RÉSUMÉ

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Futuro Studios, Futuro Media Group | Senior Producer | New York | May 2021 - Present

Develop new series, manage production and produce podcasts for Futuro Studios, a new Pulitzer prize-winning podcast and original programming studio from Futuro Media, committed to uplifting voices, stories and perspectives that have been historically overlooked in the world of audio. Working with VP of Podcasts and Executive Editor, lead show development and manage high-stakes partnership with Apple. Most recently senior produced The Sum of Us for Futuro Studios with Higher Ground Audio.

In The Thick, Futuro Media Group | Supervising Producer | New York | Jan. 2018 - May 2021

I started as intern and was hired on as associate producer in Mar. 2018. In May 2019 I was promoted to producer. Now as supervising producer for In The Thick, an award winning weekly podcast about race, politics and culture, I help lead the team. I write and edit scripts and web copy, book guests and their studios/tape syncs, lead recordings, coach host reads, lead editorial final listens, and edit, score, and upload shows. I also report stories and record audio in the field. I manage the production schedule and facilitate weekly editorial meetings. I research and fact check. I am the lead producer for live shows. I co-created curriculum and facilitated podcasting workshops across the country. I manage and write advertisements. I manage associate producers and fellows. I support social media content production and podcast branding. I conduct financial reporting. In Jul. 2020, I started to also lead produce Futuro Studios’ new collaboration: The TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones.

Self-Employed | Freelance Journalist and Editor | Brooklyn, NY | Apr. 2016 - Present

Editor of Don’t Interrupt Me Por Favor weekly podcast in Spring 2019. Reported on international investigation, Dubai’s Golden Sands, for OCCRP. Researched data for award winning investigative report, Food Plight. Reporter and music producer for CUNY AudioFiles podcast. Freelance reporter with The Red Hook Star Revue and Warscapes. Podcast editor, host and reporter for 2017 CUNY reporting in the West Bank and Israel, which includes a co-produced feature story on LGBTQ community in the region.

The Takeaway, WNYC | Associate Producer, Former Intern | New York | Sept. 2017 - Feb. 2018

Report, produce and edit audio content for daily live broadcast on national and international news. Support live show production, web uploads and content management system.

La Silla Vacía | Summer Intern | Bogotá, Colombia | Jun. 2017 - Aug. 2017

Reported and produced content in Spanish including: video on the FARC’s disarming, social video on Bogotá’s urban development and supported the weekly podcast.

Czech Public Radio | Seasonal Broadcast Assistant | New York | Oct. 2016 - Nov. 2016

Confirmed and managed guests for U.S. presidential election coverage. Provided research and fact-checking support for live radio show on election night. Coordinated guests during live radio show.

The Indypendent | Summer Intern | Brooklyn, NY | Jun. 2016 - Aug. 2016

Covered affordable housing and social protests in NYC. Produced articles and photo-reports. Created social media content for Twitter and Instagram.

The News Literacy Project | Production and Social Media Intern | New York | Jan. 2016 - May 2016

Researched relevant B-roll footage. Fact checked content. Supported social media strategy. Photographed and live Tweeted at events.

Americas Program | Editorial and Social Media Summer Intern | Mexico City, Mexico | Aug. 2015 - Dec. 215

Produced articles and photos about human rights in Mexico. Designed social media strategy. Translated, copy edited, transcribed, fact checked and researched.

EDUCATION

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism | New York | Dec. 2017

Master's Degree International Reporting

IRE Best Student Investigation 2019
Correspondents Fund Recipient 2017

Seattle University | Seattle, WA | Jun. 2010

Bachelor’s Degree International Studies and Spanish

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Study Abroad in Valparaíso, Chile Winter 2008