Experience

Freelance Culture Writer |GRAZIA, USA | April 2021 – Present

  • Develop reported features surrounding culture news, including interviewing actors and performers like Hulu’s “Plan B” star Kuhoo Verma.
  • Manage the SEO content on the backend while boosting meta and social media titles for audience engagement.
  • Create social media content for platforms like TikTok, highlighting the newest articles on the GRAZIA site.

Freelance Writer | Teen Vogue, Essence | Nov. 2019 – Present

Freelance Reporter |The Poynter Institute | March 2021 – May 2021

  • Researched and reported on the journalists who’ve succumbed to the coronavirus.
  • Updated the running list on the poynter.org website and tweet out the deceased journalists names and stories on Twitter.

Audio Producer |WriteLane, Tampa Bay Times | Aug. 2020 – Jan. 2021

  • Record weekly episodes for the WriteLane podcast.
  • Edit the podcast using Adobe Premiere and Adobe Audition.
  • Upload episodes to the backend of Acast.

Digital Content Producer | Journey magazine | June 2020 – Present

  • Lead a team of 20 to write, edit and produce multimedia content for the website and social media channels with over 10,000 viewers.
  • Executive produce weekly news and entertainment digital series.
  • Write, edit and publish weekly newsletter for Journey’s 100+ subscribers.

Digital Media Intern | MediaWise, Poynter Inst. | May. 2020 – Aug. 2020

  • Pitched and wrote articles for Poynter.org, including a column on diversity and inclusion in the newsroom.
  • Edited video scripts that were published to the MediaWise social accounts with over 7,000 followers.
  • Researched and wrote fact-checks for Youtube, Twitter and Instagram.

On-Air Host | NBC’s Meet The Press | May 2020

  • 1 of 3 college journalists selected to premiere on NBC’s Meet The Press: College Roundtable
  • Researched and interviewed the Howard University and University of Arizona presidents about their fall reopening plans.

Editor-in-chief | Journey magazine | April 2019 – May 2020

  • Lead a team of 6 editors and over 30 staff writers in creative direction, writing, editing and photography.
  • Supervise the production of print and digital issues, releasing over 1,000 copies campus-wide.

Multimedia Journalist | FAMU TV 20 Homecoming Special | Aug.- Oct. 2019

  • Interviewed alumni, students and wrote a broadcast script for a feature news package.
  • Edited packages using Final Cut Pro, that will air in the Homecoming TV Special to over 75,000 homes.

Marketing Analysis Intern | Fearless, Arian Simone | May- Aug. 2019

  • Managed social media engagement of over 67,000 followers.

Fashion Intern | Julian Chang | April- June 2019

  • Facilitated the visual merchandising of the boutique, while replacing select designs from the atelier.

Editorial Intern | Beauty Within Magazine | June- Aug. 2018

  • Interviewed Hector Espinal, the global makeup artist for Fenty Beauty.
  • Covered the Spring/Summer New York Fashion Neek.

Editorial Fellow | College Fashionista | Jan.- June 2018

  • Wrote about fashion and beauty trends for the CF website that broadcast to over 77,000 followers.
  • Created content and vision boards showcasing the CF brand.

Awards & Recognition

  • Hearst Journalism Awards: Sports Writing
  • Nefertiti Williams Student Journalist of the Year
  • Dow Jones News Fund Digital Media Intern selectee
  • Society of Professional Journalists: Best Student Publication
  • Online News Association HBCU Digital Media Fellowship
  • Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Bootcamp Certificate
  • Society of Professional Journalists: Best Page Design, 2nd place
  • Florida Print Awards: Award of Excellence

Organizations

  • Online News Association | Student Representative
  • Investigative Reporters & Editors
  • FAMU’s Warriors Against Rape | 2020-2021 President
  • National Association of Black Journalists
  • Society of Professional Journalists

Skills

  • Final Cut Pro
  • Logic Pro
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Audition
  • Google Analytics
  • WordPress SEO
  • Social Media Data Analytics
  • ENPS
  • Acast

Education

Florida A&M University | B.S. in Journalism | Expected Diploma in May 2021