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New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

• As The Orchard’s Global Head of Digital Operations, I oversee a 15-person global operations team with members in the US, UK, India, and Australia. Responsibilities include:
• Working closely with key DSP partners to troubleshoot supply chain issues and implement new requirements
• Serving as key product stakeholder and collaborating with Sony Music’s Product, Design & Engineering department to develop and improve internal and customer-facing applications
• Representing company at DDEX conferences & in interim meetings
• Collaborating with client and retail teams to execute high-priority release rollouts and address marketplace concerns

Greater New York City Area

Managing the distribution of all digital and/or physical releases for more than 20 independent labels and management groups including Mute, Polyvinyl, 88rising, HITCO, Nervous, Tender Loving Empire, 800 Pound Gorilla, and more, as well as serving as product owner for Warner Music Group’s proprietary release CMS. Responsibilities include advising labels on.

Burbank, California

Oversaw all digital production for West Coast independent labels using ADA (Alternative Distribution Alliance) for their distribution needs. Labels included Sub Pop, Epitaph, New West, Nettwerk, Dim Mak, and many more. Responsibilities included working alongside labels and label development, digital service providers like Spotify and Apple Music, WMG’s.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Served as music supervisor for the web series How To Not, initially released independently, later picked up by FilmBuff, distributed by Vessel. Responsibilities included working closely with more than twenty artists, drafting and revising license agreements, submitting cue sheets, and assisting in post production.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Served as an interning assistant to the West Coast representative of Beggars Music, the publishing arm of Beggars Group (XL, 4AD, Matador, Young Turks, Rough Trade, True Panther)
• Researched and connected with writers, producers, managers, A&R executives, music supervisors, and more to connect Beggars artists’ music with others for collaborations, licensing for TV and film, and more
• Wrote many press releases for Beggars'​ new signings and artists' new releases.
• Provided general assistance for the label executives (4AD, Matador) at Beggars Group LA

San Francisco, CA

• Served as an interning assistant to the four artist managers at Zeitgeist Artist Management (now known as Brilliant Corners Artist Management)
• Contributed to tour bookings and organization, sync licensing maintenance, merchandising, and other general assistance
• Updated social media outlets for ZAM artists

San Francisco, California

• Served as sole copywriter for products on the eCommerce site Wantful.com and feature writer for Wantful's iPad magazine
• Played a key role in developing Wantful's iPad magazine, featured by Apple
• Contributed to business development and User Experience Design

• Copyedited and fact checked books of essays and books of youth poetry lessons

San Francisco

• Tutored advanced high school writers in developing screenplays, novellas, books of poetry, and more

San Francisco, CA

• Fact-checked for and selected pieces to be considered for publication in The Believer, Lucky Peach, McSweeney's Poetry Series, and Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern
• Edited Voice of Witness narratives, nonfiction examinations of historical, sociopolitical controversy

• Selected poems from student submissions; hired selection committee
• Edited poems and journal proof for publication

• Helped to build the lifestyle magazine
• Wrote feature articles about various social events, businesses, and members of the community in the Nashville area

Covered local concerts for the online music publication.

Bachelor Of Arts, English, Psychology, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta, Towering Traditions Graduated with honors in English, with minors in Spanish and psychology..

Argentine Culture, Spanish

English, Literature, Communications

Studied Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens, reading their most monumental novels and visiting a number of the landmarks found within. Also.