NEWSWEEK Manhattan, NY
Fellow October 2019-February 2020
Pop Culture Writer/Reporter February 2020-April 2021
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Write an average of 4 breaking news stories (minimum 400 words) per day on a variety of subjects. Subjects expand to include: politics, COVID-19 pandemic crisis coverage, internet culture, and stock market trends
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Conduct and transcribe interviews from sources to be used in stories on a variety of subjects.
o 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.
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Maintain editorial calendar as well as pitch and cover breaking news stories on a day-to-day basis in a corporate fast-paced newsroom environment.
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Discuss and write occasional opinion pieces when applicable.
ATWOOD MAGAZINE Manhattan, NY
Staff Writer December 2016-Present
- Write 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
- Maintain calendar to keep stories timely and relevant
- Assist with organizing large team projects such as roundtable discussions and staff roundups
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Manhattan, NY
Confidential Records Clerk July 2017-October 2019
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Review, scan, and digitally file hundreds of current and former employee records
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Verify employee files uploaded in AOdocs before being uploaded into Workday
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Create Google Team Drives for paper files to be used across legal and HR
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Create reports of missing and completed employee files and progress
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Coordinate with reporters, executives, and other employees to collect appropriate documents for I-9 corrections, including hundreds of incomplete documents, for which paper files were no longer available