Sarah Cortina

About

Sarah is a graduate of the University of Southern California. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a minor in Cinematic Arts and is passionate about honest storytelling across a variety of channels.

During her final year of college, she led USC’s satire paper The Sack of Troy as their Editor in Chief, and wrote opinion pieces for USC’s newspaper, the Daily Trojan. She has previously written for Los Angeles magazine MXDWN, travel magazine Fifty Grande, and USC Mash Magazine. She currently writes for the Hard Times and its affiliate Hard Drive.

She has experience creating and copywriting content for Barstool Sports, 260 Sample Sale, and Skura Style, as well as for the Sack of Troy. She also has shot photos for the Daily Trojan, Bru Coffee Bar, and for 178 Blank, an independent film production company.

Originally from Chicago, she studied in Paris and Los Angeles, the latter of which she currently resides in. In her free time, she can be found reading books, exploring the Los Angeles food and fashion scenes, and performing standup comedy across Los Angeles.