HOLLYWOODLIFE Manhattan, NY

Entertainment News Writer June 2021-February 2024

• Ability to produce content and stories in a high-paced editorial environment by writing up to 8 news stories (minimum 350 words) per day with appropriate SEO.
  • Subjects expand to include politics, TV, movies, music and other celebrity news. Beats include politics and daily The View
• Extensively and efficiently research trending stories to have a thorough knowledge of various subject matter. Contact publicists or lawyers for story subjects when necessary.
• Conduct, transcribe, and write interview pieces with various notable individuals, including local politicians, actor Patrick Renna, and musician Joey Fatone of NSYNC fame.
• Pitch stories daily, follow notable events such as government hearings, celebrity trials, etc., and pitch newsworthy stories.
• Crop photos for artwork using PhotoShop.
• Post news stories on X/Twitter with appropriate social media captions.

NEWSWEEK Manhattan, NY

Fellow October 2019-February 2020 
Pop Culture Writer/Reporter February 2020-April 2021

• • Write an average of 4 breaking news stories (minimum 400 words) per day on a variety of subjects. Subjects expand to include: politics, internet culture, and stock market trends
  • Conduct and transcribe interviews from sources to be used in stories on a variety of subjects.
    • Opportunity to interview comedians, musicians and others for profiles and stories, discussing the cultural impacts that they make both across the internet and in real life.
      • Comedian Interviews include, but not limited to: Marc Maron, Tom Segura, Bert Kreischer, Taylor Tomlinson, Mike Birbiglia, Michelle Wolf, and Jo Koy.
      • Artist/Musician interviews include, but are not limited to: Stephen Malkmus (Pavement) and Jeff Rosenstock
      • Various Internet personality interviews include, but are not limited to: Beeple, Birds Aren’t Real, and Brent Terhune
    • Develop a network of sources and report on news events with interesting angles and voice for an internationally known publication.
    • Pitch and cover breaking news stories on a day-to-day basis in a corporate fast-paced newsroom environment, while also keeping track of newsworthy upcoming events, such as award shows, album release dates, etc.

ATWOOD MAGAZINE Manhattan, NY

Freelance Contributor December 2016-Present

• Write up to 4 pieces per month, varying between album reviews, song reviews, and interviews.
• Communicate with publicists to receive necessary materials for interviews, premieres, features, and reviews
  • Interviews include, but are not limited to: Rebecca Black, Greg Barnett (The Menzingers), Steve Lamos (American Football), Jake Ewald (Modern Baseball), and Dan Campbell (The Wonder Years/Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties)
• Write interesting, engaging reviews, features, and premieres about various musical artists (mainly indie rock).
• Write SEO-conscious stories on a variety of musical subjects
• Assist with organizing large team projects such as roundtable discussions and staff roundups