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Las Vegas, NV, US

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Serves as brand ambassador and creative council, developing strategic, and creative solutions aligned with global business initiatives. Produces end-to-end creative development, guidance, and execution of branded video content, including new-to-world video series (brand- and business partner-funded), product launches, event content and exclusive social.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Developed video creative initiatives and campaigns for the AWS Brand Marketing organization. Worked within a video pod to generate original concepts and drive the creative development and execution of short- and long-form branded video content, including new-to-world video series and exclusive social media content. Pitched and presented concepts to.

Washington, D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for overseeing the creation of live-action video, animated video, audio, and graphic design content from concept to delivery for the AWS Worldwide Public Sector Marketing team. Managed various projects simultaneously, keeping all parties informed through each stage of production. Dove deep into an AWS customer's request to reveal the underlying.

Mclean, VA

Managed flagship explainer series producing 150+ videos averaging 2.5 million on-platform views monthly. Developed 4 new platform-specific franchises activating Gannett's 260+ local newspapers to produce and publish content. Worked with USA TODAY's Sales and Marketing teams to ideate, respond, and produce pilots to incoming partnership RFPs. Facilitated.

Mclean, VA

Edited day-of-news segments from field producing to scripting, editing, graphics and timely delivery. Guided live and on-demand coverage by sourcing props, budget, talent and video equipment. Assessed video performance using Adobe and analytics tools to make decisions about format of content. Collaborated with USA TODAY Network producers, journalists and.

Mclean, VA

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Assigned as USA TODAY College’s website content manager to aggregate network content five times per week while producing bi-weekly content with a heavy focus on multimedia. Selected to be on USA TODAY College’s first digital production correspondent program. Promoted relevant evergreen content on social media channels (such as Twitter, Facebook and.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Drafted and proofread 6 press releases for The White House blog and mailing list under the Obama Administration. Designed 30+ graphics for public awareness campaigns, raising social media engagement by 40%.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Published a total of 15 stories, focusing on the presidential elections, campaign trail, etc. Gathered raw footage, cut video, and repurposed broadcast rundowns to accompany online content for CNNpolitics.com. Broke news stories under tight deadlines and supplemented reporters with information to live-tweet on CNN’s social media channels. Assisted on-air.

Urbana-Champaign Area

Covered weekly articles featuring college-focused news and student experiences nationwide totaling 100,000+ shares and 200,000+ views. Pitched original multimedia news packages consisting of 800-words, 3-minute long video segments and 5-7 photos per article per week on a 72-hour deadline. Reported on topics, such as Ferguson riots, immigration reform and.

Champaign, Illinois

Interviewed and and maintained relationships with sources in order to gain a diversified perspective of controversial issues surrounding the campus. Created graphic designs depicting statistical data of articles published on print and online media. Provided comprehensive and accurate information as a breaking-news reporter to the general public.

Champaign, Illinois

Promoted to work with the fall national team after summer internship. Collaborated in a team setting of eight national columnists from universities across the country. Published 800-word articles in the category of Campus Life and Business to a nationwide audience weekly.

Ningbo, China

Assisted students with the English speaking and listening portion of the TOEFL & IELTS standardized exams. Worked with infants the pronunciation of basic words in the English language. Engaged individuals in proactive discussions in regards to social justice issues surrounding the world. Created lesson plans in order to fully maintain structure for the.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) UIUC, The Daily Illini, Illinois Enactus, and Philippine Student.

High School Diploma