EXPERIENCE:
a4 Advertising/Altice USA - New York, NY November 2023-Present
Sales Director, Politics & Public Affairs
Cheddar News/Altice USA - New York, NY April 2021 - November 2023
Sales Manager, Brand Partnerships
• Sales & Marketing at Cheddar News, part of Altice USA
• Contributing to over $20M+ in annual revenue
• Working with top tier clients on media executions and content campaigns across our live on-air broadcast, digital, and social channels
• Select clients include: Ernst & Young, Indeed.com, Con Edison, ADP, Invesco, Global X ETFs, Regions Bank, Securitize, and Wealthfront/UBS.
Brut. Media - New York, NY & Paris, France January 2019- March 2021
Director of Branded Content
• Lead Branded Content partnerships and deals for Brut America
• Develop and create innovative and strategic content campaigns for advertising clients
• Brut. is a global media company that creates short-form video content for audiences around the world. With offices on two continents, Brut. publishes content daily in three languages and across eight social platforms generating over 1 billion video views per month
NowThis News & Entertainment - New York, NY July 2018- December 2018
Supervising Producer, Booking
• Lead Booking/Editorial Producer across all of the NowThis verticals - Politics, Entertainment, Her, Money, Sport, etc.
• Built client partnerships and brought new business opportunities in for the brand
• Worked closely with NowThis Brand Studio to create compelling content campaigns for advertising clients
Condè Nast – Vanity Fair & CNÉ – New York, NY September 2017-June 2018
Writer./Producer for Vanity Fair & Business Development with CNE’s New Platforms Division
• Book & coordinate guests for Vanity Fair’s weekly show called The Hive with Cheddar
• Write and research guests and topics for the show and present to Editor/Host Jon Kelly & Cheddar's Executive Producer
• Work with Editor/Host Jon Kelly to write and format the show each week
• Work with Vanity Fair’s social media team to cut and execute social media posts for The Hive
• Worked alongside CNE's SVP Teal Newland on the New Platforms team to develop and create content ideas across Conde Nast brands
• Helped create deck & execution plan for Google Daydream partnership and come up with additional VR concepts
• Helped VP of New Platforms on Facebook & Snapchat development deals
The Guardian - New York, NY October 2015 – September 2017
Chief of Staff to the CEO
• Provided high level support to the CEO and Editor-in-Chief
• Executed special projects within the company and liaised with other Guardian top executives across the UK & Australia
• Produced several videos for the Guardian website which has over 40 million unique browsers monthly
• Conducted any editorial research needed for the CEO and help him prepare for client meetings
• Managed all major events that The Guardian US put on including private dinners, CES conference, Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, SXSW, Collision conference, Cannes Lions, etc.
• Attended high-level, confidential meetings with CEO and aided with sensitive business initiatives as he saw fit
Starfish Media Group - New York, NY May 2014 - October 2015
Executive Assistant & Associate Producer to CEO
● Provided high level administrative support to prominent broadcast journalist and CEO, Soledad O’Brien
● Responsible for calendar management - arrange, confirm, and prepare internal and external meetings
● Coordinated heavy travel requirements with accuracy – including international/domestic travel, hotel reservations and ground transportation; coordinated any necessary passport/visa documentation.
● Conducted editorial research on ad hoc projects; shoot and edit video as needed
Good Morning America/ABC News - New York, NY May 2013 - May 2014
Production Coordinator
● Provided administrative and production support to Senior Producers and Anchor team
● Assisted with writing and producing promos for ABC affiliate networks
● Compiled briefing notes, scripts, and any additional necessary materials for GMA anchors
EDUCATION:
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism New York, NY
Master of Science, Journalism Class of 2018
Villanova University Villanova, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science & Journalism Class of 2012
The Taft School Watertown, CT
HS Diploma Class of 2008
SKILLS: Storytelling, Writing, Producing, Social Video, Content Strategy, Project Management, Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Corporate Communications, Social Media Management, Film, Audio & Video Editing software.