Mercedes Gonzales-Bazan is a content producer, writer, researcher with a background in media studies.

Experience

  • Content Producer & Associate Creative Coordinator

    The Light Leaks, LLC

  • Editorial Assistant

    Journalist Ann Friedman & Ladyswagger, Inc.

  • Podcast Host

    Meet Cute’s podcast The Rom-Com Room

  • Editorial Assistant & Episode Transcriber

    Call Your Girlfriend Podcast

  • Editorial Fellow

    Women and Hollywood - editorial site and Substack newsletter

  • Media History Teaching Assistant

    NYU Steinhardt School - Media, Culture, & Communication Dept.

Education

I received my master’s from NYU’s Steinhardt School in Media, Culture, and Communication.

Honors:

Dept. Graduation Ceremony Banner Bearer | Outstanding Service Award Recipient | Dept. Master’s Student Association President | Steinhardt Social Media Representative | Mitchell Leaska Scholarship Recipient | Michael Rosenberg Scholarship Recipient | Steinhardt’s 21st Century Scholarship Recipient

I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s from the University of New Mexico in both English & Communication

Honors:

Graduation Honors - Magna Cum Laude | Dean’s List

Skills:

Content Production; Newsletter writing and editing; Editorial writing; Copy-editing; Copy-writing; Proofreading; Fact-checking; Content analysis; Interviewing; Script writing; Video editing; SEO; Transcribing; Qualitative research; Hosting; Google Workspace; Microsoft Office; Mailchimp; Squarespace; WordPress; Substack; Canva; Air Table; Adobe (Photoshop, InDesign, Premier); Pro Tools; CapCut; Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter X, Instagram, Youtube, Discord, TikTok, Lemon8, Tumblr; Twitch, Pinterest); Conversational Spanish; AP style, APA & MLA citation styles

Writing & Research interests:

Representation and identity within popular culture, specifically film, television, and internet trends. Topics range from reality TV and romantic comedies to internet memes and the evolution of celebrity culture, as well as dating apps and AI public figures. 

Event experience:

Midwives of Invention - Unstuck Writer’s Retreat (Taos, NM), with Ann Friedman and Jade Chang. My role: Assistant for Support, Organization, and Planning — (May 2023)

Meet Cute’s The Rom-Com Room Reunion: The Holiday (Discord live chat). My role: Host — (December 2022)

Midwives of Invention - Ideas Workshop (online), with Ann Friedman and Jade Chang. My role: Support Assistant — (April 2022)

Accolades:

Diverse Women in Media Emerging Content Creator Scholarship (2020 and 2021)

Creative pursuits:

Screenwriting and fiction writing

Creative courses:

The Spring School by Alanna Bennett (XO, Kitty)

Richard Curtis & Me & You rom-com writing course (2023)

Nancy & Nora & Me & You rom-com writing course (2023)

Olivia Gatwood (Whoever You are, Honey) fiction writing seminar (2023)

Brent Forrester (The Office) comedy writing courses (2021 and 2022)