Tim Murphy Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Illinois

Nutrition and Wellness Programs Division

Springfield, Illinois

• Worked with agency staff and external contacts to coordinate the publication and distribution of information. • Executed communication plans using our website, social media, newsletters, listservs and other information tools. • Provided editorial expertise to other divisions on a wide variety of documents. • Coordinated annual reports. Produced the agency’s weekly newsletter, which is distributed to educators and stakeholders across the state. • Wrote and edited internal and external documents, including news releases, talking points and letters. • Administered the agency’s social-media communications. • Provided photography services for the division, attending board meetings and other events. Designed documents and graphics in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, and Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. • Assisted with web postings and Freedom of Information Act requests.

Springfield, Illinois

• Designed feature pages using QuarkXPress and Photoshop on the daily newspaper’s features copy desk. • Developed story and art ideas. • Coordinated special sections, including a readers’ guide for the services and features of the newspaper.

Master'S Degree, Public Affairs Reporting, 3.91 Gpa On A 4.0 Scale

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism, 3.52 Gpa On A 4.0 Scale

Activities and Societies: Western Courier, Sequel Yearbook