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Currently an Extern @Beats By Dre

🟢 Open to work

USC Journalism Graduate | Entertainment & Sports | Communications, Public Relations & Marketing

I combine storytelling with technology to develop effective communications. I’m currently seeking entry-level opportunities in media, entertainment, or sports and am happy to connect!

Work samples

Dive into my portfolio showcasing innovative projects in social media, marketing, game design, AR development, and data visualization, all reflecting my creative journey.

  • Epic Games: Rube Goldberg Machine
    Epic Games: Rube Goldberg Machine
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    Epic Games · Aug 2025 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    Epic Games: Rube Goldberg Machine

    An Epic Games externship focused on designing and building a 3D Rube Goldberg machine in Unreal Engine, emphasizing physics-based mechanics, scene assembly, and interactive storytelling.

  • Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship
    Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship
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    Snap Inc. · Dec 2025 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship

    Get ready to bring your creativity to life—literally. In this externship with Snap, you’ll learn how to build your own AR Lens using Lens Studio—combining digital storytelling, interaction design, and creative code. You’ll get feedback from Snap’s team, and your final Lens will be published globally for anyone to try. This is more than just a project—it’s your launchpad into the world of AR creation.

    Top performerCommunicationDigital MarketingUI/UXAugmented Reality

About me

I combine storytelling with technology to develop effective communications. I’m currently seeking entry-level opportunities in media, entertainment, or sports and am happy to connect!

I'm a a recent journalism graduate from USC with a passion for entertainment. My journey has been fueled by a love for storytelling and creativity, enabling me to merge digital innovation with impactful communication.

Externships

Beats by Dre Creative Advertising Strategy Externship

Beats By Dre

Experience

Canva: Data Visualization & AI Design Externship

Extern, Inc. · February 2026 – April 2026

TikTok: Social Media Content & Brand Strategy Externship

Extern, Inc. · January 2026 – February 2026

Temporary Communications Assistant

UC Law San Francisco (via Career Group) · February 2026 – May 2026

Content Assistant

Billionaire Reporter · August 2025 – May 2026

Communications Intern

Onni Creative · September 2025 – December 2025

Art Director

ATVN · September 2025 – December 2025

Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship

Extern, Inc. · Sep 2025 - Dec 2025

Reporter

Daily Trojan · February 2024 – December 2025

Multimedia Journalist

Annenberg Media · January 2024 – December 2025

Epic Games Rube Goldberg Machine Externship

Extern, Inc. · Apr 2025 - Aug 2025

VR Storytelling Reviewer

Wevr · Jun 2025

Growth and Marketing Intern

flaire · May 2025

Contributor

LA School Report · Sep 2024 - May 2025

Student Worker

Open Source Journalism Conference · Feb 2025

Education

University of Southern California

Journalism · Class of 2026

Skills

MarketingJournalismData VisualizationSocial Media StrategyAdobe Creative SuiteAccessibilityBrand MarketingBrand StrategyBrand PositioningCanvaCommunicationCopywritingContent MarketingCritical ThinkingData StorytellingDesign & Creative MediaDigital MarketingExcelFigmaFlourish

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Epic Games: Rube Goldberg Machine

An Epic Games externship focused on designing and building a 3D Rube Goldberg machine in Unreal Engine, emphasizing physics-based mechanics, scene assembly, and interactive storytelling.

Overview

The externship tasked the participant with creating a 3D Rube Goldberg machine using Unreal Engine. Work began from a blank project, importing assets, assembling a test scene and a red staircase, then iterating a connected sequence of simple machines. The final deliverable was a 15-step chain reaction recorded as a video that fed a pet and triggered celebratory effects.

Epic Games: Rube Goldberg Machine
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What I've accomplished

I produced a complete 15-step Rube Goldberg sequence in Unreal Engine, recorded a final video of a smooth chain reaction that fed a pet and played celebratory effects, and preserved source assets and test recordings from the build process.

Project breakdown

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Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship

Get ready to bring your creativity to life—literally. In this externship with Snap, you’ll learn how to build your own AR Lens using Lens Studio—combining digital storytelling, interaction design, and creative code. You’ll get feedback from Snap’s team, and your final Lens will be published globally for anyone to try. This is more than just a project—it’s your launchpad into the world of AR creation.

CommunicationDigital MarketingUI/UXAugmented Reality

Overview

The work analyzed an AR museum experience about the Korean Joseon Dynasty, prototyped and built a Diwali-themed selfie lens, and documented the design and implementation steps. Deliverables include a working lens preview video, a published Snap unlock link, and project documentation. The work was awarded Top Performer by Snap Inc..

Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship
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What I've accomplished

I produced a published Diwali selfie lens with interactive particles and tap-triggered animated text, accompanied by a preview video, an unlock link, and supporting documentation of goals, assets, and implementation.

Top performer

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TikTok: Social Media Content & Brand Strategy Externship

Digital MarketingBrand StrategyContent CreationStorytelling

Overview

The work developed a compact brand kit, a TikTok template pack, platform-adapted Instagram reels, and a concise brand-strategy pitch for All Basics Uniforms. Deliverables included a positioning document, Canva template pack, two Instagram reels, a slide deck, and a recorded presentation. The work was awarded Top Performer by TikTok.

TikTok: Social Media Content & Brand Strategy Externship
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What I've accomplished

I produced a complete brand-playbook package for All Basics Uniforms: positioning and personas, a Canva TikTok template pack, two Instagram reels adapted from TikTok assets, and a concise slide deck plus recorded pitch.

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Canva Data Visualization & AI Design Externship

Canva is fast becoming the go-to platform for how businesses communicate visually—and data storytelling is the next frontier. In this externship, you’ll build vibrant infographics and interactive presentations using real-world datasets and Flourish visualizations. You’ll tackle business challenges in marketing, sales, sustainability, and education—translating numbers into narratives that drive decisions. Every project strengthens your strategic communication skills and expands Canva’s data storytelling ecosystem. By the end, you’ll have portfolio-ready templates that prove you can make data speak—a skill top employers love.

DesignVisual Data StorytellingStrategic Communication

Overview

The externship produced interactive data stories and reusable design assets using Flourish and Canva. Work included a one-page Canva slide framing the iPhone as "a portal to a new world," a published Flourish visualization with interactive, progressive-story elements, and a Canva presentation built from an AQI dataset that highlighted India as the source of most "Hazardous" cities.

Canva Data Visualization & AI Design Externship

What I've accomplished

I delivered three portfolio-ready artifacts: a one-page visual story, a published Flourish interactive visualization, and a Canva data-story template built from an AQI dataset that surfaced which regions had the most hazardous cities.

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Beats by Dre Creative Advertising Strategy Externship

Digital MarketingMarket Research

Overview

The project examined video advertising across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, mapping platform mechanics, attention drivers, and competitor activity in the premium audio market. The work synthesized how algorithms shape ad visibility and how attention economics influence creative choices.

Beats by Dre Creative Advertising Strategy Externship

What I've accomplished

I analyzed platform mechanics, attention drivers, and competitor positioning to surface practical constraints and creative opportunities for video ads across major social channels.

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Directed Research with Offball

Led a team of 5 to make content for the USC sports and culture newsletter prototype with media startup Offball; Curated and designed two newsletters, one on entertainment and one on sports and culture, for assignments

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How They Made It - "Barbie" a Warner Bros. Movie

Analyzed the production, development, and marketing of Barbie (2023) to evaluate studio distribution strategies

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Public Relations

Applied PR concepts including media strategy, audience targeting, and A/B testing and wrote press releases

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