Current Work Experience
E! NEWS ONLINE (NBCUNIVERSAL): DIGITAL CONTENT EDITOR / WRITER
JUNE 2014 - PRESENT
- Produce breaking and trending celebrity, entertainment (movies and TV) and pop culture news and features and photo galleries compelling enough to draw social interaction and shares
- Manage website solo on weekend mornings
- Collaborate with social team on both content promotion and news scouring
- Collaborate with field reporters and scour raw E! News video footage to create exclusive content to strengthen the brand
- Search Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat for viral or soon-to-be viral content for use in stories
Past Work Experience
ONTHEREDCARPET.COM (WALT DISNEY COMPANY - KABC-TV): SENIOR PRODUCER
FEBRUARY 2010 - JUNE 2014
- Managed a team of 4 content producers as well as seasonal interns
- Assigned and produced breaking and trending entertainment news, listicles, photo galleries, online videos and live stream events
- Managed social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram) and kept track of success stories and trends while adapting to changing social media language
- Monitored website and social media account statistics and adapted coverage accordingly
- Spearheaded award show coverage, including four Oscar ceremonies
- Collaborated with producers and talent of accompanying TV show over cross-platform coverage
THOMSON REUTERS, LOS ANGELES: FREELANCE ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT
OCTOBER 2009 - DECEMBER 2009
- Wrote, reported and edited entertainment news stories
E! ENTERTAINMENT: SHOW AND NEWS RESEARCHER
OCTOBER 2007 - OCTOBER 2009
- Investigated celebrity lives for TV and online news reports and for “E! True Hollywood Story”
- Researched licensing information for TV, films, commercials and music
- Obtained and analyzed court, police and other public records
THOMSON REUTERS - JERUSALEM: NEWS CORRESPONDENT
JUNE 2003 - SEPTEMBER 2007
- Wrote and edited breaking news, health and technology stories about Israel and the Palestinian territories
- Reported from the front line of the Israel-Gaza border during major rocket attacks
- Covered major stories such as the 2005 Gaza pullout, as well as the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War
- Reported from Moscow about Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s official visit
- Served as a guest news editor on the Reuters World Desk in London