Will Martino

Political Science Student at Boston College

North Hampton, New Hampshire, United States

About

Experience

  • New Hampshire Union Leader (2 yrs 3 mos)
    • Staff Reporter and Digital Strategist
      Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    • Correspondent
      May 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Pitching stories and writing about everything from housing to homicide on the Seacoast of New Hampshire at the state's largest daily newspaper.

  • The Heights, Inc. (3 yrs 4 mos)
    • Editor-in-Chief
      Dec 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Managing Editor
      Nov 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

      - Managed a newsroom of 40 editors and 55 staffers - Redesigned a ~15,000 subscriber newsletter to stoke engagement, increased open rate by 7% - Edited and libel-proofed 30+ stories a week, ranging breaking news, features, and opinions

    • Assistant News Editor
      Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Covered the Undergraduate Government of Boston College beat and general campus news. Pitched, wrote, and edited articles.

  • Communications Intern at Center for Justice Innovation
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    - Pitched, drafted, and monitored social media content - Helped plan the release of the Center’s biggest research report to date - Conducted site visits at programs across the city

  • Student Speaker at TEDxBostonCollege
    Oct 2022 - Nov 2022 · 2 mos

    Selected through an interview and application process as a presenter at the TEDxBostonCollege Student Speaker Competition. My TED Talk, titled "Posting Progress," addressed the efficacy of social media activism.