Resume

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