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Alexandria, Virginia, United States

• Maintain, improve, and add content to Mount Vernon’s website (mountvernon.org)• Research and write original content for digital platforms on a wide variety of topics• Consolidate academic writings into materials designed for general public consumption• Work with departments across the organization to highlight their research online• Review marketing materials for historic accuracy• Explore Mount Vernon’s archives to produce original content or supplement existing content

Mobile, Alabama Area

• Hired as an editorial assistant, I was promoted to staff writer and eventually senior writer for Mobile Bay Magazine, Mobile’s premier glossy lifestyle magazine. In this role, I penned over 100 magazine articles across a range of topics, reporting from a shrimp boat, a dairy farm, an early-morning turkey hunt, a Congressman’s study, and even a crane 200 feet above a container ship in the Port of Mobile. • My responsibilities stretched across every aspect of the editorial process, including scheduling and organizing photoshoots, assigning and editing freelance articles, working closely with contributing writers, meticulously proofreading every issue, and pitching story ideas.• Regularly used Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Kaikoura, New Zealand

• Spent a year traveling and working across New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Spent six months of that time working at Dolphin Encounter, an adventure tourism company that facilitates open-ocean swims with wild dolphins in Kaikoura, New Zealand. • Responsible for preparing all land equipment and gear for dolphin swimmers and organizing boat supplies.

Mobile, Alabama Area

• Proofread and fact-checked press releases, monthly newsletters, and various advertisements for clients stretching across the country. Performed edits with AP style. Occasionally worked with PR as a contributing writer for "Take Care" magazine.

All Saints Episcopal Church

• Led the youth program at All Saints Episcopal Church in service/outreach projects, church-related activities, and mentoring.

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Worked at Trinity University as a Residential Counselor for the Duke Talent Identification Program, coordinating activities and monitoring student behavior around the dorm.

Austin, Texas Area

• Performed website maintenance, updated tour calendars, created daily music blog, in charge of twitter and Facebook pages. • Provided A&R presentations for the label: scouted new bands, collected their music and videos, gave feedback concerning the band’s potential.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Sports Editor and Contributing Writer for school newspaper, Order of the Gownsmen (academic honor society).

Education record