EXPERIENCE

Vox Media, New York, NY

  • Associate Editor, Thrillist
    DECEMBER 2024 - PRESENT

    • Pitch, write, report and build timely on-site articles and social-first stories on travel and service journalism

    • Conceptualize, pilot, and execute new social-first franchises and newsletter concepts

    • Translate written stories into Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook stories, social video, and posts

    • Apply data insights and audience analytics to inform future story ideas and execution.

  • Editorial Coordinator, Lifestyle (Eater, Punch, PS, Thrillist)
    AUGUST 2022 - DECEMBER 2024

    • Pitch and write timely stories including celebrity interviews, restaurant guides, product reviews, breaking news stories, features, and blog posts

    • Provide support to editorial, video, and visual teams on content packaging across four different content management systems

    • Facilitate editorial, creative, and operational initiatives across brands such as assisting on video shoots, building meeting decks, approving freelancer payments, and onboarding new hires

    • Draft copy for press releases, social media posts, and on-site advertiser placements

    • Update search engine optimization (SEO) on articles and posts

  • Brand and Marketing Coordinator and Content Creator, Thrillist
    JANUARY 2022 - AUGUST 2022

    • Develop and coordinate all internal in-person and virtual events, culture-building activities, workshops, and speaker engagements for the Thrillist team

    • Project manage initiatives as needed from brand-building projects to trade efforts across brand initiates at Vox Media

    • Report directly to Thrillist’s Chief Content Officer

    • Create content for Thrillist’s social media platforms, namely owning and starring in new Thrillist TikTok series and Tweeting on behalf of the Thrillist NYC Twitter

    • Conduct on-camera interviews with celebrity guests for YouTube series “Ride With Me”

Born This Way Foundation, New York, NY

  • Research Intern
    JANUARY 2022 - MAY 2022

    • Advise on research surveys focused on youth mental health across the country

    • Edit draft research reports before they are published by BTWF

    • Work with research firm partners on conducting and releasing accurate and timely  youth-focused research 

  • “Channel Kindness” Intern
    SEPTEMBER 2021 - DECEMBER 2021

    • Evaluate articles submitted from all over the world to BTWF’s digital storytelling platform, “Channel Kindness”

    • Edit articles published to “Channel Kindness”

    • Work closely with authors on editing and adapting their submissions to fit within BTWF brand guidelines 

    • Publish edited stories to “Channel Kindness” using WordPress

  • Communications Intern
    JUNE 2021 - AUGUST 2021

    • Produce and participate in live conversations with leaders in the non-profit sector, media outlets, and various other industries

    • Write and edit copy, articles, and letters in the voice of the Foundation’s leadership.

    • Source, compile, edit, and develop content for the Foundation’s social media pages.

    • Vet potential partners, conduct outreach, and assist in building brand partnerships with nonprofits, media organizations, and corporate partners.

The Harvard Crimson, Cambridge, MA 

  •  Music Executive 
    JANUARY 2021 - DECEMBER 2021

    • Responsible for pitching out, editing, and publishing all pieces pertaining to music.

    • Work closely with staff writers and the Arts Board to produce daily digital arts coverage and biweekly print coverage.

  • Theater and Campus Arts Executive 
    JANUARY 2020 - DECEMBER 2020

    • Responsible for pitching out, editing, and publishing all pieces pertaining to local theater and art on Harvard’s campus.

    • Work closely with staff writers and the Arts Board to produce daily digital arts coverage and biweekly print coverage.

  • Staff Writer 
    SEPTEMBER 2018 - MAY 2022

    • Conduct interviews, attend arts events, and report on a variety of art including but not limited to television, music, film, and theater on and off Harvard’s campus.

    • Write opinionated, relevant, and timely reviews of art and entertainment releases including album releases, concerts, films, television series, books, and theatre. 

    • Written and published over twenty-five articles, all of which can be found at: https://www.thecrimson.com/writer/1214760/Annie__Harrigan/

The Harvard Office of BGLTQ Student Life, Cambridge, MA— Intern
OCTOBER 2020 - MAY 2022

  • Maintain a strong basis of knowledge on LGBTQ+ issues on and off of Harvard’s campus, history, and theory.

  • Plan and execute workshops on LGBTQ+ education for Harvard student groups, faculty, and administration. 

  • Develop programming for Harvard’s LGBTQ+ undergraduate community including affinity spaces, study breaks, welcome events, and panels

  • Collaborate with the other offices within Harvard’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion sphere on discussions, events, and workshops

  • Support student organizations in LGBTQ+-centered initiatives

EDUCATION

Harvard College, Cambridge, MA — Bachelor’s
AUGUST 2018 - MAY 2022

Cum Laude, Bachelors, History & Literature and Studies of Women, Gender, & Sexuality.

HONORS:

  • Received High Honors in field after the completion of a senior thesis titled “Mother Monster and Queen Bey: Racialized Gender Performance in the 2010s Careers of Lady Gaga and Beyoncé,” an exploration into the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality in modern-day media and popular culture.

  • Selected as one of ten sophomores at Harvard College to join the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF), a prestigious, national research fellowship program for underrepresented students conducting independent research in the humanities or social sciences.

SKILLS and CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • CMS (WordPress, Vox Media proprietary CMS)

  • Creative Cloud

  • Google Workspace

  • Procreate

  • Verbal and Written Communication Skills

  • Writing

  • Editing

  • Research

PROJECTS and WRITING SAMPLES