Photography Editor: August 2022- PresentDesigns graphics for the website and physical print of the paper. Photographs events, especially athletic events, to be used with stories written by myself or other staff writers. Assist in designing the print edition of the paper and Staff Photographer: Attended sporting events and related activities in order to provide photographs for the paper. Captured images of baseball, softball, tennis, and most frequently basketball. Previously worked closely with the AU basketball team and coaches; as well as traveled to the Elite 8 tournament in 2022 to capture the events of the week. This role required photography skills, photo editing, and the ability to work on a deadline.

Work alongside the Augusta University mascot, Augustus, and help create content for all his social media pages. Photographing him at events as well as assisting in managing his Instagram account and promoting events he will be at. I have occasionally taken the position of handler with the mascot when others were unavailable.

Wrote a variety of stories for digital and print media, photographed events/places, and helped curate articles and images for the Discover Aiken yearly magazine. While being the office intern, shadowed/viewed different departments at work such as editors, designers, and other new writers. Key skills used in this role include journalistic writing, editing, and the use of a newsroom online interface.