I'm a senior at the University of California, Santa Barbara, pursuing a Communication major, a Journalism minor, and a Technology Management certificate. Constantly exploring the dynamic media landscape, I've cultivated a breadth of experience in journalism, marketing, and public relations, alongside strategic communication in organizational settings. 

I'm a current writer and social media manager at Santa Barbara Life & Style Magazine, composing contemporary lifestyle and profile narratives for an audience of 200,000+ and delivering stunning content to an Instagram following of 34,700+. My bottom line: telling creative stories with bold impact. 

Explore the unfolding history of the Stasi, the former East German secret police, through the eyes of two surveilled citizens. This story is one of three long-form features I composed while reporting in Berlin in the summer of 2024, simulating the life of a foreign correspondent throughout a three-week program.

Discover the dark underbelly of the FBI's white Christian nationalist past in my coverage of a guest speaking engagement under UCSB's Division of Humanities & Fine Arts. 

Peruse through the imaginative (and largely fictitious) PR package I created for Santa Barbara vintage boutique Loveworn. This media kit was the culmination of a quarter's work in Writing for Public Relations, an upper-division writing course I took in my sophomore year at UCSB.

nicole.djohnson@comcast.net

nicole@sblifeandstyle.com