Education
B.A. in Journalism, Minor in Graphic Design from American University
Experience
TEGNA, May 2017-Present
National Video and Features Producer, July 2018-present
- Produced multimedia feature stories for HeartThreads, a heartwarming vertical with more than 900,000 followers, distributed to 39 percent of U.S. households via TEGNA’s 61 stations
- Executed biweekly short documentaries from beginning to end including pitching, interviewing, filming, editing and posting online
- Wrote emotional, character-driven digital articles which generated more than 2.3 million page views for TEGNA websites
- Developed and implemented a strategic Instagram plan for HeartThreads, increasing followers by more than 1,100 percent through engaging content and leading social media best practices
- Pioneered TEGNA’s first weekly Snapchat show “VERIFY,” a series that fact-checks misinformation on social media, growing its following to more than 170,000 subscribers
National Breaking News Producer, May 2017-July 2018
- Wrote, curated and published up to 10 SEO-optimized national and political news stories daily that reached approximately 50 million digital users each week
- Responded quickly and accurately to breaking news including elections, award shows, sports championships, mass tragedies and international crises while working independently
- Contextualized national headlines with in-depth, versatile reporting in order to educate readers
ABC7-WJLA, Jan. 2017-May 2017
Web Operations Intern
- Conducted daily research on news and entertainment trends to inform relevant story pitches
- Wrote enterprising articles for syndication to 170+ Sinclair stations
- Boosted key station metrics with multimedia content, including photo galleries and videos
NBC4-WRC, Aug. 2016-Dec. 2016
Digital Intern
- Wrote daily local, crime, lifestyle and breaking news articles for NBCWashington.com
- Produced daily multimedia stories, including original videos and articles
- Reported live for digital platforms at events such as the 2017 presidential inauguration
Skills
Technical mastery of:
- AP style
- Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat strategy and voice
- Crowdtangle, Google Data Studio, Facebook Creator Studio and YouTube Studio
Awards
- Won one Emmy and received three nominations for HeartThreads from the Washington, D.C. Emmy chapter
- Nominated as “Best Snapchat Discover Publisher” for “Digiday” industry publication award
- Selected as one of 60 company leaders for TEGNA’s 2021 storytelling symposium
