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EXPERIENCE
Writer at New York Magazine’s The Strategist — from July 2021 to Present
Write and update e-commerce stories, particularly in the style, beauty, and home beats, including expert-centric posts, quick-hit investigatory pieces, and product reviews
Help with sales coverage, including daily deals and for tentpole events like Black Friday
Monitor trends across the e-commerce-scape, along with testing out products to pitch during biweekly editorial meetings
Reporter for NBC News Shopping — from February 2021 to July 2021
Report on shopping news in wellness, home, and tech, especially covering notable launches, in addition to producing expert-driven and SEO-focused evergreen articles
Research across product categories and interview experts frequently to inform projects
Collaborate with editors and writers to plan a monthly schedule of content
Edit the drafts of interns and build stories from team members in NBC’s CMS
Commerce Writer at HuffPost Finds — from October 2019 to February 2021
Publish daily shoppable stories, from service-y, search-specific guides to sales roundups, together with reported-out pieces
Edit social copy and build posts, including creating lede images and photo galleries
Optimize content for search, engagement, and affiliate revenue
Contribute to team’s weekly newsletter and collaborate with editors for monthly series
Intern at NBC Washington — from August 2017 to January 2018
Create content centered around news in D.C., Maryland and Virginia — from how local residents couldn’t reach relatives after Hurricane Maria to the lives of modern-day witches
Ideate and contribute to the site’s “The Scene” section, a guide on what to do in the Washington metropolitan area, including deals from restaurants and seasonal events
Cut and upload videos from the station’s broadcasts into the site’s CMS, design art for digital team’s articles and contribute to social media campaigns and promotions for the station
After internship ended, work with editor as a freelancer on a long-form piece on immigrants who could lose their special protection status
Fellow at Politico — from May 2017 to June 2017
One of 12 students selected into the Politico Journalism Institute, which trains young journalists in political reporting
Work with senior reporters and editors on a piece about the consequences of deporting Dreamers that was published at the end of the fellowship
Intern at new! and Star — from March 2017 to April 2017
Write quick turn-around posts on breaking or trending celebrity and pop culture news for new!’s site
Produce copy and conduct interviews for weekly series in both magazines
Assist with administrative duties as assigned by senior writers and editors, including transcribing interviews and mocking up magazine pages before publication
EDUCATION
American University — Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, minor in Literature — from August 2014 to May 2018
SKILLS
Communication: Copy-editing, fact-checking, AP Style and SEO writing
Photo and video editing: Adobe InDesign, Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Canva
Commerce: Knowledge of affiliate platforms including Skimlinks, Amazon Associates, CJ, Rakuten and more
Languages: Native proficiency in Spanish
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