EXPERIENCE
Communications & Public Relations Coordinator
Jersey City Free Public Library | Jersey City, NJ | March 2024 – Current
- Lead email marketing campaigns for the entire Library system increasing patron engagement by 60%+
- Authored press releases and media alerts to highlight Library news increasing local publicity
- Created web content for the Library blog, departmental pages and program information
- Maintained and enhanced brand consistency across all communications
Associate Producer
At Will Media | New York, NY | March 2021 – May 2023
- Acted as a multidisciplinary Associate Producer rotating between 2-3 podcasts of various formats and subject matter
- Researched, pitched and edited narrative podcast episodes
- Drafted full outlines of episode scripts
- Coordinated with freelance tape syncers as well as recording studios to carry out recording sessions for podcast guests and hosts
- Worked directly with hosts to script voiceover that reflect their tone
- Responsible for preparing guests and hosts for recording sessions
- Drafted content marketing materials to promote podcast content on social media
- Setup and monitored remote recordings utilizing video conferencing platforms (e.g. Zoom, Google Meet, RiversideFM)
- Managed client relations by facilitating meetings and maintaining email correspondence
Assistant Producer – Contract
Somethin’ Else Studios | Remote | October 2020 – December 2020
- Acted as Assistant Producer on a companion podcast series for the Pixar Animation Studios film Soul
- Processed, logged, and cleaned transcripts to make them suitable for publication
- Contributed to the early development of the podcast series by storyboarding and researching potential guests
- Scripted interview questions for the host
Associate Producer – Contract
Sports Illustrated | New York, NY | November 2019 – January 2020
- Produced and researched a documentary-style podcast series
- Processed and cataloged raw tape into an audio transcription program (e.g. Trint) along with cleaning and correcting any errors in the transcription
- Cut tape and assembled first drafts of episodes in multitrack DAW sessions (e.g. Adobe Audition & ProTools)
- Conducted fact-checking to support the details of the podcast series
Intern
National Public Radio | New York, NY | May 2019 – August 2019
- Assisted in the production of the investigative-style podcast series Embedded
- Composed preparation documents to guide the host in interviews
- Cutting tape for audiograms to promote the show on social media (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)
- Conducted archival research to aid in fact-finding for the series
SKILLS
Podcast production | Audio editing | Field recording | Remote recording | Booking | Research | Pitching | Scripting | Adobe Audition | ProTools | Descript | Trint | Zoom | Riverside FM | Windows | MacOS | Airtable
EDUCATION
Hofstra University | Bachelor of Arts, Journalism | Minor, Sociology