Skills

• Writing, organization, people and project management, collaboration, copy editing, agility, photography
• Proficient in WordPress, Canva, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Hootsuite, ENPS
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop

Experience

Techs Appeal, Writer/Social Media Specialist (Part-time), October 2020-Present

• Strategize and write tech-focused stories for national audience
• Plan and create engaging on-brand social media content, increasing engagement on Facebook and Instagram by more than 300%

Cultivate Results, Writer/Strategist (Part-time), November 2020-Present

• Design and execute internal communications strategies for financial services clients
• Write effective executive communications and corporate messaging aimed at improving employee experience and increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion awareness

KCRA-TV, News Producer, June 2018-July 2020

• Produce top-performing 5 a.m. newscast in Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto market
• Planned, designed, wrote, and executed newscast with stories focused on impact
• Increased social media engagement through daily Instagram stories
• Coordinated field crews in special event coverage

WRIC-TV, News Producer, May 2016-May 2018

• Produced locally focused show with emphasis on breaking news
• Managed and communicated with talent, directors, editors, and photographers
• Published web stories, push alerts, and social media posts on Facebook and Twitter

Fox Sports Southwest, Intern, January 2016-May 2016

• Collaborated with producers and photographers on game and event coverage
• Logged live games for professional Dallas-area teams

TCU 360, Managing Editor, August 2015-December 2015

• Edited and wrote daily news, sports, and opinion stories
• Designed video and graphic elements
• Managed staff of more than 50 editors and reporters

KOIN-TV, Sports Intern, May 2015-August 2015

• Wrote evening sportscasts
• Assisted with field production covering local sports
• Contributed to production and editing of weekly sports magazine show

TCU Sports Now, Producer/Anchor/Director/Technical Director/Camera & Audio Operator, August 2012-May 2015

• Produced campus sportscasts on deadline
• Co-anchored breaking news and feature stories
• Shot, wrote, and edited video packages
• Reported stories live

Media Intern, Fort Worth Vaqueros FC, May 2014-August 2014

• Wrote player profiles, press releases, game recaps
• Interviewed players, coaches, sponsors on camera
• Compiled media guide for inaugural season

Education

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, May 2016

• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Magna Cum Laude
• John V. Roach Honors College, Bob Schieffer College of Communication
• Journalism concentrations in broadcast and sports, with business minor
• Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity

Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon, June 2012

Awards

First Place, Television Audition, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, 2016

First Place, Television Sportscast, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, 2016 (Produced)

Schieffer School Davidson Leadership Scholarship, TCU, 2015-2016

Dean’s Scholarship, TCU, 2012-2016

References available upon request