RESUME/CONTACT

Find my resume below, and contact me at kpbrendlen (@) gmail.com or @KPBrend on Twitter.

Photo by Julius C. Motal

 

EXPERIENCE

Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn, NY — Aug. 2021-Present

Digital Editor —March 2022-July 2023, Dec. 2023-Present

  • Write an average of five stories per week on a variety of topics 

  • Manage social media accounts on X, Facebook, and Instagram

  • Create graphics for Instagram and Twitter posts

  • Edit videos for social media while maintaining aesthetic style and voice

  • Develop strategy to meet monthly traffic goals through weekly analytics reports via GA4 

Interim Editor-in-Chief — July-Dec. 2023

  • Assigned stories to staff reporters, freelancers, and interns

  • Planned weekly and long-term coverage

  • Edited all stories for web and print

  • Provided feedback to reporters to strengthen their reporting, writing and storytelling

  • Participated in weekly planning and problem-solving meetings with fellow editors and managers

  • Worked with design and production team to create two editions of weekly print newspaper

North Brooklyn Reporter — Aug. 2021-March 2022

  • Pitched and wrote five stories per week on average on a range of topics

  • Extensively covered environmental issues, including the National Grid rate case and Gowanus Superfund cleanup

  • Extensively researched and leveraged city, state, and federal records in the reporting process 

 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship — June 2022-June 2023

  • Attended weekly classes focused on career and skill development including analytics, media law, social media, copyright, and more

  • Developed final project to refine and define role as digital editor, created guide for future digital editors at Brooklyn Paper

The Riverdale Press, Bronx, NY — July 2019-Nov. 2020

Politics & Government Reporter/Education & Transportation Reporter

  • Cultivated large source network across the paper’s coverage area in the northwest Bronx

  • Regularly attended community board meetings and local events

  • Covered national stories through a local lens, including the 2020 election and Covid-19 pandemic 

RECOGNITIONS

New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, 2022

Second Place – Writer of the Year

Second Place — Coverage of Business, Financial and Economic News

New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, 2021

Second Place – Writer of the Year

First Place – Solutions Journalism Project for “The Race to Deliver.”

EDUCATION

B.A. Journalism, Hofstra University, Sept. 2014 - May 2018