Austin Monthly: January 2024 - Present

Associate Editor ​

• Write and publish 2-3 digital stories per week. 

• Pitch and write 3-4 stories per print issue. 

• Write and produce cover features when related to the food and drink beat.  

• Write character driven narratives about food, restaurants, art, and culture. 

• Assign stories to freelance writers. 

• Edit freelance work. 

• Help writers refine pitches and take agency over assignments.

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Freelance Writer: January 2022 - Present

Current Contracts: 

• Eater

• Austin Monthly 

• Texas Monthly

• Southern Living

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Texas Connect Magazine: January 2022 - October 2023

Executive Editor

• Research and assign stories.​

• Write character driven narratives.

• Help students refine pitches and take agency over assignments.

• Edit stories written by freelance writers and editorial interns. 

• Offer guidance for impactful reporting that gets to the heart of the story. 

• Interview and hire photojournalism and editorial interns. 

• Assist design team and work with photographers to create visual suite for each issue.

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Joon Market: September 2020- March 2021 

Opening General Manager | Director of Marketing & Media 

• Assisted my partner in opening and running a successful restaurant .

• Developed company logo, website and content for social media platforms.  

• Implemented entrepreneurial skills, startup knowledge, and 6 years of restaurant and professional cooking experience. 

• Improved personal proficiency in Adobe Suite, especially Illustrator and InDesign. 

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California Local: Media Aggregator: August-December 2020 

Editorial Intern​

• Earned first hand experience in developing content for a media startup company. 

• Pitched and wrote 5 aggregator pieces while taking a full course load. 

• Developed skills in writing shorter news clips, featuring vital information with quick turn around.

• Took initiative in creating a Zoom meeting schedule with my supervisor and editor to maintain check-ins while sheltering in place. 

• Strengthened my eye for details pertinent to the public while filing through dozens of stories, government files and scientific journals.

• Continued to improve my writing/editing skills. 

• Learned to distinguish the key components of explainers, aggregators, signal boosters, and headliners. 

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Texas Student Media; Texas Connect Magazine: October 2019-January 2020  

Editorial Intern

• Participated in roundtable pitch sessions. 

• Attended monthly progress meetings for Spring 2020 issue. 

• Interviewed 30+ sources for 6 stories. 

• Wrote and edited 6 stories. 

• Gathered data for a graphic feature.  

• Developed productive and professional writer/editor relationship with Emily Quigley. 

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The Drag Audio Production House: June - November 2019

Audio Director and Writer 

•Assisted “The Orange Tree” podcast with creative brainstorming. 

•Assisted “The Orange Tree” podcast by locating court documents from City of Austin Courthouse.

•Developed Title and Creative concept for “American Bloodline” Podcast. 

•Successfully pitched the “American Bloodline” podcast to the Austin-American Statesman and secured sponsorship. 

•Developed episodic layout and production schedule.

•Collected Audio from various events using Tascam devices. 

•Conducted in-booth interviews. 

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The University of Texas at Austin: 2022 - Present

M.A.  Journalism 

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The University of Texas at Austin: 2018-2020 

B.A.  Journalism 

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University of California at Davis: 2007-2011 

Studio Art & Art History