Editorial Site Director - XXLMag.com | XXL Magazine
new york, new york, united states
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Claim your profileA journalist and producer dedicated to telling the stories that shape culture. With over two decades of experience spotlighting the voices of hip-hop and beyond—from legends like Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne and DMX to breakout talents like Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Juice Wrld, Megan Thee Stallion and Glorilla—I’ve built a career on delivering compelling interviews and narratives that resonate.As the current Editorial Site Director at XXL magazine, I have a key leadership role in shaping and supporting the brand's editorial, digital, social and video content strategies across platforms. My work bridges journalism and creative production, with notable accomplishments including Juice Wrld’s final cover story before his passing, producing his paintball video feature, helping curate nine XXL Freshman classes (plus launching the fan-voted 10th spot), launching the XXL Awards, launching Cypher Lab, creating editorial, video and social for innovative partnerships like the Lids Fitted Hat Class with XXL and script writing for XXL Stories videos. Whether I’m doing interviews, writing, producing or strategizing, my mission is always the same: amplify the voices that deserve to be heard and create content that moves the culture forward.Over 20 years of experience across media, content creation, publishing, production, video and digital media specializing in music and entertainment. Executive, management, director, journalism, writing, editing, editorial producer, video content development, video production, social media management, editorial strategy, creative strategy, online editorial content development, news strategy and coverage, team building and management, launching brands, leading brand's voice, social media strategy, SEO strategy, fact-checking, copy writing, advertorial writing, producer, program launch specialist.






Bachelors, Journalism at New York UniversityGraduated: 2004