PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Podcast Producer & Multimedia Editor • Ballotpedia, Remote
April 2022 – February 2026
Built and scaled Ballotpedia’s On The Ballot podcast from the ground up, growing audience to 110,000+ plays in 2025 alone by developing compelling narrative structures around complex political storylines and creating accessible, engaging conversations
Manage full production workflow including pitching and developing episodes, conducting research on subjects and storylines, identifying and booking guests, running recording sessions in Riverside, and writing interview questions
Produce episodes using Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Pro Tools, Riverside, and Descript—pulling selects from raw tape, organizing material, assembling episodes, and creating social media clips for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts
Coordinate remote team across departments, setting clear deadlines and managing multiple episodes simultaneously while maintaining quality standards on tight and variable timelines
Regularly host episodes, demonstrating comfort directing conversations and pivoting in real-time to follow compelling story threads on topics such as What DOGE can learn from Clinton’s NPR program, debunking voting conspiracies, marijuana legalization, and school cell phone ban policy
Freelance Podcast Producer & Journalist • New York, NY
August 2021 – Present
Produced and hosted episodes for NPR's Life Kit podcast by pitching story concepts, conducting in-depth research, scripting compelling narratives that combined expert interviews with actionable advice, and directing recording sessions on personal development, health, and lifestyle topics
Reported feature stories for The Philadelphia Citizen and WHYY's Billy Penn, conducting interviews, writing scripts, and shaping narratives around education and creative mentorship programs
Produced months-long investigative series for City Limits examining NYC's Right to Counsel program, managing multiple sources, organizing extensive tape and archival material, and writing scripts that wove complex policy issues into compelling human-interest narratives
Transcriptionist • Freakonomics Radio Network, Remote
September 2024 – Present
Transcribe 4-6 high-profile interviews per month in Trint, maintaining editorial standards and gaining exposure to how leading narrative podcasts structure interviews and shape stories
Digital Content Audio Editor • Audacy, New York, NY
August 2023 – May 2024
Provided editorial and production support for national portfolio of sports podcasts and talk shows, coordinating with hosts, producers, and teams across multiple markets while managing competing deadlines
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Podcast producer and multimedia storyteller with 4+ years building narrative content from concept to final delivery. Experienced managing full production workflows including research, guest booking and pre-interviews, script writing, tape assembly, and overseeing release schedules. Skilled at writing into tape, shaping story arcs, and coordinating remote teams to meet tight deadlines while maintaining quality.
CORE COMPETENCIES & TECHNICAL SKILLS
Podcast Production: Full production workflow from research and booking through final assembly, writing into tape, narrative structure development, story arc shaping, episode pacing, interviewing and directing talent
Script Writing: Writing first drafts, host narration, writing around archival material, translating complex topics into accessible narratives, fact-checking
Production Management: Setting and managing deadlines, coordinating distributed teams, organizing production folders and tape, overseeing release schedules, juggling multiple episodes simultaneously
Research & Booking: Deep research on subjects and storylines, identifying and sourcing guests, conducting pre-interviews, archival tape identification and sourcing
Audio Software: Descript (tape logging, pulling selects, organizing material), Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Hindenburg Journalist Pro, Riverside.fm, Trint
Additional Skills: Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, Microsoft/Google Suite, social media content creation (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube)
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Reporting the Nation and New York in Multimedia
New York University Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute • New York Observer Fellowship
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing
The College of New Jersey