Production Assistant
The TODAY Show
Aug 2024 — Present
My responsibilities include:
Working with the show's control room and editorial team to create the rundown, which details that morning's stories
Gathering research for producers' segments
Cutting tape for the show's podcast
Dateline Research Intern
NBC News
June 2023 — Sept 2023
My responsibilities included:
Created multiple green-lighted pitches for upcoming Dateline episodes
Streamlined editorial preparations by implementing an organization system for each morning’s news cycle
Consolidated court and criminal justice news into digestible packages for the show’s executives
Managing Editor, Podcast Founder
The Gavel, Student Publication
Nov 2021 — May 2024
My responsibilities included:
Ran the Editorial Assistant program to mentor new staff writers
Founded and hosted "Behind the Bench," the paper’s flagship podcast about campus and current events which brought student engagement up 27% after three episodes
Author of “The Broken Athletes Behind Fitness Trackers” and “Ireland’s Complicated Step Forward,” features that required research and interviews, increasing website traffic by 1,000+ hits upon publication
Streamlined, supervised, and edited writing processes for 20+ culture writers on staff
Freelance Reporter
The Chronicle of Boston College
Oct 2022 — May 2024
My responsibilities included:
Worked independently to create a source network through outreach and interviews
Researched developments at Boston College at both the student and individual levels to pitch unique stories
Author of front-page feature “BC’s Hidden Heroes”
Education
Boston College
Aug 2020 - May 2024
I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in English and a minor in Journalism. Before graduating I was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society.
Skills
Investigative journalism | Social media |
Interviews | Video editing |
Field reporting | Editing |