Projects

Astray writing workshop

Workshop participant

For the entirety of June 2025, I was in Tokyo, Japan for a month-long freelance writing workshop with Astray. I refreshed my knowledge freelancing while networking with the workshop instructors and fellow students.

I wrote a piece here and received edits from the instructors. I am currently in the process of pitching the article.

Travel publication offering international workshops

Trapped! Escape Room

Digital Marketing Strategist

Small escape room brand with locations in Las Vegas and California

I managed the social media of 3 escape rooms. I started off as Social Media Coordinator but through my leadership skills, I got promoted to Digital Marketing Strategist. I created themed campaigns to creatively promote their room experiences, like a blind box parody to capitalize off the trend of Labubu. Other campaigns I spearheaded include a commercial parody for each room and the brand’s 10 year anniversary celebration. I came up with ideas and a game plan, and instructed my staff on what to create.

Devoid Magazine

Contributing Writer

Local indie magazine about Las Vegas arts and culture

Cosplay to Couture: How Steff Von Schweetz Brought Anime Chic from Screen to Vegas Streets

Stephanie, who goes by Steff online, is a professional sewist and cosplayer. The word “cosplay” is a portmanteau of “costume play,” where artists dress as characters from various media. They have taken it much further than simple dress-up and roleplay—it’s now a career for them, beyond cosplay and into the realm of fashion design itself.

(Fall 2024, profile)

Driving is Hell in Sin City

Las Vegas citizens are well aware of the terrors of driving in the city. Speeding is so common that the safe speed limit to match the flow of traffic is usually 5 or 10 miles over. People change lanes without a care or turn signal. But why is that? This article dives into Vegas driving culture and ties it to an unfortunately common tragedy of car accident trauma—including my own.


(Spring 2025, feature)

Huvr

Brand Ambassador

Huvr is a new livestreaming app that provides a platform for users and brand ambassadors to show off their unique locations, either for a general audience or for individuals to provide a livestream for a specific purpose. I’m a brand ambassador showing off how the product can be used by allowing an inside look to exclusive events. I’ve also starred in some of their promotional material.

Livestreaming app to show exclusive events to a worldwide audience

UNLV-TV

Media Production Student Intern

Role: editing and captioning

Role: cameraman

UNLV’s in-house media production company

Role: camera switcher

Not-yet-released projects:

  • Raise the Future adoption success story - producer, editor

  • UNLV Boyd Law School 25th Anniversary documentary - editor

Scarlet & Gray Free Press

News Editor/Reporter

Behind the scenes of Premier UNLV

Premier UNLV returns on Aug. 31 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Intramural Field. UNLV’s grand yearly welcoming event will boast free food, games and the famous letter formation, where students form each of the letters in “UNLV.” Freshmen make the “U,” sophomores make the “N,” juniors make the “L” and seniors make the “V.”

Read more here

UNLV celebrates first-generation population on campus

The Intersection hosted “We Belong! First-Gen Strong! National First-Generation Day Celebration” on Nov. 8 at Pida Plaza as part of UNLV’s First Gen Week.

Read more here

Students voice their opinions on Israel/Gaza conflict

The recent conflict in Israel and Gaza hit close to home with many UNLV students. Multiple rallies and protests were held this week on campus and throughout Las Vegas, showing how much the conflict matters to them.

Read more here

(co-written)

UNLV’s student newspaper

Nightsky Newscast

Host, creator

My pride and joy is the Nightsky Newscast, a Youtube series in collaboration with the Dale Etheridge Planetarium, Las Vegas’ only planetarium. I report on astronomy news and events for the local community. I oversee most everything for the show—scripting, production, editing, and hosting.

See the most recent video!

Sample script

I use Google Docs to make my scripts and share them with my collaborators helping me on the Newscast. I first come up with ideas, bullet points I want to cover for them, and then flesh out the script.

CSN planetarium astronomy Youtube show

Medium

Find all of my long-form content, self-published. Includes pieces written for class during my undergraduate years.