My Experience
Roles & Responsibilities
Editorial Manager, Creative Services (Paramount)
Edited and QA copy for SVOD platform (BET+) and Viacom legacy AVOD brands such as MTV, VH1, BET, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, etc. Coordinated with BET+ team to ensure brand voice aligns with in-house content guidelines, metadata is consistent across platforms and copy is optimized for SEO.
July 2022 - April 2023
Copywriter, Growth Marketing (TIDAL)
Developed and maintained TIDAL's voice and identity for display ads, marketing campaigns, instructional videos and social and customer experiences, with a focus on acquisition, retention and brand awareness.
October 2019 - July 2020
Assistant Editor, Watch! Magazine (Paramount)
Collaborated with editorial team, publicists and stakeholders to produce print and digital content on CBS, SHOWTIME, The CW and Paramount+ programming and network talent.
June 2021 - July 2022
Snapchat Discover Writer/Editor, ESSENCE
Conceptualized and collaborated with art team to create motion graphics, short-form videos, articles and games for weekly Snapchat Discover editions, reaching more than 700,000 subscribers and marketing partners.
January 2018 - August 2018
News & Culture Writer, OprahDaily.com (Hearst)
Assisted with the launch of OprahDaily.com, writing 3-4 daily stories on trending news and politics, pop-culture round-ups, cultural critiques and reviews and explainers.
September 2018 - May 2019
Staff Writer, Southern Living
Pitched, researched and quickly produced news, evergreen content and human interest stories that led to an increase in total social media shares and traffic for SouthernLiving.com.
January 2017 - December 2017
Editorial Assistant, Cooking Light
Wrote 3-4 daily articles and produced galleries centered around news, food trends, wellness and nutrition for CookingLight.com and MyRecipes.com.
December 2015 - December 2016
Education
August 2011 - August 2012
M.A., Journalism, University of Alabama
Graduated Summa Cum Laude and received Outstanding CommJ Student Award
August 2003 - May 2008
B.A., Fashion Design & Merchandising, Clark Atlanta University
Graduated Cum Laude and member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.