EXPERIENCE
Producer/Segment Host, Urban U, CUNY TV, Channel 75, New York, 4/2018-Present
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Pitch and produce story packages and field segments
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Write and video edit story packages and field segments
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Conduct on-camera interviews
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Develop story ideas, gather research, and plan field shoots
Producer, Black America, CUNY TV, Channel 75, New York, 8/2017- 8/2018
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Pitched, produced, and edited field segments and studio interviews
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Developed production flow, gathered research, and gathered video and photos for each episode
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Managed production of live-to-tape studio segments
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Booked high-profile guests and maintained communication
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Co-managed show’s social media pages
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Co-Produced two award winning documentaries
Producer/Reporter, Independent Sources, CUNY TV, Channel 75, New York, 8/2009- 8/2017
Associate Producer/Reporter 8/2008- 8/2009
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Pitched, produced, wrote, and video edited story packages and field segments
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Hosted studio segments, conducted on-camera interviews, and anchored studio tosses
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Developed story ideas, gathered research, and planned segments
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Traveled solo to Nigeria and Ghana and produced 5-part series titled “Enter West Africa”
Founder/Editor-in-Chief, BeyondClassicallyBeautiful.com, New York 8/2015-Present
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Recruit writers and assign stories on beauty, style, culture, and identity
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Write original stories and commentary on Black beauty and Culture
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Photograph and interview women on the streets of New York City, London, and Paris for ongoing street photo series
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Conceptualize, plan, art direct, and style BCB’s various acclaimed photo series
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Manage social media pages
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Managed HuffPost partnership
FEELANCE PROJECTS
ELLE.com, Ebony.com, Essence.com, The Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, Heart & Soul, Glamour
EDUCATION
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
M.A. Journalism, December 2008
Broadcast (Arts & Culture Concentration)
Fashion Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, May 2004
Advertising and Marketing Communications
SKILLS
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Video & Sound Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools
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Film: Shooting video (DSLR, HD),
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Photo Editing: Adobe Lightroom
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Photography: Digital photography
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Content Management & Web Design: Search Engine Optimization, HTML, WordPress, Blogger, managing website’s back-end
HONORS AND AWARDS
Telly Award, Documentary, 2018
NYABJ, Best Documentary, 2017
Named one of ESSENCE Magazine’s Woke 100 Women, 2017
Communicator Award, 2010