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
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
