Professional Summary:

I am a creative leader, climate communicator and published climate researcher with 11 years of experience translating complex climate science into engaging and accessible visual stories for media members, policymakers, and the public.

Education:

M.S. Atmospheric Science
Rutgers University 2022

B.S. Meteorology
Rutgers University 2015

B.A. Visual Arts
Rutgers University 2015

Experience:

Climate Central 2024-present
Senior Visual Content Producer

Climate Central is a nonprofit climate science organization dedicated to communicating climate research through journalism, broadcast media, digital products, and public engagement.

As the organization's senior visual leader, I oversee creative strategy and visual execution across nearly every public-facing communication channel.

  • Lead a team of 3 multimedia creatives working to translate complex climate research into engaging visual stories. 

  • Coordinate among multidisciplinary program teams across five departments to facilitate strategic visual direction across reports, websites, presentations, broadcast graphics, social media, video, and digital campaigns.

  • Guide organizational design standards while ensuring consistency across all visual communications.

  • Designed user experiences for all interactive climate products.

Climate Central 2018-2024
Visual Content Producer

  • Oversaw design and production of 52 annual newsroom cycle visual assets for the Climate Matters program

  • Read scientific research and lead translation of findings (both qualitative and quantitative) into accessible insights for media, policymakers, and the public.

  • Conceptualized and created comprehensive multimedia package designs including editorial graphics, social media graphics, tv graphics, animations, and illustrations

  • Created social media content relevant to trending news for four platforms.

  • Provided weather and climate expertise to local and regional media outlets.

Climate Central 2015-2018
Multimedia Designer and Meteorologist

  • Produced localized graphics supporting 1,000+ television meteorologists in over 200 media markets nationwide.

  • Visualized climate stories from large sets of data

  • Wrote and produced animated social media videos explaining various climate and weather phenomena

  • Provided educational outreach to local schools and youth organizations

New Jersey Forest Adapt 2018
Quality Assurance

  • Validated projected New Jersey temperature and precipitation using historical trends

  • Identified inconsistencies in presentation of modeled data

  • Proposed solutions to enhance user experience of online climate data mapping tool

Skills:

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Illustrator); Figma; Keynote; Climate Science Communication; Data Visualization; Information Design; Digital Storytelling; Motion Graphics; Brand Strategy; Creative Direction; Web Design; UX Collaboration; Cross-functional Leadership; TV graphics; Print design; Python; Data visualization; Social Media; Microsoft Office; Powerpoint

Publications:

Martin, M., Friedman, A. C., & Broccoli, A. J. (2026). Winter Warmth: Quantifying Historical Changes in Very Warm Winter Days across the United States. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.