Mass Communications experience
Delish, Hearst Digital Media
Lifestyle Editor, May 2015-Present
Duties: Write celebrity features, develop and test recipes, produce lifestyle/food photo shoots and video shoots, co-produce “Delish Kitchen Takeover” series, cover new product launches and other food-related news
O, The Oprah Magazine, Hearst magazines
Web Editor, November 2012-May 2015
Duties: Oversee Home vertical for Oprah.com, writing, researching and pitching original stories in Fashion, Home and Money categories; edit Style, Home and Relationships newsletters; pitch, preinterview and help produce original web videos for #OWNShow; develop monthly lineup for O’s stories on Oprah.com; maintain syndication partnerships with LinkedIn and Yahoo; manage social media accounts for the magazine and oversee growth strategy
Veranda, Hearst magazines
Associate Managing Editor, November 2011-November 2012
Duties: Oversee digital productions, including the relaunch of Veranda.com; write/edit website, Facebook, and Twitter content; manage Pinterest and YouTube presence; arrange interviews to fill staff positions; update issue lineups to ensure the magazine is on schedule; shoot and edit video for Veranda.com; draft app mockups/proposals; oversee ecommerce partnerships
Veranda, Hearst magazines
Editorial assistant, May 2010-October 2011
Duties: Write original stories/blurbs for the website and front of book, revamp social media for greater interactivity, live tweet during events, draft iPad app proposals, manage Editor-in-Chief’s schedule, compile photo credits for stories, manage photography/homeowner contracts for shoots the Editor-in-Chief produces, call in images and products for shoots, copy edit sourcebook, manage bulk issue orders
Collegiate Cook, Cooking/lifestyle website that donates 25% of proceeds to scholarships
Founding editor, July 2009-Present
Duties: Develop, test and write recipes for a college/gameday audience; research and write twice a week posts on campus life and cooking; create YouTube video tutorials of meals students can make in their dorms, write scripts and produce the short videos; source costumes for watch party and annual #Halloween13 series; manage social accounts
Good Housekeeping, Hearst magazines
Production assistant, January 2010-May 2010
Duties: Cast makeover recipients, scout/book locations, style segments, schedule appointments, write web packages and casting call copy, research and fact-check segment scripts, manage props, pitch food and women’s interest segment ideas
St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Bay area newspaper (daily circulation: 316,000)
Position: Freelance reporter, September-December 2009
Duties: Conduct interviews, write and edit stories for the newspaper, pitch original story ideas
10Connects, WTSP (CBS affiliate) in Tampa
Position: Multimedia intern, May 2009-Present
Duties: Assist reporters and photographers in the field, write scripts, edit packages and voiceovers using Avid, create Web exclusives
FOX 13, WTVT in Tampa
Position: Web intern, January-May 2009
Duties:Write and edit copy, maintain the Web site’s content management system, shoot photo galleries, upload stories, photos and links, edit video for the Web site, use Photoshop to create graphics and edit photos for the Web site
The Oracle, the University of South Florida’s student newspaper
Position: Editor-in-Chief, December 2007-December 2008; Executive Editor, January-May 2009
Previous positions: Staff writer, Assistant Montage (features/entertainment) Editor, Montage Editor, Associate Editor (Employed since January 2006)
Duties:Writing and editing newspaper copy, managing staff of 40, editing daily podcast scripts, designing layouts, writing headlines/cutlines, hosting editorial board meetings and writing editorials, shooting and editing video for multimedia packages
Naples Daily News, (circulation: 57,000 daily)
Position: Editorial intern, May-July 2008
Duties: Write one or more news stories each day as a general assignment reporter, live blogging at city council meetings, listen to police scanner and conduct beat checks while the newspaper searched for a new cops reporter; spent two days shadowing Studio 55, the newspaper’s twice-daily vodcast
Tampa Bay Metro Magazine
Position: Editorial intern, May-July 2007
Duties: write and edit copy, edit photos and images for the Web and for print, call in images and items for fashion spreads, helped launch Tampa Bay Weddings magazine, designed runway fashion spread for Tampa Bay Weddings premiere issue, answer phones, address and send mail-outs, respond to reader e-mails
Justine magazine, a national teen magazine
Position: first-ever Guest Editor for October/November issue
Duties: Assist stylists/models in fashion shoots, catalog items for photo shoots, write and edit copy, host teen focus groups, compile and present focus group data for magazine’s redesign, administrative tasks
Other Experience and Involvement
Heritage Propane, district 912 in Clearwater, Fla.
Position: Seasonal secretary, May 2003-May 2009
Duties: Audit company credit card statements, compile information and prepare staff for monthly safety meetings, format annual budget requests, schedule appointments, answer phone calls, filing
Skills and Abilities
- Proficient in InDesign CS2-CS4,InCopy, K4, Teamsite, WordPress, Magnus, Photoshop, Microsoft Office
- Familiar with XHTML, CSS, Information Architecture, Omniture analytics
- Can shoot and edit video using Avid, Final Cut Pro and Media 100
Education
University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla.
Honors College student, August 2005-December 2009
Major:Mass Communications Minor: Business
Overall GPA: 3.96 Major GPA: 4.0
Relevant coursework: Communications Law, Research in Mass Communications, Broadcast News, Electronic Field Production, Beginning Reporting, Writing for the Mass Media, Mass Communications and Society, Information Architecture, Web Design