Content Creator. Mt. Lebanon Magazine

Oct. 2020 - Present

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◦   Tasked with growing social media following and engagement on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Grew Instagram engagement by 40% in first month on the job

◦    Helped create a social media strategy for the magazine and municipality and oversees implementation of organic growth measures

◦    Writes and publishes stories and blog posts for print and digital on a wide array of topics—from school issues to new business openings, utilizing AP Style;

◦   Working knowledge of CMS

◦   Helps content edit magazine, web stories and blog posts for publication

◦   Broadcast live events on YouTube and Facebook Live; wrote scripts for video

◦   Helps produce biweekly newsletter; works well on tight deadlines

◦   Assists public information officer with quality control

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Freelance writer. Self-employed

​Sept. 2016 - Present

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◦   Contract writer and reporter for numerous digital and print publications. Bylines included Blue Sky News; PublicSource; Trib Total Media's TribLIVE, Sewickley Herald, Signal Item and South Hills Record publications; Kidsburgh; Next Pittsburgh; and Deadline Hollywood.

◦   Pitched and wrote stories that included spot news, in-depth months long investigations, features, personality profiles and entertainment pieces.

◦   Worked on tight deadlines, juggling multiple projects. Stories included multimedia packages with video, photos and charts.

◦   Created calendars for content publication.

◦   Worked with local nonprofits to produce content, including blog posts and working with refugee youth  to assist them in writing their personal stories.

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Staff writer. South Hills Record/Trib Total Media

​2010 - present

 

◦    Prepared daily, weekly and enterprise packages with supporting online content. Worked on tight deadlines. Work ranged from in-depth stories to concert and product reviews. 

◦   Managed social media accounts to engage readers. Provided live updates at events, with photo and video, to keep the public informed. 

◦   Created content calendars for story publication. 

◦   Used data to track trends.  Assisted with copy and content editing of stories and proofed pages. 

◦   Managed projects and worked collaboratively with a team to produce award winning stories.  Photographed events and breaking news with an EOS Digital SLR camera.

 ◦   Developed and maintained sources and pitched stories for publication.

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Staff writer. Woodland Progress

​Sept. 2007-June 2008

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◦  Covered a wide array of stories focusing on interracial and class discrepancy issues in the Woodland Hills School District, which was formed through a court- ordered merger in the 1980s following lawsuits surrounding violations of the Civil Rights Act in Pittsburgh's east suburbs. Charted budgetary constraints in the financially strapped district.

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Freelance writer. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

​2010 - present

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◦  Covered a variety of stories for the daily and suburban weekly sections of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, including the decision to build a recreation center in Upper St. Clair and budgetary woes faced by school districts in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs.

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Intern. WTAE-TV 4

​2005

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◦  Conducted interviews for breaking stories, from court verdicts to police chases.

◦  Helped oversee the assignment desk to coordinate reporters and gather news tips from the public.   

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Intern. KDKA-TV 2

​2005

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◦  Covered a variety of stories and conducted interviews for packages, including a home explosion, a Hazmat scene and locker room interviews for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

◦  Put together packages and wrote voiceovers used on-air.

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