RESUME
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I'm passionate about creating media that promotes diversity and challenges our ideas about world. I currently work at Vox Media's SB Nation, where I love being able to work on a team through the process of creating great, engaging content. I'm energetic and not afraid to put in the extra hours to make something work.
Skills
Photoshop
Premiere
Audition
Experience
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Contributing Writer, The Ice Garden
​August 2018 - present
Editor and Co-Founder, The Butchery
​March 2018 - present
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Founded an online zine focused on increasing diversity in media by publishing fiction, art, and essays concerning butch lesbian identity
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Collaborated with another editor to collect global submissions, then determined which were a good fit for the publication
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Laid out zine using Adobe InDesign and proofread before publishing online; made available for free via Google Drive
First-Year Orientation Leader, American University
​March 2018 - August 2018
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Led eight orientation sessions and prepared incoming first-year students for their transition to college
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Collaborated with a full orientation team to communicate information regarding campus resources, diversity awareness, student safety, and other topics to students and parents
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Facilitated small-group breakout sessions to give incoming students individualized attention and support
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​Media Lab Intern, Voice of America
August 2017 - December 2017
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Researched stories and wrote scripts for 1-2 short world news videos each day for international broadcast
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Assembled clips and edited the daily news videos using Adobe Premiere Pro
Languages
Russian (Elementary)
Meme (Fluent)
Education
BA in Journalism, American University
​2010 - present
At American University I have been involved with AU Scholars, a competitive two-year research program, as well as American University PRIDE, the university's largest student-run LGBTQ+ advocacy group. During my two years as a member of the organization's executive board, I served as a bridge between students and faculty resources, secured funding and university support for events such as our annual Pride Prom, drag shows, and advocacy-planning general body meetings, and planned events such as when we welcomed trailblazing transgender athlete Harrison Browne to campus to speak and answer questions from students.