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Teaching Utah Valley University concurrent enrollment English 1010 and 2010 at the Advanced Learning Center.

Joined the Boss Rush Network as a writer covering video games and entertainment. Wrote short- and long-form articles that include analysis, discussion pieces, reviews, how-to, lists, and news coverage. Became a copy editor in December 2022. As a copy editor, led a team of 20-25 writers. Edited and provided direction to writers of all skill levels. Helped make leadership decisions and provided training as necessary.

Provided a variety of different writing styles for numerous companies. Provided social media caption writing for a firm of real estate agents. Provided journalistic writing for newspapers in both Utah and Salt Lake County. Coverage ranged from community, high school sports, education, and other miscellaneous topics.

Orem, Utah, United States

Provided business-to-consumer writing for a manufactured home community operator. Provided written communication for communities within our portfolio. This included notices about road work projects, utility shutoffs, community events, and other similar topics for mass communication to resident. Edited notices for desired tone and style. Developed quarterly newsletters with designs through PowerPoint. Provided assistance on launching community websites through auditing. Assisted on Google Ads, providing written copy and editing. Assisted on social media management via Hootsuite. Provided any additional needs for the sales and marketing department with the goal of boosting home sales and revenue-producing sites.

Salem, Utah, United States

Provided SEO content writing for bed and breakfast and other accommodation websites. Conducted research for appropriate keywords to use for SEO-rich content. Used Moz and Answer the Public to find relevant topics for SEO-rich articles. Articles focused on things to do in the area of the accommodation. Provided minor website design via pre-made templates. Provided customer service for those who had questions regarding their websites and other SEO needs.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Reported and wrote on city government, education and sports in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley for online and print publication. Written products ranged from short reports to long-form feature and enterprise stories. Photographed and edited photos from various events including sporting, government meetings, wild art and education events. Utilized a variety of Adobe programs including InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop and Audition. Produced and created a podcast series that included one-on-one interviews and story-like formats. Worked in newspaper design and production.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Produced written content for ASU's professional program called Cronkite News. Content included coverage of professional soccer club Phoenix Rising FC among other miscellaneous coverage. Final project included a bilingual enterprise story about American football in Mexico, which included visits to a youth football club in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora.

Cedar City, Utah

Worked in a variety of capacities including print, radio and television. Worked at SUU's campus newspaper the University Journal for three years, progressing from assistant sports editor to sports editor to editor-in-chief. Covered all university sports including football and men's basketball with stories including recaps, previews and feature stories. Designed news pages and led newsroom coverage during later years of employment.Worked at student-run radio station called Thunder 91.1. Worked as on-air talent for a sports talk show and produced podcasts. Provided play-by-play and color commentary for weekly broadcasts of high school football and basketball games as well as university sports including women's basketball, soccer and softball.Worked at student-run TV station called SUTV. Produced video packages and wrote scripts. Performed a variety of tasks including on-air talent, script writing and control room operations. Served as a teacher's assistant to help teach underclassmen basics on TV studio and control room basics.

Master'S In Sports Journalism

Activities and Societies: Cronkite News

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: SUU University Journal, KSUU Thunder 91.1, SUTV9