Amelia Arvesen Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

-Working closely with the Marketing Team, I write copy for newsletters, social, and campaigns.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

-Journalism bylines appear in Outside, Women's Health, Adventure.com, Field Mag, Laine Magazine, Via Magazine, Backpacker, Men's Journal, Startland News, Texas Monthly, Climbing, Gym Climber, GearJunkie, Elevation Outdoors, Outdoor Retailer Magazine, REI Co-op Journal, Diablo Magazine, and KC Magazine-Content writing clients include/have included Outdoorsy, Osprey, Fjällräven, Houdini, Hipcamp, and others for Outside and Men's Journal's respective sponsored sections

Boulder

-Wrote, edited, and built more than 1,000 stories-Helped launch the independent trade journal, The Voice, which won a FOLIO: Eddie Award for best B2B magazine launch in 2019-Helped increase unique page views by nearly 40% in a year, and achieved company's highest newsletter open rates at 40-50%-Managed freelance writers and created intern program

Longmont And Boulder, Colorado

-Maintained the breaking news, public safety, crime and courts beats-Added energy news to my plate as the oil and gas industry descended upon Boulder County-Covered multiple high-profile court cases, including several homicides, and revealed a hidden roster of law enforcement officers with credibility issues in Boulder County

Ottawa, Kansas

-Covered the court proceedings and trial of Kyle Flack, convicted and sentenced to death in the murders of three adults and a toddler on a farm in eastern Kansas-Won an investigative award for my co-reporting on a truck salvage yard tied up in EPA violations-Wrote a series on the adverse impacts of methamphetamine in the community-Also covered city council, school board, high school sports, politics, and community events

Topeka, Kansas Area

- Worked under the direction of the Statehouse Bureau Chief at the Topeka Capital-Journal- Contributed dozens of articles following the legislature and 4 enterprise stories about microbreweries, horse racing, water conservation and local vegetable production- Live tweeted committee discussions on Kansas House and Kansas Senate bills

Lawrence, Kansas Area

- Led coverage of major campus topics, such as the 2014 Kansas midterm election and a federal Title IX investigation of university's sexual assault policies- Involved in a Kansas Open Records Act battle with university for requesting documents as part of investigating how a department handled sexual assault reports- Hired and managed 4 paid reporters and 20 correspondents alongside associate editors- Planned news and arts content for daily online editions and four weekly editions

Lawrence, Kansas Area

- Wrote centerpiece stories for six weekly summer editions- Covered the Student Senate beat, producing podcasts, sidebars, video features and full-length news stories- Delegated stories to a correspondent