My Experience

Roles & Responsibilities

Developmental Editor, PEOPLE (Dotdash Meredith)

Review work of new and veteran contract editors, ensuring all content meets quality standards and follows project instructions and brand guidelines.

September 2021 - Present

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Senior Manager, News and Live Events (PEACOCK/NBCU)

Led the procurement, scheduling, and launch of news specials and live events, including onboarding partners, sourcing key art, troubleshooting, and securing editorial merchandising for increased visibility on platform.

February 2024 - February 2025

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Editorial Manager, Creative Services (Paramount)

Edited 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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. Engaged members of the Cooking Light Diet, a companion meal plan subscription service.

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.