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