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EXPERIENCE

Here's What I've Done

Résumé: CV

GPB WMUM | JOHN M. COURIC FELLOW

May 2017- December 2017

  • Pitched, reported, and produced news spots of state and local significance

  • Gathered actualities and vox for statewide programs

  • Researched topics for the daily newscast, ran audio at public events, and conducted tape sync interviews 

  • Assisted with the live broadcast of GPB's On Second Thought with Celeste Headlee

  • Pitched, reported, and produced feature stories for statewide broadcasts of Morning Edition and All Things Considered

ENGAGE CCJ | LEAD EDITOR

January 2017 - Present

  • Combined social media and journalism to offer a hyperlocal web publication

  •  Collaborated with the local newspaper to rebrand content for younger demographics

  • Tripled web traffic within the first month of production

  • Guided 30 journalism and media studies students through the production of visually engaging stories

  • Designed two vibrant, user friendly wbesites through CMS

THE CLUSTER | MANAGING EDITOR

August 2017- Present

  • Guides 20 students through bi-weekly print and web publication for a college newspaper that services 3,500 students and the greater Mercer community

  • Edits sections for quality and clarity

  • Leads a team of graphic designers who prepare the paper bi-weekly

  • Assists digital editor with social outreach and prepares marketing materials to draw in new staffers

  • Works with new writers to help them develop relevant skills

  • Leads bi-weekly story meetings, exercising news judgement to select stories for print and web production

ASSISTANT | CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM

August 2016 - Present

  • Carries out daily office tasks including filing paperwork and scheduling repairs

  • Organizes spreadsheets to assist faculty with in-depth reporting projects

  • Helps plan community engagement events, including public forums on the resegregation of Macon schools

  • Utilizes design experience to create promotional materials for distribution at conferences like JEA

EDUCATION

Résumé: CV

MERCER UNIVERSITY | JOURNALISM BACHELOR OF ARTS

August 2015 - May 2019

  • Cumulative GPA: 3.6

  • Minors: Graphic Design & Media Studies

  • Dean's List

  • Relevant Courses: Civic & Community Journalism, Coding, News Writing, Photojournalism, Journalism Bootcamp, Media History, Journalistic insight Into the Community, Media Entrepreneurship, Race, Gender, & Media, Journalism/Media Practicum, Media and Society, Investigative Journalism, Media Law

SKILLS

Here's What I Can Do

  • Radio Production: Adobe Audition, Zoom Recorder, Tascam Recorder

  • Content Management Systems: Core Publisher (NPR Member Stations), SNO Sites, Wix, Wordpress

  •  Video Production: Adobe Premiere Pro, Livestream/Periscope, Adobe Spark

  • Social Media: Facebook/Twitter/Instagram Brand Management, Content Promotion, Analytics

  • Print Production: AP Style Editing, News and Entertainment/Lifestyle Writing, Team Management

  • Coding: Basic HTML/CSS

  • Graphic Design: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Canva

Résumé: Headliner
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