Working in all areas of content creation and strategy
Brittany McGowan is a May 2020 graduate of Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science in Video/Television & Film in association with the Hofstra University Honors College. She is currently working at Audacy as a Media Strategy Manager. She's had experiences across television, radio, film, sports media, and social media on the content side, and partner management, channel operations, and media strategy on the corporate side.
Brittany smiling with NBC's Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon after winning the Television Academy's/Emmy Foundation's College Television Award for Thursday Nite Live.
What She Does
After graduating from Hofstra University in 2020, Brittany persevered through the pandemic-impacted job market and began working full-time in July at Condé Nast Entertainment as their OTT & Linear Operations Associate. After a year and a half, Brittany accepted a role at Audacy as a Media Strategy & Planning Manager. Brittany began this role in January 2022 and is currently in this position.
After being in non-creative full-time roles since graduating, Brittany heavily researched social media strategy across platforms. Combining her experience in production with her interest of strategy, Brittany began freelancing in March 2022 both in content and Social Media Management. She's worked with brands across a variety of niches, including finance, tech, fashion, beauty, and sports.
Brittany is a graduate of Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science degree in association with the Honors College. She is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society and Lambda Pi Eta National Communications Honors Society, and has achieved Dean's List and Provost's List academic recognition multiple semesters. Brittany graduated Cum Laude in May 2020.
Brittany produced Hofstra's 18-season take on Saturday Night Live. Thursday Nite Live has over 100 members for each episode, and is complete with a live cast, live musical guest each episode, a film unit, and a news/desk segment. The show streams live on HEAT Network and Facebook and is filmed in front of a live studio audience.
88.7 WRHU-FM is Hofstra's two-time Marconi Award-winning non-commercial radio station. Brittany produced "Alternative Nation", produced, written for, and anchored "Newsline", and produced and hosted "The Morning Wake-Up Call". She has won multiple awards for her coverage of local events, and worked as their Program Director.