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Zenith Media, New York, NY

Associate Negotiator, Digital Investment

(July 2024 - Present)

  • Managed over $50M in media inventory across network partners aligning content placements with target audiences

  • Researched programming opportunities, providing insights to identify cultural touchpoints and strengthen brand alignment

  • Tracked and analyzed campaign performance, delivering reports with actionable insights to improve future media strategies

  • Developed a strategic understanding of media investment, budget allocation, and high-level industry problem-solving



DIJO Studios, New York, NY

Co-Founder

(October 2023 - Present)

  • Co-founded a creative agency specializing in content-driven marketing for startups, creating tailored brand strategies, producing high-performing assets, and launching multi-channel campaigns to drive engagement and revenue growth

  • Led creative execution for a giveaway campaign for Zolli® Candy, garnering over 2,000 entries, boosting social media engagement by 145%, and generating significant user-generated content (UGC)

  • Developed and executed a targeted sales campaign for Pure Rush Shades, shooting, designing, A/B testing, and optimizing still and video assets resulting in a 27% increase in sales, a 2.86% click-through rate (CTR) and $0.55 cost per click (CPC)



Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, East Lansing, MI

Sr. Marketing, Creative Strategy, & Comms Assistant    

(May 2021 - May 2024)

  • Designed graphics for content-driven social media campaigns to drive event attendance and increase student engagement contributing to a 30% increase in student enrollment

  • Filmed, edited, and animated video content for social and web including Entrepreneurial Minute series, alumni storytelling from Innovate State, and Give Green Day fundraising campaign generating over 200k impressions

  • Researched correlation between social media engagement and event attendance through regression models in R Studio to enhance targeting leading to a 25% increase in event attendance and 120% increase in engagement across 5 channels

  • Developed assets optimized for SiteCore-hosted web experiences, building a foundation in UI, UX, and visual design principles

  • Conducted an SEO audit, optimizing key pages based on keyword research, resulting in enhanced search engine visibility

  • Produced, sound engineered, and promoted episodes of The Hatchcast entrepreneurship podcast for over 100 weekly listeners



Wunderman Thompson Health, Kansas City, MO (remote)

Strategy Intern

(June 2023 - August 2023)

  • Constructed and presented UX research proposal for consumer-facing product encompassing analysis of current landscape, identification of research goals, alignment with brand objectives, and creation of research framework for multiple stakeholders

  • Developed creative briefs for consumer-facing email campaigns, professional-facing banner ads, and point-of-care signage

  • Facilitated a structured brainstorming session in Miro with creative team, generating concepts for an integrated brand campaign

  • Executed a competitive review & trade media report, analyzing total spend, share of voice (SOV), & share of market (SOM) of 28 brands and 141 products synthesizing findings to deliver comprehensive insights to client

  • Synthesized pricing study results using decision-matrix, delivering clear competitive messaging direction to client


Rocket Central, Detroit, MI

Media Planning and Strategy Intern

(May 2022 - August 2022)

  • Won the 2024 NFL Draft Intern Pitch Competition collaborating with six interns across various disciplines to develop a sweepstakes campaign for the 2024 NFL Draft forming the foundation for Rocket Mortgage’s 2024 NFL Draft activation

  • Researched and devised three target audience personas and KPIs surrounding the 2024 NFL Draft Sweepstakes

  • Strategized lead generation strategies and provided critical feedback for Rocket Mortgage’s podcast, Home Made