Education

New York University
• MA Journalism, Science, Health & Environmental Reporting Program (Dec 2024)
• BA Philosophy, NYU Abu Dhabi (Jun 2023); semesters abroad in NY, DC and Accra, Ghana

Experience

Writing Intern, Scholastic
New York (Incoming May 2024)

Graphics Editor, Scienceline
New York (Dec 2023 – Present)
• Design, illustrate and animate visual aids for news stories on theoretical science, such as material chemistry, computing algorithms and quantum physics
• Assist writers in designing original graphic aids, such as an infographic on microplastics

Science Policy Reporter, Innovation Policy News
Washington, DC/Remote (Feb 2022 – Jun 2022)
• Produced analytic piece comparing the House and Senate versions of the "China competition bill"
• Covered executive policy changes regarding cybersecurity, tariffs and patent regulations

Newsroom Intern, Voice of America
Washington, DC/Remote (May 2020 – Aug 2020)
• First Asian fact checker for Polygraph.info, Voice of America’s fact checking channel
• Wrote, published and recorded narrations of weekly fact checks on East Asian politics

Managing Editor, VO1SS
London, UK and Tokyo, Japan/Remote (Apr 2019 – Dec 2019)
• Managing editor for media startup offering career guidance to 4000+ international students
• Conducted outreach and published weekly articles on 30+ international students and professionals in English, Korean and Japanese
• Hosted Search Engine Optimization sessions for 20 staff writers, increasing pageviews by 15%

Skills

Multimedia
Adobe Suite
• Premiere Pro, Audition (video and audio)
• Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator (design and animation)
Graphic Design/Animation
• Clip Studio Paint EX
• Blender (3D modeling)
• Figma, Canva
Languages
• Native proficiency: English, Korean
• Fluent: Japanese
• Working proficiency: Python, R
Management
• Search Engine Optimization (WordPress)
• Social media (Twitter/X, Instagram)

Honors

• Global Leadership Scholar (2020, United Arab Emirates)
• Citizen Ambassador for Fair Trade, Beautiful Coffee (2016, South Korea)
• Foreign Minister’s Award for Excellence in Oration, United Nations (2015, South Korea)