Experience
Editor, Wonder Media Network (June 2022-present)
I’ve created new internal systems and editorial processes and standards for the company, piloted an internal training series for producers, and also served as editor on shows such as Ordinary Equality, Brown Girls Guide to Politics, Womanica, Science Will Win, The Antigen, Teaching Texas, and White Picket Fence.
Producer, Wonder Media Network (May 2021-June 2022)
As a producer at Wonder Media, I worked on a variety of projects. I led production for season one of Science Will Win, a branded podcast about gene therapy. I’ve also worked on teams producing shows including: Gravity, She Makes Money Moves, As She Rises, Womanica, Uncommon Ground with Van Jones, and I Was Never There.
Freelance producer, editor, writer (Sept. 2018-May 2021)
I’ve worked in nearly every role — story and idea development, editing scripts, writing scripts, pre-interviewing, guest booking, field and studio recording, directing interviews, narration coaching, hosting and reporting, assembling sessions, scoring, mixing and mastering. I’ve led productions and also worked on teams. I enjoy all aspects of creating a podcast or audio piece. Clients include: T Brand at the New York Times, Gilded Audio, Stitcher, Mash-Up Americans, Wondery, Bloomberg, Hello Sunshine, Soul Pancake, Transmitter Media, Slate, and Spoke Media.
Panoply Media | producer (April 2018-Sept. 2018), assistant producer (Sept. 2016-April 2018)
Produced weekly podcasts including Why Oh Why, Bad With Money, When Meghan Met Harry, Family Ghosts, and Broken Record. Researched and booked guests, wrote and edited scripts, engineered recordings, and mixed and edited episodes; produced a newsletter, maintained a website, and managed social media channels.
TheWeek.com | digital production assistant (Oct. 2015-Sept. 2016)
Wrote and edited scripts, recorded narration, and edited tape for TheWeek.com’s three weekly podcasts as part of a two-person team; edited short Facebook videos.
Freelance | writer, editor, and podcast producer (Aug. 2015-Sept. 2016)
Covered science, technology, business, and more for Popular Science, The Guardian, Businessweek, Scholastic ScienceWorld, Architect Magazine, and others. Created, hosted, and edited the Futuropolis podcast for Popular Science and Panoply.
Popular Science | assistant editor (March 2014-Aug. 2015), editorial assistant (March 2013-March 2014)
Edited and wrote technology and science stories for print and web, launched and hosted a podcast and animated video series, edited stories about historical inventions and ideas. Provided live coverage for SXSW and CES.
Fast Company | editorial intern (Jan. 2012-March 2013)
Covered technology, health, business, and science stories for the print magazine; contributed research and sidebars for feature stories, fact-checked and produced print stories for the web.
WMNF 88.5 FM | news reporter (June 2009-Sept. 2009)
Produced stories about protests, public hearings, and other news events for the nightly newscast, and put together a 30-minute documentary about local education issues, which ran serially.
Education
Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Graduated June 2012
Concentration in magazine journalism, minors in Spanish and environmental policy
UnionDocs Radio Bootcamp, Fall 2015
Salt MECA, Sliding Doors: Sonic Strategies for Merging Worlds, Winter 2021
Skills
Audio Editing | Protools, Hindenburg, Adobe Audition
Video Editing | Final Cut Express, Adobe Premiere
Web Design | HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Print Design | Adobe InDesgin, inCopy
Language | Spanish (proficient)