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Overview
Work History
Education
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Freelance Clips
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Emily St. Martin

Los Angeles,Ca

Summary

I'm an adept, insightful journalist who reports with integrity, accuracy, emotional intelligence, a strong voice and vibrancy that makes my work compelling and vivid. I meet deadlines, work well with editors and actively promote my publications. I was awarded a third place LA Press Club award for best news feature in 2022 and a Silver Digital Health award in 2018.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Reporter II

The Los Angeles Times
El Segundo, CA
02.2023 - Current
  • Pitched, wrote and published breaking entertainment news stories, features and guides.
  • Determined focus of news by staying on top of local, national and international events and trends.
  • Met deadlines with reliable, thorough and engaging news coverage.
  • Used social media outlets to connect directly with and build a loyal readership.
  • Collaborated with other reporters and editors across the newsroom to develop unbiased, well-rounded, elevated coverage that upholds the credibility of the newspaper.
  • Established and maintained relationships with sources to elevate coverage with exclusive interviews and credible information.

Freelance Journalist

Self-employed
, IN
10.2017 - Current
  • Pitched, researched, wrote and edited stories for publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, NBC News Think, InStyle, Vice, Cosmopolitan, Southern California News Group, Los Angeles Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, People, Foodbeast, Healthy Place Inc., Hello Gloria, Billboard, and Romper
  • Interviewed diverse sources
  • Shared stories across all social media platforms
  • Built successful collaborative relationships with editors, met deadlines, edited stories on a quick turnaround.

Editorial Intern

The Hollywood Reporter
Los Angeles, Ca
06.2019 - 09.2019
  • Researched and contributed to major feature pieces
  • Transcribed interviews
  • Attended red carpet events and conducted red carpet interviews, reporting event coverage with a quick turnaround
  • Covered important entertainment events in real time, publishing multiple stories back to back
  • Pitched, researched and published entertainment stories.

Regular Freelance Contributor

Healthy Place Inc.
Remote
10.2017 - 10.2018
  • Moderated and responded to comments on posts according to company policy
  • Trained in SEO
  • Pitched, scripted and produced monthly vlogs for the YouTube channel
  • Won 2018 Silver Digital Health Award for my contributions to the Verbal Abuse in Relationships Blog.

Education

MFA Creative Nonfiction -

University of California Riverside
01.2022

B.A. Journalism -

University of La Verne
01.2020

Skills

  • Writing compelling copy
  • Audience Engagement
  • On-Scene Reporting
  • Research and Due Diligence
  • Editing
  • Social Media Strategy
  • AP Style
  • Microsoft Word
  • Website Design
  • Trained in SEO
  • Pitching
  • Conducting Interviews
  • Developing Relationships

Freelance Clips

  • The New York Times, Kids Won't Stop Fighting? A Bouncer, a Therapist and a Referee Have Advice
  • The New York Times, I Gave My Tinder Date Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
  • The Los Angeles Times, Op-Ed: A moment of parent-driven chaos in a typical school day
  • Southern California News Group, A mother shares lessons she learned while parenting a daughter addicted to drugs
  • Southern California News Group, What to consider before surrendering your pet to a shelter
  • Southern California News Group, These French bistros in LA offer a close-enough French experience
  • Southern California News Group, Want an unexpected weekend getaway? Try Merced. Yes, Merced.
  • Southern California News Group, Liska Jacobs' new book deals with class and wealth disparity in Los Angeles
  • Southern California News Group, Teachers are amping up to help handle students' pandemic-era trauma (Won 2022 3rd Place L.A. Press Club Award)
  • Southern California News Group, To teach the classics, or not to teach the classics? That is the question.
  • Los Angeles Magazine, Hungry and Loaded on Hollywood Boulevard
  • VICE, A Guide to Surviving Your First Time in Rehab
  • VICE, The Tragic Story of How an Addiction Podcast Grew into a Recovery Community
  • InStyle Magazine, Hooter's Viral Thong Shorts Were a Grasp at Relevancy That Was Never Going to Work
  • InStyle Magazine, 182,448 Black People Went Missing in the U.S. Last Year: These Sisters Are Working to Find Them
  • InStyle Magazine, Renee Elise Goldsberry Shares the Secret to Dreaming Big and Rapping Fast
  • InStyle Magazine, This Latest Instagram Shopping Scam is Egregious
  • InStyle Magazine, Sharon Stone on Stopping an Armed Supermarket Robbery and Fighting for Her Iconic Roles
  • InStyle Magazine, Chelsea Handler Is Never Doing Quaaludes With Jane Fonda Again
  • InStyle Magazine, On TikTok, Fashion Is Already Post-Gender
  • Cosmopolitan, I Lost a Best Friend to QAnon
  • Cosmopolitan, If Only I Had "Euphoria" at the Height of My Drug Addiction
  • Cosmopolitan, "Promising Young Woman" Isn't Some Far-Fetched Revenge Fantasy, It Shows How I Felt After My Own Experience
  • The Hollywood Reporter, 'Wonder Years' Showrunner on "Moving Forward" After Fred Savage Firing
  • The Hollywood Reporter, How 'Dopey' Podcast Transformed Into a Haven for Recovering Addicts
  • The Hollywood Reporter, Inside Seth Rogen's Adults-Only Carnival to Benefit Alzheimer's Research and Patients
  • The Hollywood Reporter, Lily Tomlin Recalls Fight for Billy the Elephant's Release at Comedy Gala
  • The Hollywood Reporter, Whitney Cummings Responds to Extortion Threat by Posting Photo of Her Breast
  • The Hollywood Reporter, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson Talk 'Peanut Butter Falcon' Muse Zack Gottsagen

Timeline

Reporter II

The Los Angeles Times
02.2023 - Current

Editorial Intern

The Hollywood Reporter
06.2019 - 09.2019

Freelance Journalist

Self-employed
10.2017 - Current

Regular Freelance Contributor

Healthy Place Inc.
10.2017 - 10.2018

MFA Creative Nonfiction -

University of California Riverside

B.A. Journalism -

University of La Verne

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