RELATED EXPERIENCE
Jewish Exponent, staff writer, Philadelphia, PA
June 2015-present
- Write four to six stories for the weekly newspaper with a circulation of 24,000, including arts and lifestyle feature stories, celebrity interviews and profiles of local politicians, leaders and everyday Philadelphians
- Copy edit 40-plus-page publication for errors and adherance to AP style rules
- Co-manage social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) by writing and scheduling daily posts/tweets
- Upload content to the website, organize homepage and manage the site’s digital content
- Craft and send weekly newsletter to more than 5,500 subscribers
May 2014-present
- Collaborate on production of weekly podcast Driving Participation through editing transcripts and writing promotional copy for Iris Creative website
- Manage social media outlets including primarily posting content for Iris Creative’s Facebook and Twitter pages in the voice of the company for each podcast episode and special promotions for company products; Produce and schedule social media content promoting episode releases on a weekly basis
- Grew social media accounts by more than 200 Twitter followers and 230 Facebook “likes”
Spring 2014-Spring 2015
- Served as communications liaison to other special interest organizations, sent e-newsletters to alumni base
- Managed the Ohana social media outlets (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) and updated the organization about fundraisers, events, meetings and any current developments
- Led a communications committee of 20 members to create innovative ideas to raise awareness of organization
Summer 2014
- Contributed weekly blog posts for Quirk website, repost content on company’s social media pages
- Redesigned and crafted weekly editorial calendar for Quirk Tumblr page and posted daily
- Managed online giveaways and mailed books and ARCs to contest winners as well as literary reviewers
Spring 2014
- Fact-checked and proofread articles for monthly print publication
- Wrote feature and short articles for varied sections of the magazine, including highlighting popular products and prominent community events
- Attended local events and took photographs of attendees and of event
Fall 2011- Spring 2014
- Developed creative suggestions for content for weekly magazine insert and contributed articles on consistent weekly basis, doing enterprise stories and reviews of pop culture topics
- Senior reporter for Performing Arts beat: contributed at least 3 articles per week, previewing and covering major performing arts events in the State College Area, including student and professional theatrical productions, music concerts, and dance performances
- Junior reporter for Style/Trends beat: contributed articles about fashion and pop culture
Spring 2013
- Researched and wrote about topics pertaining to entertainment, fashion, beauty, and health aimed at a college audience; Previewed and attended various entertainment events on- and off-campus
- Wrote articles for bi-annual print product as well as weekly articles for online platform
Keystone Press Awards 2017, First Place, Personality Profile for "Mother Turns Sadness Into Advocacy"
Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Spotlight, third place, news story for "Philadelphia Jewish Community Stands With Orlando"
Kappa Tau Alpha, Journalism and Mass Communications Honor Society (Spring 2014-2015)
Emma J. and Edward F. Campbell Internship Fund recipient (Spring 2014)
Ed2010, Penn State chapter (Spring 2013- 2015)
Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society (Spring 2012- 2015)
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA - May 2015
B.A. in Print Journalism | B.A. in English, publishing emphasis
Centre de Linguistique Appliquée, Besançon, France - Summer 2013
SKILLS
- Experience with social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, Tumblr, Wordpress, YouTube, Bitly, Weebly
- Skilled with image design tools such as Pablo and Canva
- AP Style writing
- Proficient in Adobe InDesign
- Advanced in French
- Microsoft Office Products