education
northwestern university, 2020-2021
Medill School of Journalism
MSJ — Magazine journalism
University of wisconsin-madison, 2016-2020
College of Letters & Science Honors
Journalism, B.A. — Reporting & strategic communication
Certificate — Asian American studies
work
freelance
reporter/writer
March 2021 to present
» Pitch stories and collaborate with editors at various print and online publications, including Chalkbeat, Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, Iowa Watch and The Carroll-Times Herald
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co-founder & co-editor-in-chief
Dec. 2020 to present — Chicago, IL
» Design website using Wordpress
» Manage overall editorial vision of magazine
» Lead executive team of eight editors
» Recruit staff & review pitches
» Edit all content
wisconsin state journal
city news intern
June 2020 to Aug. 2020 — Madison, WI
» Reported on general assignment/breaking news stories for WSJ’s city news desk
» Wrote print stories, including A1 clips, and online content
» Contributed photographs and videos
uw-madison communications
student communications specialist
April 2018 to June 2020 — Madison, WI
» Pitched & wrote news/feature stories for UW-Madison’s central news bureau
» Maintained/created The Weekly, UW-Madison’s student-wide email newsletter, with 42,400+ recipients
» Organized events and selected commencement speakers in collaboration with UW’s Senior Class Office
curb magazine
editor-in-chief
Sept. 2019 to Jan. 2020 — Madison, WI
» Led team of 22 students as EIC
» Managed overall editorial vision of magazine with circulation of 10,000
» Assigned, edited and selected feature-length stories
» Advised in story development, reporting, revision & design/online elements
» Advised on budget and business/promotional plan in raising $14,000
the daily cardinal
copy chief
April 2018 to May 2019 — Madison, WI
» Copy-edited all print & online content
» Created the design & layout of pages for print issues using Indesign
senior staff writer
Oct. 2017 to May 2018 — Madison, WI
» Wrote daily/weekly articles on campus & college news