Experience
Deputy Editor
Deputy Editor ▪ March 2018 — Present
Blavity News ▪ Remote
Oversee all Blavity News coverage
Assign, edit and frame stories to ensure optimal web traffic and audience engagement
Write daily newsletter
Manage a team of writers and editors
Edit 10-15 articles daily
Assist in content marketing across social platforms
Manage production of feature pieces
Culture Writer ▪ July 2017 — March 2018
EBONY▪ New York City, NY
Writing quick hits and analyses of daily trending news and cultural content, promoting content on the platform’s social media pages
Editorial Fellow ▪ January 2017 – July 2017
HuffPost Black Voices ▪ New York City, NY
Attracting four million visitors to the HuffPost Black Voices page through writing both quick hits and long-form original stories, pitching original content to senior editors, interviewing award-winning singers, actors, producers, artists and activists
Editorial Intern ▪ September 2016 – December 2016
HuffPost Video ▪ New York City, NY
Selected most newsworthy aspects of HuffPost Live interviews, wrote daily articles that were distributed throughout multiple HuffPost vertical, pitched original production and editorial ideas, provided on-set assistance, managed weekly content analytics and distribution information
Freelance Writer ▪ May 2016 – August 2016
Philadelphia Style Magazine ▪ Philadelphia, PA
Pitching and writing blog posts for the digital component of Philadelphia Style Magazine
Editorial Intern ▪ October 2015 – December 2015
Sweet (Hearst and Snapchat) ▪ New York City, NY
Researching, pitching ideas and writing for a startup publication serving a global audience, finding content appropriate for the publication, transcribing interview content, fact-checking, balancing multiple projects for editors on tight deadlines, reaching out to public relations officials
Chief Copy Editor ▪ August 2015 – May 2016
Templar Yearbook ▪ Philadelphia, PA
Editing, fact checking and generating pitches for Temple University’s yearbook
Managing Editor and Content Manager ▪ May 2015 – May 2016
Her Campus Temple University ▪ Philadelphia, PA
Creating editorial calendar, managing website content, sending pitch emails, enforcing deadlines for an online magazine for college women
Public Relations Coordinator ▪January 2015 – April 2015
Campaign for S. Archye Leacock, Candidate for Philadelphia 9th Councilmanic District
Media outreach, managing social media accounts, drafting press releases
Editorial Assistant ▪ September 2012 – Present
Pennsylvania Prison Society ▪ Philadelphia, PA
Researching and writing articles for Graterfriends and Correctional Forum newsletters, designating articles appropriate for Graterfriends, responding to letters from inmates, entering data
Skills
Digital Content Curation ◦ Editing ◦ Branded Content ◦ Content Marketing ◦ Team Management ◦ Headline Writing ◦ Interviewing ◦AP Style ◦ SEO ◦ Content Management ◦ Digital Content Curation ◦ Social Media ◦ Media Outreach ◦ Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint ◦ Adobe InDesign ◦ HootSuite ◦ Mailchimp
Education
Temple University, School of Media and Communication
May 2016 ▪ Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Minor in Public Relations
