Summary

Production assistant and comedy writer who recently moved to NYC. Special interests in comedy and politics, but open to all on-set experience!

Credits

10/22 – 11/22

Office Production Assistant Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (Season 7)

TBS — TV
10/22 – 11/22
5/22 – 7/22

Production Assistant Desus & Mero (Season 4)

Showtime — TV
5/22 – 7/22
7/20 – 1/22

Social Media Manager

Staff Position — University of Chicago Institute of Politics Details
7/20 – 1/22

Collaborate with IOP Director and senior leadership to develop a strategic communications plan for promoting IOP programs, spotlighting student engagement, and mobilizing student voters | Build and manage the IOP's digital content calendar | Increase social media followers by 45% on Instagram and 21% on Twitter within 18 months | Oversee design and production of a weekly HTML-based newsletter for an audience of 12,000+ subscribers | Design and implement targeted digital outreach campaigns for IOP events | Maintained all-staff calendars across Google and Microsoft platforms

7/21 – 7/21

Stage Manager (Assistant) Wonderama (Season 7)

YouTube — TV
7/21 – 7/21
9/19 – 7/20

Producer

Staff Position — University of Chicago Institute of Politics Details
9/19 – 7/20

Collaborated with IOP Director and Speaker Series team to produce nearly 250 news- driven events over 3 academic years, each with an average audience of 150 attendees | Led prep calls with external stakeholders to coordinate logistics and press releases for events with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Amb. Samantha Power, among others | Managed day-of-event needs, such as green room set-up, audience check-in, and last-minute supply runs | Tracked catering budgets and supervised craft services set-up for live events | Compiled research briefs to assist moderators in preparing for their interviews | Coordinated guest travel and lodging during the 7-month absence of a Speaker Series Assistant Director

7/17 – 9/19

Associate Producer

Staff Position — University of Chicago Institute of Politics Details
7/17 – 9/19

Collaborated with IOP Director and Speaker Series team to produce nearly 250 news- driven events over 3 academic years, each with an average audience of 150 attendees | Led prep calls with external stakeholders to coordinate logistics and press releases for events with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Amb. Samantha Power, among others | Managed day-of-event needs, such as green room set-up, audience check-in, and last-minute supply runs | Tracked catering budgets and supervised craft services set-up for live events | Compiled research briefs to assist moderators in preparing for their interviews | Coordinated guest travel and lodging during the 7-month absence of a Speaker Series Assistant Director

Recos

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Education

Class of '17

Indiana University

BA English (Creative Writing)

Skills

  • Social Media
  • Final Draft
  • Screenwriting
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Adobe Premiere