EXPERIENCE


KSL.com, Salt Lake City October 2020 - November 2024

Reporter and Content Producer, August 2021 - November 2024

  • Build strong relationships with sources to gain access to exclusive information.

  • Utilize social media to promote stories and build audience, including SEO principles to optimize content for search

    engine rankings.

  • Investigate important community issues and put together well-received reports - including breaking stories such as

    plans for a sanctioned campground and plans to keep unsheltered off streets during the NBA All-Star game.

  • Attend press conferences, court hearings and special events for daily-turns and long-term projects.

    Breaking News Reporter, October 2020 - August 2021

  • Monitored different channels and sources to identify breaking news and quickly break stories.

  • Followed up on previous breaking news stories for further investigative projects.

  • Uploaded breaking news and updates to organization's social media and website accounts.

    Cultural Vistas, Washington, DC

    May 2019 - November 2019 Fellow, May 2019 - November 2019

  • One of eight Americans, and eight Germans selected for a week-long program with workshops centered on creating skills necessary to navigate the ever-changing landscape of news reporting and media technology, while maintaining the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and fact-based reporting

  • Met with representatives of The Associated Press, Washington Post, National Association for Media Literacy Education, National Public Radio, and Axios, among others.

  • Compiled a research paper on best practices to disseminate across various media outlets in both countries.

    Student Fellow, September 2019 - October 2019
    Society of Professional Journalists - Excellence In Journalism Conference
    Pitched and coordinated conference related coverage with other fellows, producing multimedia content over its duration. Interviewed Presidential candidate Julián Castro for conference coverage.

    Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ January 2019 - May 2019 Apprentice

  • Pitched and produced own stories to an editor that ran in the newspaper in the Metro section.

  • Attended weekly meetings with editors and other apprentices.

  • Arizona Public Media, Tucson, AZ August 2018 - December 2018 Intern

  • Produced web stories to accompany spots aired on the NPR radio show.

  • Gathered content and sources for the radio staff.

  • Wrote radio scripts, cut, and produced radio spots and podcasts on Adobe Audition.

  • Fact checked interviews and helped facilitate election coverage.

    University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ UATV
    Executive Producer/ Executive Board    , August 2018 - May 2019

  • Wrote scripts and rundowns for the weekly show and anchor hit “Daily Dose”.

  • Served as Monday anchor.

  • Ran social media content and increased content and views.

    News Director/ Executive Board, August 2017 - May 2018

  • Managed 12 student reporters.

  • Served as Monday anchor.

  • Produced script and rundown for 30-minute weekly show.

    Lead Reporter/Executive Board, August 2016 - May 2017

  • Oversaw and helped manage a group of reporters.

  • Refined leadership skills as well as individual reporting skills.

  • Pitched and produced own story ideas than ran on the weekly Wildcast show.

    KOLD 13 , Tucson, AZ Intern

    August 2016 - May 2019

    • Learned structure of a broadcast with EDIAS. Practiced standups, shooting, and cutting footage, creating complete packages with Adobe Premiere Pro Wrote VOS and VSOTS.

    Education

    University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
    Bachelor of Arts: Journalism, Broadcast, May 2020