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Oversee all aspects of the paper's weekly operations as a member of the Executive Board. Collaborate with fellow Executive Board members to devise solutions related to any pertinent operational concerns. Edit all of the paper's weekly output for style, grammar, and content. Serve as a knowledgeable, definitive source on the paper's style guide. Provide assistance for section editors in order to ensure smooth turnaround on article edits and production nights. Currently working on a project… Show more Oversee all aspects of the paper's weekly operations as a member of the Executive Board. Collaborate with fellow Executive Board members to devise solutions related to any pertinent operational concerns. Edit all of the paper's weekly output for style, grammar, and content. Serve as a knowledgeable, definitive source on the paper's style guide. Provide assistance for section editors in order to ensure smooth turnaround on article edits and production nights. Currently working on a project related to the newspaper's outreach and recruitment on campus. As an author, I have written over 30 articles for several sections, including Arts, Features, Sports, Humor, and Opinions. Show less

Managed section’s weekly content creation by sourcing pieces in collaboration with writers, editing articles, and creating section layout in Adobe InDesign during production nights. Shaped the newspaper’s bylaws and direction as a voting member of weekly Editorial Board meetings. Mentored current Assistant Arts Editor in order for them to replicate my position's requirements in the future. Collaborated with campus organizations to secure coverage on various arts-related activities.

Trained under the then-current Arts Editor in order to learn the responsibilities and functions of their role. Acquired skills necessary to become an Arts Section Editor.

Wrote pieces for the Arts Section on a bi-weekly basis. Amended suggested edits in a timely, collaborative, and attentive manner.

Wrote pieces for the Arts section.

Contributing monthly articles focused on music criticism.

Format, organize, and edit articles’ metadata within WordPress to prepare for publication cycles. Independently manage content updates for contact directory, newsletter and publication spreadsheet. Ensure that all articles abide by the Chicago Manual of Style.

Worked with the Society's archivist on a project to redesign one of our historic house museums. Catalogued objects and wrote researched descriptions for the creation of detailed visitor guides. Edited visitor guides to ensure stylistic cohesion and grammatical clarity. Assisted with the museum's spatial rearrangement.

Compiled a directory of local service providers based on data from a McKinney-Vento Service Provider meeting, including contact information, hyperlinks, and a description of providers’ services. Assembled notes for the office during housing-related meetings and joint committee hearings. Completed research summaries on state/local housing issues and documents given to the office. Performed a variety of actions supporting the office's constituent services.

Assisted circulation staff with organization of materials, including re-shelving and shelf reading. Connected patrons with applicable library services and resources, requiring in-depth knowledge of the library materials' physical organization.