CARLY STERN [email protected] · SAN FRANCISCO, CA

JOURNALISM AWARDS

Awards: 2020 San Francisco Press Club Award Excellence in Journalism Award, Profile, First Place; Business/Technology Story, Second Place; 2019 San Francisco Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award, Serious Feature, Second Place

REPORTING, WRITING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Freelance Journalist | San Francisco, CA | Reporter Spring 2020 – Present • Report short and longform stories for local and national outlets including the San Francisco Chronicle, The Lily and HuffPost • Cover local breaking news as a stringer for The New York Times National desk, including Black Lives Matter protests and wildfires • Interview narrative journalists about story craft as a contributor for Nieman Storyboard; perform research for freelance magazine writer

OZY Media | Mountain View, CA | Reporter and Editorial Podcast Producer Spring 2018 – Spring 2020 • Reported OZY’s first investigation about the “benefit cliff” affecting those with disabilities, honored by the San Francisco Press Club • Pitched, reported, wrote and fact-checked more than 130 enterprise stories with a focus on economic hardship, disability and housing • Reported OZY’s top-performing story on the website and the top-performing story across social platforms of 2019 • Pitched, reported and led execution of interactive multimedia series about homelessness; commissioned and edited op-eds for series • Provided editorial input on podcasts in production and expert radio commentary; recorded audio, shot video and took photos for stories • Managed weekly editorial calendar, balanced daily publishing schedule and executed final edits to homepage for nightly publication • Compiled weekly story metrics reports for managing editor, wrote email subject lines and produced daily email newsletter in CMS

Author and Journalist Mary Adkins | Remote | Freelance Editorial Consultant Summer 2018 – Fall 2018 • Edited and consulted on HarperCollins novel “Privilege” to evaluate marketability to collegiate audiences

Duke Chronicle | Durham, NC | Opinion Managing Editor and Staff Writer Summer 2015 – Spring 2018 • Managed 35 writers per semester and edited 25 weekly columns to enhance narrative, fact-check content and comply with AP style • Produced, hosted and edited new podcast using Hindenburg software to enhance multi-platform impact and amplify student voices • Wrote 22 articles on topics including drug use, gender equity, income inequality and sexual assault to initiate campus discourse • Produced daily digital layout and triweekly print layout for circulation of 250,000 using CEO and Adobe InDesign

All of the Above | Durham, NC | Audio Producer Spring 2017 – Spring 2018 • Pitched, hosted and edited podcast series with performers and students to spark dialogue about vulnerability and identity on campus • Selected monologues written by Duke women to spotlight narratives about race, gender and class for annual performance

The Huffington Post | Remote | Campus Editor-at-Large and Contributor Winter 2016 – Fall 2017 • Published nine stories about higher education and mental health; harnessed pipeline to recruit writers for contributor platform

West Wing Writers | Washington, DC | Research and Writing Intern Summer 2017 • Wrote, edited and conducted research for speeches, op-eds and thought leadership pieces about business, health care and global affairs • Tracked breaking news to produce daily social media copy for a global foundation addressing AIDS issues and the opioid crisis

Duke Reporters’ Lab | Durham, NC | Researcher Winter 2016 – Spring 2016 • Distilled campaign ads into 200+ fact-based claims for six fact-checking groups to reveal inaccuracies during the 2016 primaries

Pace Women’s Justice Center | White Plains, NY | Legal Intern Summer 2015 • Created trainings about domestic violence, supported clients at civil court hearings and intake interviews, and logged 75 Helpline calls

EDUCATION AND HONORS

Duke University | Durham, NC | GPA: 3.9/4.0 BA: Spring 2018 Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies with a Certificate in Policy Journalism and Media Studies Cum Laude; 2018 Class Day Speaker; 2017 Melcher Family Award for Excellence in Journalism, Honorable Mention; Dean’s List 2014-17

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Skills: Proficient in Spanish, AP Style, WordPress, Headline Writing, Fact-Checking, Copy Editing, Social Media and Basic HTML Interests: Figure Drawing, Long Distance Running, Soccer, Skiing and Hiking