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Arlington, Va, Us

Capture event and concert photos using Nikon DSLR and mirrorless cameras.Deliver high-quality edited photos in a timely manner, exceeding client expectations and maximizing impact for their social media presence.Edit photos using workflows in Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop, and arrange for client delivery via Dropbox.

Reston, Va, Us

Create slide decks, activity guides, OneNote virtual notebooks, and provide copy editing of materials for a four-day in-person training workshop focused on employee development with a target of 300 new first-level managers on a yearly basis.Develop and edit slide decks for a three-day virtual training workshop to accompany the above mentioned course.Recognize people and programs of employee development through internal news articles. Provide high-quality deliverables for ad hoc communications on behalf of senior executives.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Created slides and course activities and content for a 3-day program focused on facilitator development.Provided copy editing for executive talking points and design improvements for slide decks for a program kickoff meeting with 300 people ranging from second-level managers to senior executives.Created content for internal publication to targeted audiences ranging in size from 300 employees to more than 35,000 employees.Crafted email messages, talking points and video scripts for senior executives for special observances, town hall meetings and ongoing communications campaigns.Created communications plans to account for multiple strategies and channels for messaging on behalf of customers.Collaborated with internal stakeholders to craft and refine key themes for messages.Create and update content for the service unit's SharePoint site.Focus on process improvements for internal resources, including conversion of a writer's style guide document using Microsoft PowerApps.

Guided communications strategy for newspaper staff while adhering to regular deadlines.Authored breaking and general news stories, features, sports coverage, editorials and opinion columns in AP Style for three newspapers in northern Kentucky.Designed, created and selected content for regular editions and special sections using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.Maintain our newspaper websites running Drupal CMS and schedule electronic edition uploads for advertisers and subscribers.

Completed nine credit hours of graduate coursework in Ethics for Professional Communicators, Research Methods for Professionals and Marketing Communications and Campaigns.

Arlington, Va, Us

Created internal communications for publication highlighting company initiatives on the company's internal news service for a readership of more than 150,000 people.Prepared briefing papers and slide decks for two internal leadership presentations delivered by the Boeing International president and attended virtually by several hundred employees.Represented the International Communications team in multiple Creative Services discussions on website and graphic design projects.Project managed internal website updates to more than 20 webpages with in-country communicators, international office staff and Creative Services web developers.

New York, Ny, Us

Verified and reported accurate vote totals for U.S. presidential, congressional, state executive and state legislative races on an hourly basis from Trimble County, Ky. to the Election Night center.

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Led the day-to-day news operations for The News-Democrat and The Trimble Banner including writing multiple stories each week, providing photography for stories, assigning correspondents to event and meeting coverage, copy editing articles and designing front and inside pages, and producing special sections in tabloid and mini-tab formats.Merged newsroom operations, including full-time reporters and multiple contractors, in 2019 to reduce overhead and redundancies.Engaged with more than 6,000 social media followers for both newspapers combined. In 2018, increased the Trimble Banner's Facebook following by 20% in one year through sharing stories from the print edition, posting breaking news, sports scores and photos, and engaging with readers.Proofread, copy edited and produced 203 regular editions and special sections for the newspapers.Helped customers with submitting news, advertising and subscription options.

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Community reporter, news page designer of the twice-weekly Sentinel-News, and front page designer of The Sentinel-News Plus, a total market coverage shopper distributed weekly to 21,000 homes in Shelby County and surrounding areas. Compiled submitted church and community news, curated the News Digest from local information and through stories shared by the state press association’s news service and processing submitted photos to ensure accurate print production.Gathered information from public records for the newspaper’s court report and penned the Looking Backward column for Friday’s newspaper edition.Authored articles and took photos for regular editions and special sections of the paper. Designed for our newspaper’s special sections, including our annual county directory “This Is Shelby County,” the Shelby County Fair guide and the Shelby County Fair winners guide.

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Wrote multiple stories each week while copy editing submitted content, taking photographs and proofreading pages for The News-Herald.Designed the sports section as well as other interior pages. Provided regular coverage of Owenton City Council and Owen County Board of Education meetings.Uploaded content to our website in a timely manner and provided customer service by assisting walk-in customers as well as customers calling the newspaper office.

Led print and online publication of content for The Eastern Progress. Assisted the managing editor and editorial staff with creating and copy editing content while providing feedback on design and artwork. Worked with the university's police department to compile weekly police reports. Submitted open records requests and open meetings complaints on behalf of the newspaper.Before taking the helm, served as the news editor. Assigned writers to news stories each week while providing authors with feedback. Edited and wrote short campus news briefs and compiled events for The Colonel’s Calendar.As a news reporter, covered stories ranging from student computing services to campus public radio. One of three beat reporters that covered the Student Government Association, specifically assigned to Residence Life Council coverage.The Eastern Progress is the student newspaper for Eastern Kentucky University's main campus in Richmond, Ky. and regional campuses. The circulation count during the 2014-2015 academic year was 6,000 free newspapers published every Thursday (excluding finals week) and stories updated through the week online at www.easternprogress.com.

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Hired through a competitive journalism internship program sponsored by the Kentucky Press Association. Reporter, photographer, copy editor and office associate for The News-Democrat and sister publication The Trimble Banner in Bedford, Ky.Designed the back-to-school section for The Trimble Banner's sample issue mailed to all county residents at the end of July. Wrote the Carrollton's "RaceFest" preview coverage and prepared content for the 2014 edition of the special section "Catch the Fever!" about NASCAR races at the Kentucky Speedway. The tab circulated 20,000 free copies in Northern Kentucky when the speedway hosted the NASCAR Cup Series from 2011-2020.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Strategic Communication

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism

High School Diploma, Summa Cum Laude, College Preparatory Courses