Years of experience: 22

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Laura's Career Path
Entertainment Editor/Reporter, Yahoo News | Co-lead, Yahoo Native Americans ERGDec. 2023 -
Apr. 2025
Yahoo NewsEntertainment Editor/Reporter, Yahoo News | Co-lead, Yahoo Native Americans ERG
Los Angeles, California, United States* Covered entertainment, pop culture, Native American and Indigenous issues for the news team. * Edited trending and feature content from entertainment reporters. * Led Super Bowl 2024 live blog coverage for the news team, focusing on entertainment and internet culture coverage. I managed two writers, while collaborating with the SEO and homepage teams. * Served as Global Co-Lead of the Yahoo...
Deputy Editor — In The Know by Yahoo | Co-Lead — Yahoo Native Americans Employee Resource GroupApr. 2021 -
Dec. 2023
YahooDeputy Editor — In The Know by Yahoo | Co-Lead — Yahoo Native Americans Employee Resource Group
Los Angeles, California, United States* Developed and managed traffic-driving strategies for trending content team, which covered Gen Z- and millennial-focused content. * Helped launch and manage In The Know's Parenting vertical, which became one of the top-performing verticals on the site. * Led trending content team to multiple record months for on-site and syndicated traffic. * Launched ITK's first Native Stories section for i...
Editorial Director, Parenting — Mom.com & CafeMomSep. 2018 -
Mar. 2021
Wild Sky MediaEditorial Director, Parenting — Mom.com & CafeMom
Los Angeles* Developed creative content strategies for parenting websites Mom.com and CafeMom * Since launching Mom.com in August 2019, organic sessions have tripled and pageviews have increased more than seven times the original monthly total * Managed two teams of editors in New York and Los Angeles * Worked with sales team to develop creative concepts for RFPs * Strategized with the social media team...