/project) on web design/build and strategy projects• Conducted and managed research projects, inc. stakeholder/audience interviews, audience persona development, content audits, social media monitoring, competitor analysis, traffic analysis, etc.• Produced digital content/social media strategies and monthly reports• Conducted UX analysis and testing• Developed content taxonomies for enterprise-level web systems• Clients included: Cisco, Beckman Coulter, Department of Defence (AU).

Bachelor Of Arts, English, Media Studies

Masters, Economics

Graduate Diploma, Digital Design