Experience

Fortune, Technology team intern, New York City, New York, May 2023 to August 2023

·       Researched, pitched, wrote story ideas, quick news coverage and reported features

·       Covered Big Tech and Google daily, seeking original stories through filings, earnings calls, reporting

·       Contributed to rankings list of top technology companies

Free Times/Post and Courier Columbia, Freelance Writer, Columbia, SC, October 2021 to May 2022, January 2023 to May 2023  

·       Pitched and wrote feature, culture stories

·       Wrote weekly blurbs for To-Do list event calendar

·       Shot photos appropriate for feature stories

Carolina News and Reporter, Reporter, Columbia, SC, August 2022 to December 2022

·       Write features, breaking news for the capstone newsroom experience in the journalism school

·       Shoot photos and make graphics with InDesign

·       Create and post social media content to drive traffic to stories

The State Newspaper, Reporting Intern, Columbia, SC, May 2022 to July 2022

·       Wrote 20+ breaking news articles and features

·       Collaborated with politics and government team to cover SC legislature and primary elections

·       Created visualizations from public filings data using Datawrapper

The Daily Gamecock, Arts and Culture Section Editor, Columbia, SC, August 2021 to December 2022

·       Edit content daily for newsletters and online

·       Manage team of 10 to 15 writers creating breaking news and features

·       Generate story ideas, provide training and resources for writing team

·       Coordinate a weekly lifestyle newsletter with seasonal content

·       Co-host and produce a weekly podcast covering cultural and timely news in the Columbia area

·       Catalogued responses from FOIA requests for an investigative project with the Post and Courier

The Daily Gamecock, Reporter, Columbia, SC, August 2019 to 2021

·       Wrote more than 50 features exploring publicly funded art, music, small businesses, events

·       Shot photos, wrote social media excerpts for stories

ColaDaily.com, Intern, Columbia, SC, May 2021 to July 2021

·       Wrote daily news articles on small business and local education