EDUCATION
M.A in Journalism and International Relations at New York University
09/2019 - 12/2020
B.A in English and German Literature and Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart
10/2016 - 07/2019
WORK EXPERIENCE
Editor-in-Chief at The New York Transatlantic
09/2019 - 12/2020
- Hired assistant editors, managed the website and oversaw staff meetings
- Created engaging content for the weekly newsletter and coordinated production process
- Produced original news stories on current political events and Covid-19 measures in Europe, thereby expanding range of content and adding different formats
- Edited and fact-checked articles
- Updated the website’s calendar with Europe-related events around New York City and increased social media presence
Freelance Journalist for Bedford + Bowery, Straus News, The Latin America News Dispatch and The Journal of Political Inquiry
10/2019 - present
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Produced original news stories for a daily newsletter about Latin America, U.S. foreign policy and Hispanics in the U.S.
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Wrote an in-depth profile piece on a New York City underground psychedelic therapist
- Reported on immigration policies and asylum law under the Trump administration
Social Media Editor at The Journal of Political Inquiry
09/2020 - 12/2020
- Promoted weekly news briefings, content and new articles on social media
- Created social media campaigns to engage audiences and increase web traffic, created Instagram account and presence
- Drafted JPI’s Monday briefing on current news events, workshops and extracurricular activities
Research Assistant for Investigative Journalist Andrew Rice’s Book project
01/2020 - 05/2020
- Read and translated several thousand files from police investigations from German to English
- Proofread and edited book chapter drafts
Student Research Assistant for the University of Stuttgart´s Linguistics Department
09/2018 - 09/2019
- Collected and analyzed data for “Project ZERO,” which aimed to produce new rules and contradict previous findings concerning the productivity of zero-derived nouns
- Compiled databases and statistics of different noun variables relevant to testing linguistic hypotheses
Internship at the German-American-Center (DAZ) in Stuttgart
09/2017 - 12/2017
- Helped with social media and event planning
- Drafted a weekly bilingual newsletter in German and English
SKILLS
Native German, fluent English and Spanish, Beginner French
Adobe Premiere, Google Docs, Microsoft Programs, Macintosh, Language Software Praat