Resume

The Telegraph – Digital production journalist (News)
March 2025 – present

Fact check, edit and build politics, foreign affairs, and global health stories.
Highlights include covering the Epstein files release, papal election, Angela Rayner’s resignation and nationwide anti-
immigration protests.
Commission videos, photos and infographics to enhance articles.
Analyse article performance through SEO data.

The Telegraph – Digital production journalist (Features and lifestyle)
February 2025 – present

Fact check, edit and build features, fashion, culture, food and drink, travel stories.
Edit and build content from long-form political features to recipes and style guides.
Highlights include Strictly Come Dancing live blog and covering the removal of Prince Andrew’s royal titles.

Various – Freelance Lifestyle and culture reporter
February 2025 – present

Bylines in The I Paper, Far Out Magazine, The Italy Edit and more pitching, reporting and writing articles on travel, art and
Covered the 2026 Italian Winter Olympics, local travel guides and art news.

Wempower – Associate producer
January 2026 – present

Associate producer on ‘Behind the Headlines’ by Wempower a podcast dedicated to the stories of female journalists.
Highlights include pre-interviewing Ugandan broadcaster Culton Scovia and conflict reporter Gabriella Jowziak.

My Podium – Podcast producer and host
January 2025 – September 2025

Hosted and producer of ‘The Arts Exodus’ an investigative podcast for the award-winning audio journalism platform Podium
on the scrapping of humanities degrees and departments across the UK universities.
Interviewed Goldsmiths and Academy for Disabled Journalist students, professors affected and Arts Emergency founder –
charity to help underrepresented youth break into creative sector.

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
August 2023 – May 2024

Masters of Science with Honours in reporting.
Trained in journalism ethics, law, business and audio production.
Gathered string on pro-Palestine student protests on campus and interviewed by the Associated Press.
Culture reporter for Columbia News Service covering both local news and feature stories.
Host and executive producer on a weekly news podcast which broadcasted as a live radio show (Uptown Radio).
Highlights included covering lead up to presidential elections and Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial.

University College London, London, United Kingdom
2019 – 2023

Languages
Bilingual in Italian and English, conversational in French, proficient in Spanish.

IT Skills
Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Hindenburg, Descript, Word Press, social media.

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