Education

 

Auburn University; Auburn, AL

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism; December 2013

 

 

Experience

 

AI Trainer and Content Writer at Data Annotation for Surge AI (December 2023 – present)

            • Evaluating language model responses for factuality, safety and relevance on topics ranging from travel itineraries to career advice

 

Internet Analyst at RaterLabs for Appen (July 2019 – March 2024)

            • Rating search engine results and fact-checking AI responses as a contractor for Google

 

Self-Employed (July 2019 – present)

• Website and app testing, consultant for brands researching user experience; social media management

• Freelance writing (2012- present), published online and in print – see portfolio at summeraustin.com

• Travel blogger at TravelingSummer.com

• Freelance online ESL Teacher with VIPKID and Native Camp from July 2019 – Nov. 2022

Freelance junior content manager for Clean Plates (April 2016 – May 2016)

            • Assisting with the web migration of editorial content

 

OK! Magazine – American Media Inc. – New York, NY

Assistant Editor (March 2015 – April 2016)

            • Edited the front-of-book “Couples News” section as well as 5-10 other individual pages weekly

            • Worked with our reporting team and top editors to determine which stories to run and the angle

            • Corresponded weekly with NBC team on a collaborative page between The Today Show and OK!

            • Pitched ideas for larger features, cover stories and recurring editorial devices

 

Food Network Magazine – Hearst Magazines – New York, NY

Editorial Assistant, Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief (March – October 2014)

• Edited four front-of-book pages: the table of contents, reader letters page, masthead and “Star Search.”

 

Research assistant for Amy Wallace (January – February 2014)

• Searched for records in court or county clerk’s archives to assist with “Who Killed Bugsy Siegel?” (published Oct ‘14, Los Angeles) and researched potential sources for future stories.

 

Research assistant for Jake Halpern (April – December 2013)

• Transcribed interviews and helped secure sources for the expansion of an article published in The New Yorker into Bad Paper (published Oct ‘14).

 

Los Angeles magazine – Emmis Communications – Los Angeles, CA

Freelance fact checker (January – March 2014, December 2014 – January 2015)

Intern (August - December 2013)

• Worked with research editor to fact check all print content, assisted editors and writers with research.

 

Auburn Magazine; Editorial Assistant (May 2013 – Aug. 2013)

• Worked with executive editor to plan, edit and write all editorial content for the fall and winter issues

 

Northwest Florida Daily News; Intern from Dec. 2012 – May 2013

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