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I’m Leah, a publicist, a digital producer, writer, and traditional artist.
What Do I Do For Work?
Currently, I am a publicist for the New York Public Library, where I specialize in PR for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and East Manhattan Libraries.
Since graduating from Hunter College as a Salutatorian and a Carnegie Mellon Fellow, I have worked in communications and social media at my alma mater and Harlem Children’s Zone. Previously, I was the very first intern at Lincoln Center Theater.
What Have I Been Working On?
Glad you asked! As the lead publicist for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, I daily manage filming requests, news features and PR campaigns for the Center and represent the Center in the New York Public Library Communications team. Here’s a few of my favorite features that I coordinated!
Joy Bivins on The Brian Lehrer Show
https://www.wnyc.org/story/mlk-day-schomburg-centers-director-joy-bivins
Schomburg Center Black Comic Book Festival
What Do I Do For Fun?
I am a traditional painter who loves bright celebrations of the beauty of Black womanhood, my Caribbean heritage and my love for New York as a life-long New Yorker. In that order.
I also create social and educational spaces for women of color through my writer’s collective Iambic. Through this work, I coordinate spaces for underrepresented voices and encourage networking between women and creators of color.
What Do I Specialize In?
- Public Relations
- Social media management
- Longform journalism
- Copyediting
- Interviewing and profile writing
- WordPress management and HTML coding
- Digital content production
- Data Organization
- Content production and curation
What Makes Me Unique?
As an artist and digital media specialist, I have skills that give my work a unique outlook:
- Experience in community advocacy and engagement
- Experience with on-the-ground reporting.
- Moderate proficiency in image and video editing software
- Proficiency in web design, Python code, and HTML.
- Communication skills and experience in addressing diverse audiences and constituents
- Ability to work in fast-paced and deadline-driven teams
- Interest in film, pop culture, literary culture, theater, fashion and design, and animation.
- Ten years of professional writing experience – in communications, nonprofits, administrations, and newspapers.
- Five years in managing social media content – for nonprofits, universities, and administrations.
- Excellent Digital production proficiency – WordPress, Adobe Suites, Microsoft, Photoshop, and Mailchimp.
- Copywriting experience – AP Style, Chicago
- Research experience – Meltwater, LexisNexis, and Project Muse.