EXPERIENCE

Producer, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

September 2020 - Current

NBCU News Group, New York

Producing educational video packages, live streams, panels, curriculum and external conference training for NBCU Academy, NBCU News Group’s journalism and news education platform for NBC News, MSNBC, Telemundo, CNBC, and Local Television Group
Planned the launch NBCU Academy, designed and updated workflows, negotiated production logistics, to build and sustain company-wide continual learning experiences, for tens of thousands of employees and students, improving culture internally and creating pipeline programs for external hires
Works in conjunction with social media team to reach millions of views and impressions on social media, product manages YouTube channel including analytics, design and SEO

Political Campaign Embedded Reporter

May 2019 - September 2020

NBC News, New York

Reported in the field for the 2020 presidential campaign embedded with various candidates and reported on the Iowa and Nevada caucuses for NBC News television and digital
Conducted interviews with presidential candidates such as Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Andrew Yang, and reported on politics and policy, wrote original news stories on topics such as unions, AAPI voters and the pandemic for NBC News digital, shot live video and wrote numerous articles
Served as on-cam correspondent for various segments for NBC News Now and conducted site surveys and editorial preparation for the Nevada caucus sites, produced live shots for correspondents

Associate Producer — Breaking News

May 2018 - May 2019

MSNBC — Dayside // New York, New York

Covered politics and breaking news in conjunction with the NBC News Capitol Hill team for MSNBC
Produced network graphics for use across six hours of MSNBC Dayside programming, conducted special research for NBC Specials, Investigations, Nightly News and MSNBC, including research for midterm elections and Mueller report coverage, created internal databases and daily editorial notes

Associate Producer — Video

August 2017 - May 2018

MSNBC — Meet the Press Daily // New York, New York

Cut sound and b-roll for cable news broadcast and makes editorial decisions for best video to be put on air
Managed VOs and SOTs using AVID Media Composer, Interplay Manager, and iNews
Pitch news stories for air, assists segment producers in researching, writing, SOT mashes

Production Assistant — Graphics

December 2016 - August 2017

MSNBC – Meet the Press Daily // New York, New York

Served as a production liaison between producers and the NBC Artworks division to order graphics for cable news, managed assets in NBC content management system
Pitched stories, produces short segments, and assists segment producers with research and writing
Trained in iNews software, broadcast standards and ethics, scriptwriting, AP style

Digital Media Lead Producer

November 2015 - Current

Phillip Yin for Lieutenant Governor of Washington State // Bellevue, Washington

Produced content and media for a political campaign, including several official campaign videos, campaign mailers, flyers, website content, social media content, etc.
Managed TV, radio, and digital ad buys on variety of platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, and pre-roll
Post/Ad impressions reached an audience of hundreds of thousands of voters

Photo Editor

November 2012 - June 2014

Daily Nexus Newspaper // University of California, Santa Barbara

Served as Photo Editor at the Daily Nexus, one of the top 10 college newspapers ranked nationally by US News and World Report
Led nationally recognized photojournalistic coverage of community riots in Spring 2014, the Isla Vista shooting rampage
Edited dozens of images daily for use in print and online in a deadline-driven environment
Supervised a staff of eight photographers and oversaw their training

EDUCATION

Bachelor of the Arts in Global/International Studies

University of California, Santa Barbara

Graduation Date: June 2016

National Governing Board Member

Asian American Journalist Association // National

National Board Representative

Asian American Journalist Association - New York Chapter

Chapter Webmaster/Social Chair

Asian American Journalist Association // New York

Re-designed chapter logo, website, social media presence
Served as program chair for AAJA-NY Trivia Bowl, raised thousands of dollars for student journalists and grant programs
Elected to the New York board by popular vote

Director of AAJA Young Professionals Network (yung AAJA)

Asian American Journalist Association

Serves as director for AAJA National affinity group that serves entry level and student journalists
Programs online webinars, skillbuilding courses, national convention programming, socials, and maintains popular social media channels