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Experience
2011-2012
Increased user engagement via social media. Owned the product road map and worked closely with engineering using Pivotal Tracker. Coordinated busi- ness priorities with design solutions and engineering bandwidth. Anticipated user needs and problems through interviews and metrics.
2011-2012
McCormick New Media Women Entrepreneur
Mobile Site Product Manager
Designed/Wireframed and produced a mobile platform for Richmond Confi- dential, a hyperlocal news site. In addition to displaying the news, the plat- form developed features to highlight community activities and events, adding functionality to add value for users on the go.
2011-2012
Posted to Voices and reported tech news. Developed strategies for Facebook and Pinterest. Managed and moderated content for the D10 (ATD Confer- ence) iPhone app.
2011-2012
Storify
Community Manager
Handled the social media by posting to Twitter and Facebook. Wrote blogposts and newsletter e-mails. Recorded screencast tutorials on our different features. Featured interesting usecases on the homepage. Represented Storify at the 2011 Asian American Journalists Association by speaking on a panel about social media as a reporting tool.
2007-2009
Newzwag/Agence France-Presse(AFP)
Online Editor
Experimented with new ways to engage people with the news. Packaged content from AFP’s news wires to create iPhone apps, news quizzes and an interactive map.
2007
washingtonpost.com
Online Discussions Intern
I produced various discussions for the live online discussions desk. I editorially screened questions, copyedited transcripts and booked guest “speakers” that our online audience would be interested in. I learned how to moderate online conversations and engage the audience.
2006-2007
The California Aggie
Staff Writer
I wrote 1-4 stories a day, focusing on campus news and features for my school newspaper.
2006
New America Media
Korean Media Intern
I monitored Korean news for content we could summarize and post on the website. I also reported on meth use in the Korean-American community.
Honors and Awards
2011
McCormick New Media Women Entrepreneurs Award
2011
Ken Wong Memorial Scholarship
2011
Randy Shilts Memorial Award for Exceptional Reporting
2011
Online News Association Student Newsroom/strong>
2009
California Health Journalism Fellow
Education
2010-2012
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Received a master’s in new media.
2004-2007
UC Davis
Received a bachelor’s in English with honors in creative writing.
Skills and Interests
I’m interested in
- Mobile Platforms
- Data Visualization
- User Interface
- Web Design
- Social Media
I know the basics of
- HTML/CSS
- Mapping
- Video editing
- Mobile reporting
- Photography
Some programs I know
- Photoshop
- Final Cut Pro X
- Google Spreadsheets
- WordPress
- GeoCommons
- After Effects