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THE NEW YORK TIMES | New York
   
Social photo editor          January 2015 to present
Working with the audience development team, the social media team and the photo desk, I run and contribute to various social channels, including @nytimes, the main Instagram feed of The New York Times.


Photo editor, Metro          June 2014 to January 2015
Edit pictures for the Metro section of The New York Times and the homepage.

Contributing blogger          May 2012 to present
Interview photographers, write posts and edit photography for Lens, a blog about photography. 

INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE | Hong Kong      
    
Photo researcher/editor          May 2012 to Sept. 2013
Edited pictures (primarily news and page 1) for Asia edition. Assigned photographers in China, southeast Asia and elsewhere. Prepared photo essays for print and slide shows online. Assisted with social media. Researched photos for the Chinese Web site of The New York Times.         

THE NEW YORK TIMES | New York
             
News assistant/producer          Jan. 2011 to May 2012 
Wrote, edited, fact checked and produced blog posts for Lens blog. Edited and sequenced photo stories and daily news photography roundups. Covered photo news and researched features. Produced videos and audio, managed social media (@nytimesphoto Twitter and Facebook) and moderated comments. Managed a team of interns. Helped launch “The Lively Morgue,” a Tumblr photo blog, and “A Moment in Time,” a global crowdsourcing project. Also contributed photo posts to Metro section’s City Room blog and multimedia projects.  

Intern.          Nov. 2009 to Dec. 2010
Worked with the picture desk, metro desk, video unit and a blogging team. Published written and multimedia stories on the City Room blog and in print. Wrote, edited photos, produced posts and managed social media accounts for the Lens blog, in addition to helping launch a global crowdsourcing project, “A Moment in Time.” Assisted with research, shoots, editing and production in the video department. Contributed multimedia posts to a hyperlocal blog covering Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
                                                                         
FREELANCE | Various locations                                                                                                                    

Writer, photographer, videographer         Sept. 2009 to present
Stories, photos and videos in Asia Eater, OVERFLOW Magazine, Crain’s NY Business, HuffPost NY, Brooklyn Based, City Limits, Our Town, The West Side Spirit, the Queen’s Chronicle.                                                      

METROLAND NORTH MEDIA | Bracebridge, Ontario                                      

Summer Reporter          April 2009 to Aug. 2009
Made photos and wrote features, news, lifestyle and arts pieces for weekly newspaper, biweekly lifestyle papers and monthly magazines.                                                   
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VOLUNTEER WORK | New York

New York Portfolio Review: Helped coordinate 2014 photography event with a team at United Photo Industries and The New York Times.
Brooklyn Museum: Assist regularly in various departments, including the director’s office.
826NYC: Help coordinate storytelling workshops for groups of school students on an ongoing basis.
Shambhala Yoga and Dance: Manage the front desk on a weekly basis.

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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, CITY UNIVERSITY NEW YORK | New York                                      

Master of Arts in journalism          May 2011
Entrance scholarship          March 2009

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY | Kingston, Ontario                                                                              

Bachelor of Arts (honors) in English literature; minor in psychology          May 2009
Don Munroe Award for Journalism          April 2009           
Dean’s Honor List and Special Award          July 2007, 2008, 2009
Annual Prize for Journalism          April 2007
Principal’s Scholarship           April 2005, 2006

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL STUDY CENTRE | East Sussex, United Kingdom     

Arts and humanities study abroad program         Sept. 2005 to May 2006
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