KELLIE ELL
New York City
Twitter: @KellieAutumnEll
EXPERIENCE
Debtwire, New York, New York Feb. 2023 – present
Senior Reporter
Investigative reporter, covering the financials of retail and consumer-facing companies, including restructuring, debt, the bond market, LBOs, M&A and more
WWD (Women’s Wear Daily), New York, New York Oct. 2018 – Jan. 2023
Financial, Retail Reporter
Staff reporter, covered financials in the retail industries for public companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, such as American Eagle Outfitters, Victoria's Secret, Lululemon, Farfetch, Target, Walmart, Urban Outfitters and Tapestry, in addition to private companies, including SavageX Fenty, Kim Kardashian’s Skims, La Perla and Cosabella, among others. Regular contributor to WWD's Equal Measure section. Focused on disabilities in the fashion industry and lead coverage of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in fashion.
CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Jan. 2018 – Sept. 2018
Reporter, News Writer
Covered all things business for CNBC.com, including retail apparel, motorcycles, cryptocurrencies and the market.
USA Today Money, New York, New York June 2017 – Dec. 2017
Money Reporter, Intern Reporter
Covered consumer trends and personal finance for the money section of USA Today. Also worked with the multimedia visuals team to produce videos, including on-camera reporting and Facebook Live segments.
RealClearLife, New York, New York Jan. 2017 – May 2017
Editorial Intern
Wrote feature stories for the lifestyles and luxury vertical of RealClearPolitics.com. Included original reporting and writing, as well as curating aggregated content for the website and related social media platforms.
News Link: Lincoln, Neb./ New York City Jan. 2015 – July 2016
Staff Reporter, Photographer & Social Media Content Writer
Covered transportation, business and food, including photo and video components, on location throughout the U.S. for independent news agency. Responsible for original stories, headlines and captions using InDesign. In addition, worked as in-house photographer and social media content writer, responsible for daily tweets.
Institute for Basic Science (IBS): Daejeon, South Korea Dec. 2013 – Dec. 2014
English Editor & Science Writer
Wrote and edited science articles for the IBS website, IBS Research magazine and related social media sites. Covered new trends and technology in South Korea’s emerging Techno Science Valley for the nation’s largest basic science research center.
San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco June 2011 – Dec. 2011
Writer, Stringer
Reported and wrote feature stories on both print and digital platforms for the San FranciscoChronicle.
Nob Hill Gazette: San Francisco Nov. 2009 – Nov. 2011
Writer, Contributing Editor
Covered lifestyle, travel, fitness, technology and philanthropy for monthly print and digital magazine. In addition, helped maintain the magazine’s social networking sites and web-only content.
Scripps Howard Wire Service: Washington, D.C. Sept. 2007 – Dec. 2007
Editorial Intern, Student Reporter
As a student reporter, wrote and photographed breaking news and feature stories for national wire service. Covered White House ceremonies, Congress, Capitol Hill and world events.
Freelance:
Kellie's work has appeared in Glamour, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Hollywood Reporter, City Limits, Oakland Tribune, Amtrak Ink, HGTV magazine, Groove Magazine Korea, Times-Standard, The New Fillmore, Contra Costa Times, Western Edition, [X]press magazine, Mission Local, Flavorpill-SF, Haight-Ashbury Beat newspaper, The Invisible Hand, Castro Courier and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
EDUCATION
City University of New York – Graduate School of Journalism
M.A.- Business Journalism / Economics
San Francisco State University
B.A.- Photojournalism, American Sign Language / Deaf studies
LANGUAGES & SKILLS
LANGUAGES: Spanish, Korean (basic, ability to read, write and understand), American Sign Language.
SOFTWARE: Adobe CS6 InDesign, Photoshop, Bridge, Premiere Pro, Pro Tools
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WordPress
Nikon D70, Canon Rebel D70 & Strobe
CODING: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
MEMBERSHIP GROUPS
Asian American Journalists Association
Seoul and New York Chapters
Jan. 2012 – present.
NY Chapter Student Board Member, 2017
Society of Professional Journalists
2007 – present.