MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PORTFOLIO
Scroll through the categories of my portfolio below to get a glimpse into the work I’ve done as a content creator and editor, editorial, video and audio content producer, linguistic curriculum designer, and copywriter, and click the hyperlinks under each heading to get a deeper look at each piece.
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Editorial Writing and Production
Social Media Static Content Creation
Copywriting and Content Writing
Spanish Linguistic Learning Content Design
Audio Writing, Performance, and Production
Video Writing, Performance, and Production
Editorial Writing and Production
Two stories for Babbel Magazine and Atlas Obscura.
Explore samples of some of my favorite editorial pieces, from feature stories for Emojipedia, Atlas Obscura and Babbel Magazine to breaking news coverage for The Daily Tar Heel and GroundUp News in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Unknown French Horticulturist Who Made Lilacs Happen (Atlas Obscura) — One of my favorite and most shared feature stories for the encyclopedia to the world’s weird and curious wonders.
Emojis & Dating Apps: Rizz, Romance, Icks & Others (Emojipedia.org) — A playful, informative, and authoritative analysis article about the intersection of modern dating app culture and emojis.
The 17th-Century Language that Divided Everything in the Universe into 40 Categories (Atlas Obscura) — Another long-form piece for Atlas Obscura that leveraged my linguistics education and skills in research and information synthesis.
Linguistic Purism And The Push For Anglish, The English Throwback (Babbel Magazine) — A feature story about a contemporary linguistic phenomenon with deeply historical roots.
After LDOC lockdown, UNC is reviewing safety procedures (The Daily Tar Heel) — A time-sensitive report for UNC’s award-winning student newspaper after a campus-wide public safety scare.
Students close down fees commission hearing (GroundUp News) — One of my most exciting reporting assignments during my study abroad semester in Cape Town, South Africa. The first story of a months-long eruption of national protests over the rising cost of higher education.
Social Media Static Content Creation
Copywriting and Content Writing
Copywriting for Babbel, Dictionary.com, and Quizlet products and projects.
Get to know some of my work writing copy for key webpages and campaigns to support product, brand, and content marketing initiatives.
The Babbel Language Scholarship (Babbel.com) — Web copy for the landing page of Babbel’s annual student scholarship, a key example of project management and cross-functional collaboration with design and web engineering teams.
Learn Spanish (Babbel.com) — A key search-engine-optimized webpage targeting potential leads and designed to provide tangible introductory learning resources and assets for curious users at the top of the conversion funnel.
Dictionary Week: Word Love Day (Dictionary.com) — One of five themed landing pages promoting the Dictionary Week birthday celebration and brand campaign, featuring copy I wrote promoting editorial content and social activations.
Word Riddles And Trivia: Are You A True Logophile? (Dictionary.com) — A wordplay-centered piece for Wordplay Day, the first of a series of five themed days supporting the Dictionary Week campaign.
Introducing Quizlet Diagrams (Youtube: Quizlet) — The script copy for a video marketing asset promoting the new Quizlet Diagrams learning product.
Spanish Linguistic Learning Content Design
I’ve found many opportunities to put my education in linguistics and passion for language learning—especially Spanish—to good use! Check out some selected examples of some of the many ways I’ve designed curriculum content for Spanish language learners of all levels.
The Babbel Pocket Spanish Guide (Babbel) — A downloadable, foldable beginner’s guide to key vocabulary and expressions, designed for travel and introductory conversation.
Crossword: How Much Do You Know About The Spanish Language? (Babbel) — An example of Spanish curriculum game content I produced for Babbel Magazine.
Colombian And Mexican Christmas Traditions (Babbel) — An example of one of about 30 episodes of Babbel’s livestreamed, interactive “Ask Me Anything” Spanish learning sessions, co-written and co-hosted by myself, Colombian colleague David, and Mexican colleague Rita and highlighting cultural nuances in the Spanish-speaking world.
How To Use The Word “Se” In Spanish (Babbel) — Another example of one Babbel’s livestreamed, interactive “Ask Me Anything” Spanish learning episodes focusing on a typically tricky grammar topic.
How To Tell The Time In Spanish (Babbel)
5 Radio Stations For Learning Spanish (Babbel)
Two examples of editorial learning content for Babbel Magazine.
Audio Writing, Performance, and Production
Explore some of my favorite audio projects, including stories for UNC’s student radio newscast, for which I reported, anchored, and produced, and the scripting, hosting, and post-production I did for multiple podcasting initiatives for Babbel.
Multilinguish: Language Anxiety (Babbel) — A podcast episode I scripted, hosted, and produced for Babbel’s Multilinguish series, featuring personal narratives about the challenges and triumphs of learning a new language.
Suspect in custody after campus explosion (Carolina Connection) — A breaking radio news story scripted, recorded, and produced by me for UNC’s student produced radio news broadcast, aired on WUNC.
Un Día En Español 1: Surfing In Puerto Escondido (Babbel) — The first episode of season two of Babbel’s Spanish learning podcast Un día en español, for which I served as post-production and distribution project manager.
Parades, Promises, and Protests: Episode 1 — A personal narrative podcast project I created and hosted that reflects on the post-apartheid sociopolitical landscape of modern South Africa.
Podcasting with my team from Babbel.
I provided the voiceover for the most liked and viewed video on the Babbel USA YouTube channel.
Video Writing, Performance, and Production
Here you can find a sample of the video work I’ve done, from my performance in and production of Dictionary.com Word of the Day videos and custom videos for social to performance in scores of video content for Babbel’s owned and operated channels — and even a collaboration between the two brands.
Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Check out a sample of the 150+ Word of the Day videos I starred in and produced—reaching an average of 500k viewers across Dictionary.com owned and operated channels (including site and social) and contributing to 35% of total monthly revenue.
Quiddity: Word of the Day (Word of the Day page)
Arcane: Word of the Day (Instagram)
Phub: Word of the Day (Twitter/X)
Selected Video Works
Tip of the Tongue Poetry & Lyrics Challenge Video (Dictionary.com) — I scripted, starred in, produced, and edited this entire video for the brand’s writing challenge, earning 1.5 million views across site and social channels.
Why Is Nepo Baby So Hard To Pronounce? (Babbel x Dictionary.com) — Starred in a collaborative social activation promoting Babbel’s Most Mispronounced Words of 2023 and Dictionary.com’s New Words campaign.
New Words Drop: Agelast (Dictionary.com) — Starred in a produced one of several social-tailored videos promoting the Fall New Words campaign launch.
Babbel Tries Babbel: French Lesson (Babbel) — Starred in a live video demonstration of Babbel’s product for its YouTube channel.
Why Does Germany Have So Many Names? (Babbel) — Provided voiceover narration for the most popular video on the Babbel USA YouTube channel.
Valentine’s Day Traditions Around The World (Babbel) — Scripted and starred in a culturally explorative “Babbel Explains” YouTube episode.
Babbel Tries Swedish Candy (Babbel) — Starred in a fun, lighthearted cultural video featuring Babbel employees on a confectionary tasting adventure.
Improving Your Language Learning Skills At Home (Babbel) — Tips from the language learning experts at Babbel for maintaining language skills in quarantine.
“Feel Like This” TV Spot (Babbel) — Starred in an agency-produced TV ad about the Babbel user experience and journey.