Caroline Bourque Email & Phone Number

• Remotely pitching, writing and reporting round-ups, event listings and arts & culture stories.
• Conducting extensive factchecking on feature stories for the magazine's print edition by screening for factual errors, logical flaws and significant omissions, while contacting sources directly and obtaining primary.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Managed a staff of 15 editors and more than 75 staff writers, digital content specialists, photographers and videographers to produce a daily newspaper covering News, Sports and Culture within the University of.
• Coordinated with business staff at weekly meetings to review advertising updates, pick-up rates and revenue goals, along with decisions related to staffing and editorial content.
• Met quarterly with The Pitt News Advisory Board, a group of elected members consisting of local journalists and publishing executives, to discuss and implement long-term goals for both editorial content and revenue, in.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Managed a staff of 20 writers and oversaw the twice weekly publishing of stories relating to arts & entertainment in the Pittsburgh area.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Collaborated with producers to find story ideas and book guests with a quick turnaround to ensure that each daily radio program featured 3-5 pre-recorded or live interviews.
• Pitched, researched, booked and wrote scripts for stories aired on The Confluence, with a focus on subjects that would benefit from a deeper conversation and more complex treatment through the show's format.
• Conducted supplementary interviews, wrote web rundowns and edited audio for broadcast through Adobe Audition.
• Contributed stories to the general newsroom when time allowed, pitching and producing original segments based on breaking news and community happenings.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Pitched, wrote and reported original stories for the magazine's lifestyle and local news blog by seeking out stories that had not yet been reported by other community outlets, keeping the focus people-centric and.
• Found stories that were timely, local and previously unreported by: reading press releases, viewing city announcements and initiatives, scouring the internet for new business endeavors, utilizing social media keyword.
• Updated the magazine's public events calendar by surveying new submissions and posting them to the site.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Worked to secure the individual giving team's quarterly fundraising goal by reaching out to patrons directly by phone to discuss membership renewal and extension, effectively striving towards the team's shared goal.
• Through communicating with members, both over the phone and in person at film screenings, cultivated relationships and promoted community amongst film society patrons, while personally developing skills in cold calling.
• Facilitated event logistics and completed general office administration for a non-profit arts organization focused on films as an advancement of local culture and education.
• Developed competency with Salesforce and Mailchimp software.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Engaged students, faculty, and staff in activities that promote creativity inside and outside of the classroom through state of the art technologies such as 3D Printers, VR, Vinyl Cutters, 360° Videos, and more.

Malvern, PA

• Wrote and reported articles to populate a newly redesigned company intranet. Sought out story ideas and conducted interviews with employees based at corporate headquarters and at branches and plants located across the.
• Composed press releases and assisted with event planning for annual employee appreciation week.