RESUME

EDUCATION

2013 University of South Carolina / Master of Mass Communication / 3.92 out of 4.0 GPA
2008 Vanderbilt University / Bachelor of Science, Political Science / Cum Laude

 

WORK

Fiction Writer / 2019 - 2023

  • Wrote commercial thriller manuscript, shopped to agents, secured representation by Haley Heidemann at WME

  • Drafted two additional novels

 

Freelance Journalist

Style Section Contributor / San Francisco Chronicle / 2013-2019

  • Covered features, trend reports, shopping round ups, and “charticles” on topics including fashion, beauty, fitness, weddings, interior design, and parenting

  • Enterprised compelling story ideas, found local angles, sourced ad interviewed experts

  • Obtained art assets and helped arrange original photo shoots as needed

  • Reported on-camera from red carpets, interviewed famous actors and high-profile members of the community in live format. Filmed on-camera and edited a weekly show that corresponded with episodes of locally-filmed HBO series Looking

Contributor / Various / 2010-present

  • Contributed content to a variety of publications ranging from the national United Airlines magazine Hemispheres to the Charleston female-focused magazine Skirt!

  • Appeared on local San Francisco news segment and radio interviews discussing style trends

 

Editor, Home & Garden

POPSUGAR / San Francisco / January 2016 – June 2018

  • Tripled the size of the Home & Garden vertical during my tenure, won POPSUGAR vertical of the year award in 2016

  • Managed Home and Garden vertical, planned and implemented strategic direction, met traffic goals, directed the creation of new content

  • Built strong relationship with numerous HGTV stars and nationally celebrated interior designers, turned relationships into exciting content

  • Wrote 2-4 stories a day, including breaking news, timely trends, evergreen design tips and interviews with celebrities and industry experts

  • Assigned stories to POPSUGAR staff writers. Managed a team of freelancers, assigned and edited content to drive website traffic and meet goals while staying within budget

  • Used analytics tools to understand what readers were responding to and AB tested headlines and content to maximize traffic to meet long and short-term website goals

  • Appeared on-camera in multiple video specials promoting product recommendations which garnered hundreds of thousands of views. Appeared in San Francisco local news segment

 

Assistant Editor, Home & Garden

POPSUGAR / San Francisco / November 2014 – December 2015

  • Work closely with editor and director to create content that aligned with strategic vision and helped site exceed its traffic goals

  • Wrote 2-4 stories a day, including breaking news, timely trends, evergreen design tips and interviews with celebrities and industry experts

 

Multimedia Masters Practicum Intern

San Francisco Chronicle / San Francisco / 2012-2013

  • Pioneered the use of multimedia content at the Style Section by working across departments to facilitate the use of video in the Style Section’s storytelling

  • Filmed and edited video content to accompany written stories and stand alone as stories