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RESUME

Work​

experience​
 

Copy Editor & Web/Social Producer,
Watertown Daily Times
Watertown, N.Y.

June 2017 — Present

Daily copy editing of local and wire content for print and online. Writing headlines and decks for local and wire content for up to three newspapers a night. Trimming stories to fit. Proofreading all display type. Revising and writing cutlines as needed. Posting content online.  //  Sharing links to news stories and photos on social media accounts and moderating comments.  //  Entering obituaries into content management system for publications.  //  Communicating with reporters, designers, other copy editors, readers and members of the general public.

Designer II, Asbury Park Design Studio
Neptune, N.J.

March 2015 — May 2017

Daily copy editing and finishing of front pages and inside pages as needed; writing headlines, editing photos and photo captions. Trimming stories. Placing templates according to modular design and adjusting.

News Editor, Roswell Daily Record
Roswell, N.M.

​July 2013 — March 2015

Daily design of the front page, news section and inside pages as needed; copy editing news, features and obituaries; headline writing and photo editing. Executing news judgment, collaborating with the editor-in-chief, reporters and other staff.

Winner — 2014 NMPA - APME Newspaper Award - Daily Newspapers Class II - First Place: Breaking News Story (Print)

 

Government Reporter (Oct. 2012 — June 2013) — Wrote 10-15 stories a week. Covered city and state government, as well as general news stories and features about events and people in southeastern New Mexico. Spot news. Photography to accompany or supplement stories. Daily page design.

Editorial Assistant, B.L.A.C. Detroit Magazine
​Ferndale, Mich.
Nov. 2011 — Oct. 2012

Wrote small pieces for print and the web, managed social networks, compiled events for web/print calendars. Assigned stories and managed writers for website; edited and posted online content, such as stories, photo galleries and videos of local interest to drive traffic.

Skills

â–ª Page Design/Copy Editing — headline writing, photo editing and selection; executing news judgment.

â–ª Software Programs, such as LayoutChamp, NewsDirector, PageDirector, NewsEdit, QuarkXpress, Quark Copy Desk, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft, Final Cut Pro and Express, Adobe Premiere Elements, Audacity

â–ª Multimedia (photography, video, video editing, sound and sound editing)

â–ª Mobile reporting, using cell phone, laptop
â–ª Social networking management (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite); tech-savvy and eager to try new online tools
â–ª Website management and Design (HTML, CCS code), Content management systems
▪ PC and MAC OS​

Education

Wayne State University, Detroit.

​2007 - 2011

B. A. Journalism: 2011 Magna Cum Laude  3.75 G.P.A.
Journalism Institute for Media Diversity
Study Abroad: London and Liverpool (England), Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France (May 10 – May 24, 2011)

Contributor, Association of Alternative Newsmedia,
Washington, D.C.

​June 2011 — Oct. 2012

Writing and posting journalism industry-related news stories for online. Covered its annual convention in Detroit through social media and reporting.

 

Editorial Intern (June 2011 — Aug. 2011) Contributed long form stories relevant to alternative media industry. Managed Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr profiles. Refreshed website daily by updating and posting industry news stories.

Editorial Intern, Metro Times. Detroit

​Jan. 2011 — April 2011

Wrote movie review and blog entry. Researched for stories, fact-checked listings and helped with events.

Multimedia Reporter, Patch.com. Ferndale, Mich.

​Jan. 2011 — April 2011

Wrote nine stories and features about local news events and people; produced six multimedia pieces to accompany/supplement stories.

Production Intern, Detroit Public Television. 
Wixom, Mich.

​Sept. 2010 — Dec. 2010

Assisted producers and studio directors, researched, prepared rundowns, production completion reports, logged tapes, timed and back-timed live segments. Produced Doc Martin promos.

Metro Intern, Green Bay Press Gazette. Green Bay, Wis.​

May. 2010 — Aug. 2010

Wrote 5-6 stories, briefs and/or features weekly about local news events and people in the Green Bay area. Produced 12 multimedia pieces to accompany/supplement stories. Practiced mobile reporting, using cell phone and laptop.           

  • Internship through 2010 Chips Quinn Scholar program and multimedia training seminar
Metro Intern, Oakland Press. Pontiac, Mich.​

Jan. 2010 — April. 2010

Wrote 2-3 news stories, briefs and/or features weekly about events and people of Oakland County.

News Editor, The South End. Detroit.​

May 2009 — Dec. 2009

Assigned general, business, political, and medical news and features for Wayne State’s campus and Detroit’s community; editing stories, and posting and updating stories online. 

  • One of 18 participants in Project Interchange 2010 Campus Editors Cultural Seminar in Israel  (Dec. 28, 2009-Jan. 4, 2010)

  • Participated in the IRE’s Campus Coverage Project in Phoenix, Arizona (Jan. 7- Jan. 10, 2010)

  • Web Editor – Finding and reporting news about Wayne State University and Detroit; editing, posting and updating stories and site maintenance for The South End’s website.  (May 2008 – May 2009)

Editorial Intern, Model D. Detroit.​

May 2009 — Sept. 2009

Contributed two feature stories. Managed Twitter and Facebook profiles, crowdsourced and updated neighborhood listings. Helped with projects and events.

Apprentice, Detroit Free Press​. Detroit.​

June 2007 — July 2007

Mentored by blogger/copy editor Oneita Jackson, contributed two posts to her blog, O Street. Also wrote two features; one a Q&A with Michael Eric Dyson and a feature about wolverines.

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