New York University, College of Arts & Science, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Dramatic Literature, May 2016
- Overall GPA: 3.85, magna cum laude
CNBC.com, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
News Associate, September 2016 – present
- Produce online stories and social media content for “Mad Money” with Jim Cramer
- Write original stories and report on TV guests for CNBC.com
ABC7, New York, NY
Investigative Unit Intern, January 2016 – May 2016
- Assisted the Investigative Team, lead by Jim Hoffer, with all aspects of research and production
Bedford + Bowery, New York, NY
Contributing Writer, March 2016
- Wrote a piece for online publication about New York college students’ use of fake IDs
CNN, New York, NY
CNN.com Opinion Intern, September 2015 – December 2015
- Edited, fact-checked, and produced content for the CNN.com Opinion section
- Pitched ideas and reached out to prospective commentators
New York Observer, New York, NY
Intern and Contributing Writer, June 2015 – August 2015
- Wrote original pieces featured on observer.com
- Researched and conducted pre-interviews for editors
Vice News, Brooklyn, NY
Video News Intern, February 2015 – May 2015
- Conducted pre-interviews for senior journalists in pre-production
- Transcribed interviews and logged b-roll for VICE News YouTube channel
- Compiled footage for “The People Speak: Does Democracy Work?” in post-production
Washington Square News, New York, NY
Contributing Writer, October 2014 – December 2014
- Attended pitch meetings to discuss new ideas for future articles
- Wrote a piece covering a climate policy summit on NYU’s campus
BrideClick, Inc., New York, NY
Marketing Intern, May 2014 – August 2014
- Performed outreach via email and crafted proposals to broaden company’s UK business
- Organized data and created reports to increase value of company’s products
Acupath Laboratories, Plainview, NY
Marketing Assistant and Secretary, June 2013 – August 2013
- Electronically filed survey statistics, patient reports, and new partnership information
Oyster Bay High School Literary Magazine – AGAPAE, Oyster Bay, NY
Editor and Staff Writer, September 2011 – June 2013
- Read through and voted on all submissions to the magazine during selection process
- Thoroughly edited final submissions to the magazine
- Finalized the design and layout of the magazine in its final stages
New Perspectives Theatre Company, New York, NY
Production Assistant and Intern, June 2012 – August 2012
- Supervised rehearsals and script changes on two plays in the Women’s Work Project
- Oversaw database entry and rehearsal scheduling for directors
Honors and Awards at NYU
- College of Arts & Science Presidential Honors Scholar (top 5% of class)
- Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund recipient
- Don R. Mellett award for excellence in broadcast journalism recipient
Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, WordPress
Video and Multimedia: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, AP ENPS
Artistic: Experienced in musical theatre, classical voice, piano, and flute
Interests and Activities: Politics, world travel, theatre, cross-country, fencing, performance
Languages: Fluent Russian, proficient French
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