REPORTING EXPERIENCE
December 2023 - March 2024
GAME RANT - MOVIE/TV NEWS WRITER
As a freelancer for the site's "Movies & TV" section, I frequently pitched related news ideas that kept the essence of Game Rant's audience, with focus on video game adaptations, horror, and fandom franchises like Marvel and Star Wars. I would tailor photos to the site's correct sizing, and apply SEO headlines, taglines, and excerpts to their localized CMS. Articles would reach about 500-700 words to be completed on a two hour deadline.
September 2022 - December 2022
EMERSON LA NEWS REPORTER & MARKETING
As part of my on campus job, I would photograph weekly events held for students, alumni, and industry professionals. These photojournalism efforts were used for student life newsletters and social media posts, which I also had a hand in creating IG stories. I interviewed students and alumni to report on for articles for the Emerson Today website.
September 2022 - December 2022
AFTERBUZZ TV / HEAL SQUAD X MARIA MENOUNOS - FALL INTERN
As part of my ELA internship experience, I worked remotely for entertainment journalist Maria Menounos' pop culture news website AfterBuzz TV, as well as her wellness podcast Better Together. I pitched and wrote two articles weekly during the AfterBuzz writers meeting, and also wrote two blog posts weekly for Maria's "Articles" section on her website (a rundown of her podcast episodes). Additionally, I created and posted content for the AfterBuzz TikTok and Instagram, plus Maria's Pinterest.
September 2020 - May 2023
THE BERKELEY BEACON -
STAFF WRITER & LIVING ARTS EDITOR
Began as a staff writer during first semester, fall 2020, focusing on stories for the living arts section. Today, I'm deputy arts editor for the section. Featured in print newspaper editions, the news website, and The Beacon Magazine. Further enhanced my communication and editing skills through weekly experience of producing and publishing work between staff members.
September 2021 - May 2023
Wanting to continue my passion to be an entertainment journalist, I joined the news site my second-year of college. I write 1-2 pieces a month, as well as edit articles pertaining to TV shows. Here, I write reviews on films, shows, and music, allowing me to go back to my roots.
EMERTAINMENT MONTHLY - STAFF WRITER & TV SECTION EDITOR
September 2021 - April 2022
FIVE CENT SOUND - PRINT WRITER & ONLINE EDITOR
For my go-to on campus music magazine, I helped edit articles for the online website mostly in the fall '21. As for spring, I pitched a story idea that was chosen for the semesterly magazine print edition, going through bi-weekly edits.
EMERSON COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL INSTITUTE JOURNALISM PROGRAM - WRITER & REPORTER
July 2019
As part of a three week pre-college summer program, I got to learn digital skills while producing audio and video news packages. Also, I bettered my concise news writing with limited words, as well as working on a final long form narrative story. First experience with interviews and finding strangers on the street to report on.
September 2017 - June 2020
THE CHARLES STREET TIMES - WRITER & FREELANCE EDITOR
Started writing for the high school news in 10th grade journalism class, which transitioned to an online news site for the first time. Mostly wrote TV reviews, movie reviews, and award show coverage for the entertainment section, as well as two opinion pieces. This was my first experience working as a news team, which was especially important when becoming freelance editor 11th and 12th grade.