Professional Experience

Podcast and Branded Content

Develop show concept and production process for Monotype’s flagship podcast, Creative Characters
Manage a team of producers, calendar, show budget, and workflows
Doubled listenership in the past 18 months
Engineer interviews, score music, sound design, mix, and publish episodes
Produce and execute social media and advertising campaigns

Built FunMeter’s podcast division, hiring multiple producers, working across multiple departments
Developed show concept and a complete production workflow, managed show budget, and worked closely with stakeholders and contractors
Planned, executed and maintained tight workflow and production schedule to ensure deadlines were met smoothly
Edited audio in Pro Tools and wrote narrative script to create a dynamic narrative arc for each episode
Engineered recordings, crafted interview questions, coached talent, and sound designed episodes

Developed show style, format, and strategy for Carrot’s podcast, Baby Steps
Built and maintained workflows and technical guidelines for a smooth and streamlined production process
Booked guests and prepared interviews for remote recording
Engineered interviews and edited episodes for time, clarity, and narrative structure
Produced deliverables for Carrot’s social media team

Developed multiple show concepts, production workflows, and sound visions for “ilovecreatives” slate of educational media content
Directed and engineered hundreds of hours of recordings for the online course series "Finance Friends Forever"
Edited in Adobe Audition, scored music, sound designed, and mixed episodes for online courses and podcasts
Consulted on COVID-19 remote recordings and field recordings

Helped launch Wondery’s first daily sports podcast, The Lead
Produced daily interviews with sports reporters to deliver narrative-rich episodes on the most interesting stories in sports
Coordinated, pre-interviewed, and booked a worldwide team of reporters and correspondents for news reporting
Sound designed, scored, and published episodes daily
Designed Wondery’s COVID-19 remote recording and production best practices and workflows

Produced, sound designed, scored, mixed, and published Change Lab, ArtCenter’s flagship podcast
Worked closely with talent and the president of the college, Lorne Buchman
Developed and executed the tone and sound vision of Change Lab’s seasonal podcast content
Consulted with Art Center’s marketing team on production improvements, gear selection, and critical workflow issues

Rebuilt the production workflow and technical guidelines for the relaunch of the Girlboss podcast brand
Relaunched the Girlboss podcast, hiring a team of producers and editors to create compelling and engaging interviews for new listenership
Managed a team of producers, editors and host, and worked closely with talent
Worked closely with production stakeholders, partner organizations, and sponsors to produce high quality advertising

Produced podcast and broadcast content for *Marketplace’s* slate of shows
Directed live broadcasts for *Marketplace Morning Report* and produce interviews from the field
Produced and edited interviews, full podcast episodes, music scoring and sound design

Produced live broadcast and web segments for Take Two and AirTalk
Produced digital segments through KPCC’s CMS platform and across KPCC’s social media platforms

Produced show segments and media content for Press Play
Directed local newscasts for NPR’s All Things Considered including coverage of local breaking news events
Reported and produced content for: *SoundsLA, Design and Architecture, Good Food, Which Way L.A.?*

Formal mentoring 1:1 and group online sessions for young audio journalists and producers
Informal office hours 1x a week dedicated to helping young producers and/or industry newcomers navigate podcasting

Produced the Guyana A.R.T.S. summer program for teachers exploring alternative education through art and science
Sr. Editor for the Peace Corps/Guyana Newsletter

Remote Audio Production: Riverside.fm, Zencastr, Squadcast, Descript audio platforms
Audio Production: Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Audio Hijack, Hindenburg, Dalet, DAVID, Axia broadcast consoles
Field production and the use of professional audio gear and camera equipment
Budgeting and Project Management: Google Suite, Notion, Asana, Toggl
Multimedia production: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator; Outpost, Wordpress, Drupal; Hootsuite, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok

University of California, Santa Barbara • B.A. in Music, B.A. in Anthropology,
University of California, Washington D.C • Music Production Internship with Smithsonian Folkway Records
Dante Alighieri school for Italian linguistics • Study Abroad; Florence, Italy
Basic knowledge of conversational Spanish