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