Anna Helhoski

About Anna Helhoski

Journalist based in New York City. Currently a senior news writer covering the U.S…

Experience

1. Senior Writer

   NerdWallet

   Aug 2014 — Present

   At NerdWallet I cover economic news and trends. I also have expertise in student loan debt, higher education outcomes, as well as college access and affordability. My work is featured on NerdWallet.com and has been syndicated with media partners nationwide including The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, CBS News, ABC News, CNBC, The Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, Daily Mail, The Independent, Time, USA Today, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Sun-Times, Time Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, Huffington Post, MarketWatch, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance, Mashable, Metro.us, and New York Daily News. I\'ve been quoted by and made broadcast appearances in national media and affiliate networks of NPR, NBC, ABC and others. I\'ve additionally made appearances in company branded YouTube explainer videos and NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast. As senior writer, I: • Write syndicated articles and search content. • Develop strategies for delivering content and measuring performance. • Track news and trends in the higher education and student loans space in order to produce nationally syndication content and maintain high traffic pages on the site. • Develop relationships with key sources at in the student loans space including think tanks, nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, as well as state and federal government. • Edit, fact check and verify information, data calculations and sources for content published by NerdWallet. I\'ve also written data studies, based on NerdWallet\'s original analysis, that have been cited by lawmakers, national organizations and top media outlets including: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, NPR, CNBC, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Inc, The Fiscal Times, Politico, Entrepreneur, Chicago Tribune, Inside Higher Ed, NJ.com and Lifehacker.

Education

• Purchase College, SUNY

  Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, Political Science minor

  2007 — 2010

• Marymount Manhattan College

  Communication Arts, Political Science minor

  2006 — 2007

Skills

• Facebook
• Social Media
• Journalism
• Web Content Writing
• Magazines
• Linkedin
• Editorial
• SEO
• Microsoft Office
• Writing
• Audio Editing
• Outlook
• Broadcast
• Video
• Google Drive
• Web Content
• Twitter
• Written & Verbal Communication Abilities
• Social Networking
• Blogging
• Copy Editing
• Copywriting
• Editing
• Powerpoint
• Adobe Audition
• Online Journalism
• Digital Media
• Politics
• Microsoft Word
• Wordpress
• News Writing
• Video Editing
• Publications
• Final Cut Pro
• Ap Style
• Press Releases
• Photoshop
• Audacity
• Content Management
• Storytelling