I am completing my student teaching internship in the Spearfish Middle School 8th grade ELA classroom. Motivating student success and fostering unique unique opportunities for student learning is a true passion.

- Writing creative, engaging stories promoting the Black Hills lifestyle.- Meet deadlines accordingly.- Work with a team of editors and photographers for each article.

I performed a variety of marketing duties including:- writing news releases for the local media- writing marketing content for the BHSU website and other promotional materials- monitoring and scheduling of social media sites and campaigns for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn- multitude of graphic design projects - layout and writing for the BHSU Alumni Magazine, which is published twice an academic year- interact with media in the region- oversea a student writer, assigning stories, editing stories, teaching social media and web publishing

- Coordinator of special events- Designed montly newsletter- Scheduled and promoted BBBS through our social media sites- Helped organize monthly activities- Worked on implementing a new fundraising campaign for the BBBS organization - Implemented other fundraising and public relations materials as needed

- In charge of marketing, public relations and social media for Mitchell Main Street & Beyond, a non-profit organization that promotes supporting small business and historic preservation in downtown districts- Helped plan a variety of special events and fundraisers for MMS&B- Helped lead social media seminars, as well as provided one-on-one social media training for our members

- Educating students on new Journalism trends, basic news writing, page layout, social media use- Planning syllabi, lesson plans, and grading policies for courses- Edit students' work and provide constructive criticism on how to better writing/photography- Introduce social media, video editing into their working journalism plans- Encourage students and guide them into coming up with their own story ideas for the Phreno Cosmain

Feature Reporting, Page Layout, Web Updates

Working for Argus Leader Media I covered a variety of topics including features, sports, city council, school board and county commission. I also designed pages weekly and for special sections.