RESUME
Professional
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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
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
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.