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The Lincoln County NewsReporter
Sep. 2023Chandler, Oklahoma, United StatesReporter, photographer and layout designer for weekly community newspaper. Focuses on feature stories, along with covering community events and news. Stories include school activities, sports, city government, local festivals, wildlife and other topics of interest to our readership. Won second place for feature story in our division at the OPA’s Better Newpapers Contest.
Global Savings GroupContent Writer
Aug. 2022 - Apr. 2024Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesSEO content writer focused on savings topics for top brands around the world. Completed 10-15 assignments per week, which included finding top ways for consumers to save and admin posting privileges. Effectively and naturally incorporated SEO keywords into copy.
SeoulPodcastCo Host
Aug. 2020 - Sep. 2022Seoul, South KoreaCo-host for podcast focused on current events and pop culture in South Korea. Researched news articles and hot topics, as well as wrote show outlines.
KBS World RadioNews Editor & Anchor
Dec. 2019 - Feb. 2022Seoul, South KoreaNews copyeditor tasked with fact-checking and editing news items written by translators at one of three main broadcasters in South Korea. Included formatting for radio broadcast. Presented daily news update on air. Created a style guide that copyeditors and writers at KBS World Radio still use.
TBS eFMFreelance Radio Guest
Nov. 2017 - Oct. 2018Seoul, South KoreaRegular featured guest on radio shows on TBS eFM. Started as regular music guest on Koreascape and spoke about various artists and music events in Korea, including reporting on the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the PyeongChang Olympics. Then, became regular guest on Women’s Edition for show This, That & Amy, which discussed topics related to women, such as women in media, the representation of women in TV and movies, and so on. Following that, became regular guest on morning show Jumpstart, where presented weekly challenges to host and discussed workplace culture.
Groove KoreaEditor-in-Chief
Oct. 2015 - Mar. 2021Seoul, South KoreaWorked way up from music writer to editor-in-chief over three years. As editor-in-chief, managed a staff of writers, photographers, and designers that ranged in size from five to 12. Assigned stories, as well as delegated covers and section tasks. Copyedited each issue before print. Also worked on several cover stories, such as those naturalized athletes in the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2019 Seoul Comic Con, the importance of music in Korean protests, and so on.
Yonhap News AgencyCopy-editor
Jan. 2015 - Jan. 2018Jongro-gu, Seoul, KoreaCopyeditor on English-language general news team for South Korea’s only newswire. Edited anywhere from 20 to 50 articles per shift, ranging from short news pieces to features. Topics ranged from politics to entertainment, North Korea and current events. Also edited photo captions and correspondence from the company CEO to other news agency CEOs around the world. Edited special publications from the company such as the yearly South Korea almanac and photo books. Final year and a half, managed weekend and holiday schedules for copyeditor team.
Discovering the Korean Underground (DKU)Founder, Music Writer
Sep. 2013 - Feb. 2020Seoul, South KoreaFounded and ran blog devoted to covering underground music in South Korea. Blog was a one-stop shop for information on shows and new releases, as well as profiles and interviews with underground and mainstream hip-hop artists, producers and DJs and features on Korean hip-hop culture.
CLASH - Two worlds collide for the greater goodCo-founder/Head Organizer
Feb. 2012 - Dec. 2015Seoul, South KoreaStarted charity concert series that focused on bringing together different music communities, as well as Koreans and foreigners, to raise awareness and money for important, and often grassroots, causes. Roles played included booking artists and venues, leading the promotion team, acting as a media coordinator, artist management, charity liaison and running the CLASH social media, among other things. All proceeds went to the charity involved. Causes included unwed mothers, North Korean refugees, the disabled and victims of wartime sexual violence.
The Korea HeraldCopyeditor/Reporter for Lifestyles Desk
Oct. 2011 - Oct. 2014Gwanghwamun, Seoul, South KoreaEdited news articles, reported on and wrote articles on the expat community in Korea and culture. Created three series from pitch to print - foreigners in entertainment (2012), Korean hip-hop (2013), and women in entertainment (2014). Also covered multiple music festivals and wrote a feature on foreign victims of sexual assault in Korea (2013).
Arirang TVCopy-editor/Radio Reporter/Narration
Jul. 2009 - Aug. 2011Seocho-gu, Seoul, KoreaEdited all content that went out on Arirang TV's evening news programs, including packages, b-rolls and captions. Also was substitute voice actor for several shows, shot one episode of a travel documentary, did the weather report for one week on the evening news, and was the weird news reporter for daily radio show "Travel Bug."
Apple Tree and Ryan PR CompanyAccount Executive
Oct. 2008 - Apr. 2009Sangsu-dong, Seoul, South KoreaPresented proposals to potential new global clients and partners; edited and wrote press releases and press reports; did market research for case studies and PR proposals on English-speaking regions for reference in dealing with global clients; and helped manage the company CEO’s secondary business. Helped land accounts with DHL Korea and King and Country Hong Kong.
BerlitzEnglish Instructor
Nov. 2007 - Sep. 2008Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South KoreaTaught conversational English one-on-one and in small groups to adults, children and teenagers. Most students were high-level executives and employees at multinational companies in Seoul. Classes taught included: general conversation, resume-writing and job interview prep, preparation for official English assessment interviews, negotiation tactics, meetings and presentations and business and email writing. Also conducted placement interviews and official assessment interviews for clients (i.e. for hiring or promotion purposes).
Cape Coral Daily BreezeHealth and Education Reporter
Jul. 2007 - Oct. 2007Cape Coral, Florida, USACovered all news related to Lee County schools and health care system. Wrote package stories based on important health and education topics, created a series of features on the main hospital in Cape Coral to celebrate its 30-year anniversary, covered weekend events, covered school district meetings and more. Notable stories included coverage of F-2 tornado that hit Cape Coral and feature on little girl with rare bone cancer who received a titanium femur. Story later won 2nd place for best original writing for human interest or feature from the Community Papers of Florida Association.
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