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Houston, Texas, United States

· Assigned, guided, and edited features from start to finish as Chron moved to a new site and brand· Created best practices guide for staff and led regular trainings· Mentored writers individually with one-on-one meetings· Optimized search URLs, headlines, and other content for web and social using analytics · Reviewed daily/weekly metrics as one measure of success

Houston, Texas, United States

Major newspaper covering the fourth largest U.S. city and surrounding areas· Managed homepage for the Chronicle and Chron.com websites· Managed social media posting for the Chronicle and Chron.com websites on weekend· Sent breaking news emails, app alerts, and newsletters· Used Chartbeat, Google Analytics, and Looker to monitor content performance metrics· Built newsletters in WCM, StoryPorts, and Sailthru

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Major newspaper in the North Texas region · Reported breaking news on location and from newsroom · Shared breaking updates on social media including photos and video · Interviewed sources and verified information

Denton, Texas

Principal local newspaper reporting on Denton County· Reported on business openings and closing· Wrote in-depth stories on business trends and relevant policy in the area, as well as features on local businesses· Developed and maintained numerous relationships relevant to the beat · Tracked new projects and development using public databases· Kept up with public records on sales tax permits, building permits and assumed names

Offered academic help to students on behalf of the UNT Learning Center· Helped students improve academic skills in one-on-one sessions· Led academic skills presentations in group workshops· Created and delivered presentations showcasing Learning Center services

Denton, Texas

Research fellowship offered by UNT under the mentorship of a faculty member· Conducted research on sexual violence on the UNT campus· Published news and feature stories based on research, investigation, and interviews· Interviewed survivors of sexual assault, university officials in the Texas area, and local police.· Obtained information through FOIA and TPIA requests· Presented research at annual UNT Honors Day· Co-authored research paper and submitted to conferences and research journals

Denton, Texas

Campus newspaper at the University of North Texas· Assigned news stories to individual reporters and teams· Guided reporters as they followed stories or reported breaking news · Fact checked news articles· Edited stories for style, structure, grammar and clarity

Denton, Texas

Campus newspaper at the University of North Texas· Covered breaking news· Pitched story ideas weekly and took responsibility for creating own content· Conducted interviews with sources including city, county, and university officials· Took photos and video clips for social media· Wrote and reported on a diverse array of topics· Obtained information through FOIA and TPIA requests

Dallas, Texas

Major newspaper in the North Texas area· Reported breaking news on location and from newsroom· Shared breaking updates on social media including photos and video· Interviewed sources and verified information

Denton, Texas

Campus newspaper at the University of North Texas· Pitched story ideas weekly· Conducted interviews with sources· Took photos and video clips for social media· Wrote and reported on a diverse array of topics

Plano East Senior High School

Campus newspaper for Plano East Senior High School· Pitched content and reviewed staff pitches· Assigned story and photo assignments· Managed cyclical deadlines for progress, with guiding edits at each stage· Copy edited all content· Founded, taped, and co-hosted weekly broadcast updates for the school

Master'S Degree, Journalism, 4.0

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism And Political Science

Activities and Societies: North Texas Daily, Society of Professional Journalists, Association of Health Care Journalists, National.

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