In her career, Kim has worked with reporters covering crime, federal courts, politics from local to state to national, education, and health. She’s supervised election coverage for a daily regional news source - loves it, and even misses the cardboard pizza everyone snacked on after hours of waiting for election returns. She has also worked with journalists covering issues outside the U.S. She’s interviewed killers - sometimes before they were charged, elected leaders, and, people on the extremes of the political spectrum.

She enjoys talking to strangers. Most people would be surprised how much you can learn about a person in just a few minutes.

Kim was previously part owner of Postindustrial Media, a multimedia company that aimed to tell the stories of people working to build more equitable, sustainable, and economically strong communities in Postindustrial regions. Founded in 2018, the company has deep roots in the Rust Belt and Appalachia.

As CEO, Kim guided every aspect of the young company’s day-to-day operations and worked to further define the brand. With an an emphasis on multimedia, the company published quarterly print magazines featuring original reporting, and was nominated or won awards for its photography, writing, and design. She also helped usher Season 1 of Extremely American, a podcast available on National Public Radio and now in its second season.

Under her tenure, Postindustrial’s custom audio podcasts created for businesses and organizations won local and national awards.