Resume
Experience
Roving Producer City Cast
April. 2023- Present
• Pitching, prepping, fact-checking, and mixing episodes across the daily podcast network across 11 different city markets.
• Managed complex and varying team dynamics and workflows across company
• Booking and live producing guests on Riverside & Zoom, and editing using Descript and Audition
• Pitched and helped implement production workflow changes aimed at increased efficiency
• Pitched and wrote internal production guides for new employee training and company wiki
• Produced a variety of short and longer form sponsored content, and communicated directly with clients
• Trained junior audio producers across multiple teams
Temp Producer “City Cast Pittsburgh"
Sept. 2022- April. 2023
•Pitching, reporting, and scripting episodes for daily news podcasts about Pittsburgh including more investigative and data-heavy stories as well as several of the most popular episodes during my that time
• Occasionally act as a fill-in host and regularly appear on Friday News Roundup episodes
• Book and live produce guests on Riverside, then edit tape using Descript and Audition
Creator and Producer “Navigating the Inevitable” Sept. 2020-Present
• Found and booked difficult sources including long term survivors of HIV, academics, and industry experts
• Reported five stories around topics of death and dying with a focus on disability accessible and trauma informed interviews
• Crafted soundscapes, sourced archival tape, and found copyright free music
Student News Writer,
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Aug. 2021- May 2022
• Pitched, reported, and edited feature length profiles, trend stories, and news stories for the Newhouse Website with a focus on highlighting the resources and achievements of the Newhouse school, its employees, its students, and its alumni.
• Pitched and wrote shorter Q&A style and service oriented stories
Art&Seek Intern KERA Public Media
June 2021- Aug. 2021
• Pitched, reported, and edited feature length arts stories for both web and broadcast
• Wrote the best performing story of the year for Art&Seek with over 20 thousand views
• Cover local exhibitions, art acquisitions, and performances for digital and broadcast including three features all while working remotely from Upstate New York
• Promoted stories on Social Media, including expanding to Reddit communities
• Pitched, wrote, and produced an episode of the “Think” Podcast
Social Media Intern
WUSF Public Media
Jan 2021- May 2021
• Pitch, report and write digital, SEO, and social media focused stories, including on Superbowl LV and community responses to COVID-19
• Produce Cut & Copies and Readers for newscasts as well as appearing in a Two-Way
• Pitch and post content for four Twitter accounts, an Instagram account, and a Facebook page including LiveTweeting “The Florida Roundup” show, including creating Audiograms
Podcast Editor, The Daily Orange May 2020-Nov. 2020
• Developed Podcasting as an editorial section within the Daily Orange, including leading the revamp of The D.O. Sportscast in collaboration with the Editorial Director
• Produce two podcasts with 5-6 stories each week
• Manage studio times, equipment, and staff of two hosts and five Producers
Executive Producer of “The Daily Orange Podcast,”
The Daily Orange Jan. 2020-Nov. 2020
• Budgeted and produce 2-4 stories on strict daily or hourly deadline, including covering a series of 12 hate crimes and the corresponding campus protests.
• Edit audio using DaVinci, Soundtrap, Pro tools, and Audacity for factual errors, narrative structure, and general flow and mix in music and natural sound
Podcast Producer of “The Daily Orange Podcast,” The Daily Orange
Sept. 2019-Dec. 2019
• Edited stories on a daily and hourly deadline
• Sourced audio from interviews, Creative Commons, and social media
• Scheduled interviews
•edited using Audacity, soundtrap, and DaVinci
• Worked with host on script
News Intern
WAER Radio Station
Sept. 2018-Dec. 2019
• Reported and wrote local stories on politics, healthcare and climate change for newscasts
• Logged tape of Interviews
• Cut bites using Adobe Audition
Web Editing Intern,
WAER Radio Station
Jan. 2020- Mar. 2020
• Edited, fact check, and published copy for the web using AP style guidelines
• Transcribe sound bites
• Format and source images for stories
Arts Radio Intern, WQED Radio Station Summers 2019 & 2020
• Pitched and wrote art and music stories for station podcasts, including a series on local exhibitions, and edited podcasts and mixed music into audio content using Sequoia
• Wrote copy for podcast episodes,and Pittsburgh Symphony Radio Concert shows
Copy Editor
"A Handbook of Practical Grammar"
May 2019- Nov. 2019
• Corrected grammar, readability, and accessibility in format and content
• Wrote example sentences for the Phrasal Verb Index and chapter exercises
Podcast Producer Ottonomous Productions
Jan. 2019 - Jun. 2019
• Pitched episode ideas
• Organized In-depth research for upcoming episodes and presented said research to hosts and producer group
• Wrote script copy for intros and outros
• Created Rundowns for the show
Public Relations Intern/Emotional Support Volunteer
Asceracare Hospice
May 2018 - Aug. 2018
• Interviewed patients, family’s of patients, and local politicians for press releases
• Wrote posts and managed company Facebook
• Researched, brainstormed, and scouted volunteer fairs, church carnivals, and charity events for favorable press events
Education
Syracuse University
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
BS: Magazine Journalism
College of Arts and Sciences
BA: Art History
Minor: German
Aug. 2018 - May 2022
GPA: 3.8 Summa Cum Laude
Freie Universtat
FUBEST Program
Aug. 2021- Dec. 2021