Journalism Experience

Thomson Reuters
May 2009 – Present | New York, NY
Assistant Producer, Television: Produce, shoot and edit segments about financial news and economic policy for Reuters Insider, a multi-media interactive video news site. Produce, edit and write scripts for community and lIfestyles programming.

Times of India
October 2008 – January 2009 | New Delhi, India
Intern: Covered local news: religious festivals, contemporary Indian art, Delhi Fashion Week, bicycle safety, rural village call centers and reaction to U.S. Presidential elections. Produced video and photo slideshows. Pitched stories, filmed and edited on deadline using Final Cut Pro and Photoshop.

The New York Times                                                                                                  
June – September 2008 | New York, NY
TV/Video Department Intern: Collaborated with reporters to produce online print, video and multimedia packages, shot interviews and b-roll footage, edited videos using Final Cut Pro, organized shoots for Video Journalists, conducted archival photo research, booked interviews and pitched stories.

The Bryant Park Project for NPR                                                                                
January – May 2008 | New York, NY
Multimedia Intern: Worked for live morning radio show and integrated website with pod casts, videos, photos and blogging. Reported, filmed and edited video news and feature pieces and wrote content for the site. Produced radio show segments: pitched stories, prepared research, booked guests, write questions and scripts for anchors, edit audio pieces using Dalet software.

Flavorpill Networks                                                                                       
August 2006 – August 2007 | San Francisco, California                  
Contributing Writer: Worked for multimedia weekly webzine, the subject of Sept. 10, 2006 New York Times Magazine feature. Pitched, reported and wrote articles about cultural events including lectures, music and dance performances.

Marin Independent Journal                                                                                             
January 2005 – August 2007 | Novato, California
Contributing Writer: Worked for daily newspaper covering the Bay Area’s Marin County with circulation of 300,000. Wrote features, profiles and reviews of local cultural events including performing arts, theatre and music. Developed stories and covered events of interest to youth demographic and online readers.

December 2001 – Apil 2002
City Desk Reporter: Covered breaking news including student protests, racial profiling and business/technology stories. Wrote weekly columns on local sports news and profiles on community volunteers.

San Francisco magazine                                                                                        
Jauary 2004 – April 2004 | San Francisco, California
Editorial Intern: Worked closely with editorial team in developing magazine projects. Contributed to expanding the Style section, resulting in 10% circulation increase. Pitched stories, conducted fact-checking, organized database of profiles for social column.

Condé Nast Traveller                                                                          
September 2001 – April 2002 | Cape Town, South Africa
Contributing Writer: Pitched, reported and wrote travel briefs on shark cage diving in South Africa and crime rates on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches.


Multimedia Communications Experience

Bite Communications                                                                                          
October 2005 – August 2007 | San Francisco, California
Senior Account Executive: Worked for international public relations agency specializing in technology companies. Wrote op-eds, columns and Q&As for executives that ran in publications including The Boston Globe and CNET. Wrote product briefs that appeared in technology trade publications. Drove media coverage of Fortune 500 companies.

Team Alinghi                                                                                                         
October 2002 – November 2003 | Auckland, New Zealand
Press Officer / Translator: Worked for Swiss sailing team sponsored by UBS that won the America’s Cup. Developed bi-lingual website: gathered video footage, photos and audio clips, pitched, wrote and translated French stories. Generated global media coverage of Swiss sailing team and UBS in major print, radio and television outlets.

Colorado College                                                                                             
September 1994 – May 1998 | Colorado Springs, Colorado
B.A. English and Creative Writing: Awarded the Reville Prize for Short Fiction        

Skills and Interests   
    
Software: Proficient in audio/video editing tools: Audacity, Dalet, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Protools, Soundslides; Website production: Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML; content management: Fatwire, Movable Type.

Languages: Fluent in French and Italian

Board Member: Inforum division of Commonwealth Club, the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forums