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Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Az, Us

Remote

• Pitch and write band profiles and features for print and online publication • Review albums on assignment

New York, Ny

• Reviewed albums and wrote front-of-book features on musicians• Wrote short news stories for the website• Fact-checked and proofread articles from all departments• Transcribed interviews• Managed 2011 Festival Guide, compiling and editing material on more than 100 events and writing sidebars

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Planned and executed news coverage for community of 7 small cities• Provided real-time reporting by posting 2 to 4 stories per day directly into CMS• Shot and edited videos and photos, creating at least 4 galleries per month• Increased my page views by 50 percent in 12-month period through social media engagement and SEO-friendly headlines• Became recognized presence in the community, cultivating sources and relationships with readers • Produced high-quality journalism and in-depth stories through enterprise reporting paired with innovative storytelling techniques• Covered local government, education, arts and culture, human interest, business and other topics

Bean Station, Tn

• Returned to the community newspaper after graduate school to temporarily help during a staff transition • Copy-edited entire paper, 35 to 50 pages each week• Developed new style guide and trained proofreaders, improving overall consistency • Wrote headlines and photo captions as needed

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Wrote feature articles and reviews on events at the 2011 Spoleto USA arts festival • Shot and edited video stories for the publication's website • Promoted the publication and its articles through social media

• Wrote feature articles and reviews focused on University events• Uploaded stories with links and tags to CMS• Shot and edited video stories • Edited and prepared content packages for 2010 Photojournalism Fall Workshop

Syracuse, Ny

• Interviewed classical, country and jazz musicians• Wrote 700-word profiles and Q&As

Bean Station, Tn

• Supervised regular freelance writers and edited their stories• Contributed to all editorial decisions, including story placement, layout and photo selection • Coordinated workflow between editor, graphics and pagination• Wrote front-page news stories on county and city government for each edition• Wrote feature articles and managed the community events calendar• Acted as a liaison to community and handled calls from the public • Compiled reports and wrote weekly crime beat and court records• Edited obituaries, press releases and letters-to-the-editor • Photographed events as needed

Athens, Ga

• Conducted interviews, researched and wrote articles on musicians and the music industry• Pitched and wrote feature articles based on personal experiences

• Oversaw fact-checking and organization of the publication's 2006 College Guide• Fact-checked articles and researched for all departments• Interviewed sources and wrote short articles for the website

M.A., Arts Journalism, Popular Music, Culture And Film

Activities and Societies: Content Producer for The NewsHouse (multimedia website)GPA: 3.95

B.S., Communications, Journalism And Electronic Media; Minor In Cinema Studies

Activities and Societies: The Daily Beacon, Scoop magazine, Cinema Club, Kappa Tau Alpha National Communications Honor Society, SPJMagna.