Claire Franken

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Static Media
Staff Editor, TVLine.com | Sept. 2025 - present

Pitch, write and edit recaps, reviews and post-mortems for more than 20 broadcast and streaming shows
Conduct junket and red carpet interviews with top TV talent and executives
Identify traffic-generating opportunities across TV topics and optimize them for the TVLine audience

Penske Media Corporation
Commerce & Weekend Editor, TVLine.com | Jan. 2023 - Aug. 2025

Wrote and edited breaking news, features and other consumer-facing content related to the TV industry
Conducted red carpet interviews at BravoCon and Gotham TV Awards
Produced videos for YouTube and social, including script writing, voiceover and on-camera hosting
Led TVLine’s e-commerce strategy and increased revenue by 200% YOY

Market Editor, SPY.com | May 2022 - Dec. 2022

Updated 8-10 existing reviews weekly with new product recommendations and SEO improvements
Created, updated and maintained database for over 100 brand contacts
Coordinated product deliveries and logistics for 10-30 products each week

uInterview
Freelance Writer | Oct. 2022 - Dec. 2022

Wrote 8-10 entertainment news articles per day
Assisted in content creation for social media and website

Peace Corps
Community Health Volunteer | May 2019 - March 2020

Assisted local clinic staff with monitoring and evaluating projects
Implemented inclusive and culturally sensitive development projects
Educated middle schoolers and the general public on maternal, newborn, menstrual and sexual health

Jumpstart
Americorps Member/Team Leader | Sept. 2016 – April 2019

Provided individualized attention to prepare preschoolers in low-income neighborhoods for kindergarten
Led and coached five peers to provide developmentally appropriate educational activities
Led team meetings and in-classroom language, literacy, and social-emotional developmental activities

SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS

Byline archive of 1,000+ articles, including interviews with Christopher Meloni, Joshua Jackson, Brie Larson, Eva Longoria, Betty Gilpin, Shailene Woodley and Maisie Williams
Conducted red carpet interviews at BravoCon in 2023 and 2025, interviewing Andy Cohen, and the casts of Vanderpump Rules, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Below Deck, Summer House and more
Created TVLine's widely cited Fever Dream Theory for the short-lived, but deeply impactful ABC drama Doctor Odyssey
Exclusive reporting cited by The Washington Post, People and more

EDUCATION

New York University, Master of Arts
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Cultural Reporting and Criticism

University of Pittsburgh, Bachelor of Arts
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Sociology; Urban Studies; English Nonfiction Writing

SKILLS

• Breaking news reporting & features
• Celebrity interviews
• Multimedia reporting
• CMS (WordPress)
• Web analytics (Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Omni, Trackonomics)

PDF copy of resume available upon request

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