Experience

Associate Digital Line Producer | CBS News Chicago 2021-present

• Collaborate with investigative team on community-serving stories through free, digestible, and accessible content  

• Build relationships with a wide variety of sources and manage booking logistics for interviews

• Write, edit and produce breaking news, weather updates, newscasts, special segments 

• Assist web team with disseminating content across different platforms 

• Create and manage both short-term and long-term projects for different deadlines

• Lead team member representing Chicago on CBS environmental team

Assignment Editor and Desk Assistant | CBS Chicago           2020-2021

• Run editorial meetings and assign reporters and photographers to stories

• File FOIAs, dig through documents, research city data to assist with investigations 

• Develop enterprise stories and vet public news tips 

• Assist reporters and assignment editors with research and interviews for stories

Director of Development and Event Planner | 14 East Magazine 2018-2020

• Launched 14 East’s first weekly newsletter in response to covid-19 pandemic, expanded it to arts, culture and other news 

• Produced our virtual event, 14 East Live, overseeing the creative direction and coordinated teams

• Organized events such as our pop up magazine, a live interactive storytelling event, hands-on media workshops, clothing swaps, and fundraising events 

• Investigated and wrote stories on a variety of topics like how Chicago tests water for lead, personal essays about veganism, music, mental health, etc.

Camera Assistant | Pitchfork Music Festival 2019-present

• Assist Camera Operators filming musicians on stage

• Responsible for setting up and tearing down equipment

Education

DePaul University | Bachelor of Arts in Journalism | Minor in Climate Change Policy 

Awards

Illinois College Press Association Second Place for In-Depth Reporting

Society of Professional Journalists Region 5’s Online Opinion and Commentary Finalist

Skills

Nexis, PACER, Microsoft Office, WordPress, Adobe Creative Suite, Crispin, iNEWS, Edius, Stratus, Volicon, Fusion, Rapid Play, Slack, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite,  Audition, Pro Tools, Audacity, Photoshop, Firebase,Prism, R programming