[2] Smith Galer began her journalism career in May 2017 as a social media producer for BBC.com, and later became a visual journalist covering faith and ethics at BBC World Service.

[4] She uses the platform to takes parts in trends, receive and gather news, and post explainer content, covering gender, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and digital culture.

[5][6] In March 2021, Smith Galer posted an informative original sea shanty explaining how a container ship obstructed the Suez Canal, which went viral, amassing one million views in over eight hours.

[11] Matthew Leake from The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism described her as "an authority on how journalists and news organisations can use TikTok to research stories, reach younger audiences and build relationships.

"[12] Academic research identified Smith Galer's work exhibits intellectual virtues such as autonomy, carefulness, curiosity and thoroughness, and adapts journalistic information to TikTok to appeal to younger generations.