Contributor to Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, CBS, NPR, Time, Gannett, WNYC, WGN and Russian newspaper Vechernyaya Moskva, among other outlets.- Ongoing freelancing career punctuated by various staff-writing stints- Staff Writer at Consequence of Sound- Fellow with the International Center for Journalists' Russia-U.S. Young Media Professionals Exchange Program made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission- Staff Writer at the Tallahassee Democrat- Interned at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C. - Thorough reporting, researching skills - Learning new technologies quickly - Sharp communication skills - Wide experience and knowledge in news topics such as politics, business, media, music, arts, culture, features and lifestyle topics, among many othersSpecialties: - Writing/editing in Associated Press, Modern Language Association styles- Maximizing efficiency of various content management systems (WordPress, Tumblr, GetPublished, etc.) with use HTML, Flash and JavaScript programming languages- Optimizing Adobe software (Premiere, Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy, etc.)- Discerning sound in audio editing software (ProTools, Adobe Audition, CoolEdit, Dalet, etc.) with ears for radio and eyes for sound waves
Listed skills include Wordpress, Newspapers, Ap Style, Social Media, and 16 others.