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New York City Metropolitan Area

• Lead development for new miniseries, focusing on original investigations and news partnerships.
• Edited “Criminal Attorney,” a new #1 series about a ruthless New Jersey lawyer who broke all the rules, and the quest to take him down.
• Developed and edited season 4 of “Dr. Death,” the #1 podcast (and now TV show) about a biotech founder charged with orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot.
• Edited “Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman Fried,” the inside story of the crypto billionaire’s spectacular unraveling, a collaboration with Bloomberg. "Spellcaster" took home the Loeb Award in the audio category, as.

• Led editorial for new narrative series, from development through launch and initial seasons. Set up and managed productions for several shows at a time, refining processes to help series become creatively viable.
• Developed and edited the #1 hit always-on show “Scamfluencers" and the #1 hit limited series “The Execution of Bonny Lee". Both shows were listed on Podtrac’s “Top 25 New Podcasts of 2022” list, as measured by.
• Approved and commissioned new seasons and episodes for several popular ongoing narrative shows (40+ episodes per year)
• Developed and produced pilot episodes for new weekly shows, including Diss and Tell
• Managed the work of reporters, producers, story editors, freelance writers and researchers
• Provided detailed notes and guidance across several drafts of outlines, scripts and mixes

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Edited narrative documentary podcasts and guided the development and creation of new series as part of the leadership team at Three Uncanny Four Productions, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
• Edited “Bad Blood: The Final Chapter,” a narrative podcast diving into the evidence against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, tied to her 2021 criminal trial. The show reached #9 on Apple Podcasts, where it was also.
• Edited “Broken: Seeking Justice,” a podcast investigation of the people who participated in, aided and witnessed Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. Named one of the “Top 50 Podcasts of 2020” by the Atlantic (#18). Series.

New York, New York, United States

• Directed the features and news program for History.com, reaching 15 million monthly visitors
• Increased traffic to sections I managed by 30%, year over year, by elevating the quality of storytelling
• Reached younger audiences on search and social by developing strategic approaches to multi-platform distribution
• Managed writers and producers creating multimedia content, including digital video and interactive maps
• Spearheaded the launch of two high-performing email newsletters for 275,000 subscribers
• Served as the editorial lead for platform partnerships with Apple News, Flipboard and Google Earth

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Oversaw day-to-day management of editorial staff in a leadership role at a site focused on culture, travel and science
• Commissioned and edited unique and exclusive feature stories, news and visual content
• Managed editorial workflow, planning calendar, payments, daily newsletters, interactive projects and theme weeks
• Balanced many assignments at once while maintaining high journalistic standards under deadline pressure
• In 18 months, editorial output quadrupled and traffic increased eightfold to 5 million monthly uniques
• Directed the publication's editorial fellowship and internship programs and mentored aspiring journalists

• Contributed narrative stories on business and science to The New Yorker and The Atlantic
• Reported travel and culture stories for New York magazine, Vice, National Geographic Traveler, Afar and others

New York, New York, United States

• Wrote and edited features and breaking news about architecture, real estate, design and retail for Curbed's flagship site
• Duties including reporting and editing on deadline; executing long-form stories, photo-based features, maps, trend reports, holiday and theme packages; and curating and sending the daily newsletter
• Several of my enterprise features became blockbusters with upwards of a million readers (linked below)

Wrote and reported dozens of 1,400-word feature articles for the Travel and Real Estate sections. Reported on the ground from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Contributed several pieces to the “36 Hours” and “Footsteps” anthologies. Did pre-launch editorial work for “NYT Cooking, ” a standalone subscription app.

• Contributor, The New York Times: Footsteps (Published 2017 by Three Rivers Press)
• Contributor, NYT: 36 Hours Europe and 36 Hours World (published 2017-2019 by Taschen)
• Co-author, Berlin: Wallpaper City Guide (Published 2013 by Phaidon)
• Co-author, USA: A Visual Adventure (Published 2009 by National Geographic Germany/France)
• Co-author, Time Out Berlin (Published 2009 by Time Out Guides)

Berlin Area, Germany

• Supervised all digital content for a Berlin-based music and lifestyle magazine distributed in six European markets
• Assigned and edited daily news stories, features and columns
• Managed a team of four staff writers

Berlin Area, Germany

• Oversaw and edited content for three geo-locational travel guides launched from the ground up for web and mobile, part of a 20-city network of international guides
• Hired and managed writers in Berlin, Vienna and Stockholm
• Company nominated for a Webby, named "Best Online City Guide" in The Guardian and mobile app was an iTunes Editor's Pick

New York, New York, United States

• Reported and wrote news features and essays about real estate, culture, and food for a weekly magazine
• Copy-edited, proofread, and checked facts in a breaking news environment.

B.A., Journalism, American Studies

Activities and Societies: Washington Square News, Cultural Life ReporterForeign Language: German

M.A., Creative Writing - Prose Fiction