Kala Parkinson Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Colorado, United States

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Pitched, researched and wrote timely news stories; created and followed a beat; explored ways to add multimedia elements to articles as well as opportunities to display facts and statistics with data visualization

Naples, Florida, United States

Composed articles for the magazine as well its sister publications, such as Naples on the Gulf, and for the launch issue of Orlando Illustrated. Received press releases to generate story ideas, conducted interviews and wrote short pieces for digital publication

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Headed a team of 12 students to create the University of Florida's semesterly publication servicing the surrounding Gainesville community. Oversaw all departments: editorial, photo, blog, marketing, social media and copyediting. Generated the theme for the magazine, created the editorial calendar and researched and wrote stories for print and blog articles.

Wrote pieces for a regional issue of a national publication, researched future stories, interviewed sources, requested high-resolution images for print, assisted in administrative and data entry duties, fact-checking

Gainesville, Florida Area

-Created engaging content for college women by pitching and writing entertaining lifestyle articles each week-Localized national news trends by writing occasional timely news stories-Researched studies and interviewed sources to add perspective and depth to storiesHer Campus is the largest media site for college women. The UFL online magazine is in the top 25% of all Her Campus chapters.Author profile with the full list of my articles:… Show more -Created engaging content for college women by pitching and writing entertaining lifestyle articles each week-Localized national news trends by writing occasional timely news stories-Researched studies and interviewed sources to add perspective and depth to storiesHer Campus is the largest media site for college women. The UFL online magazine is in the top 25% of all Her Campus chapters.Author profile with the full list of my articles: https://www.hercampus.com/author/kala-parkinson Show less

Gainesville, Florida, United States

-Wrote contributing pieces for Gainesville's only alternative quarterly magazine, including a long-form investigative story

Gainesville, Florida, United States

-Generated museum interest through the development of compelling profile stories-Interviewed and highlighted key stakeholders-Increased museum engagement by assisting in creating the monthly e-newsletter-Expanded museum digital presence by developing content for the museum website and other storytelling platforms

Minor

Bachelor'S Degree