Résumé
Education:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Journalism Major, Sociology Minor, New Media Certificate and Media Leadership Certificate, May 2013 (Expected);
GPA: 3.8/4.0
Journalism Experience:
CNN, Atlanta, GA
iReport and Features Intern (Jan. 2013 – present)
- Support the living, entertainment, technology, travel and health sections of CNN.com
- Produce ideas for iReport call-to-actions and develop the ideas into timely features
USA Today, McLean, VA
Reader Engagement/Mobile Intern (June 2012 – Aug. 2012)
- Monitor site feedback
- Pitch and brainstorm audience engagement ideas
- Produce photo galleries
- Moderate comments
The Red & Black Newspaper, Athens, GA
Editor-in-Chief (Aug. 2012 – Dec. 2012)
- Oversee and guide editorial staff
- Conduct weekly budget staff meetings
- Serve as newspaper’s ambassador to the community and university’s upper administration
- Read all final copy before clearing pages
Managing Editor (Dec. 2011 – May 2012)
- Oversaw and coordinate story coverage with all desk editors
- Served on the editorial board and helped set the tone for the paper
- Booked pages and distributed final budget for the upcoming issue
Senior Reporter (Aug. 2011 – Dec. 2011)
- Obtained and sorted through open records documents and interview top administrators and officials
- Developed in-depth investigative stories for news section
Page Designer (Aug. 2011 – Dec. 2011)
- Designed sports, news and variety pages for the newspaper using InDesign
- Worked with section editors and chief photographer to make page visually appealing
Editor-in-Chief (May 2011 – Aug. 2011)
- Oversaw and guided editorial staff
- Conducted weekly budget staff meetings
- Served as newspaper’s ambassador to the community and university’s upper administration
- Read all final copy before clearing pages
Associate News Editor ( Dec. 2010 – May 2011)
- Developed story ideas for news staff meetings
- Edited, name-checked and fact-checked first drafts of all news stories using InCopy
- Wrote headlines and cutlines for news section
News and Senior Administration Beat Reporter (Oct. 2009 – Dec. 2010)
- Reported on important university, administration, budget and campus life issues
- Attended meetings with top university administrators and officials
- Accumulated more than 90 clips – administration, crime, feature, investigative and breaking news stories
Atlanta Parent Magazine, Atlanta, GA
Editorial Intern (June 2010 – Aug. 2010 )
- Wrote back-to-school features, restaurant reviews, and compiled lists of local events
- Updated magazine’s social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter
- Assisted Editor with fact-checking and feature articles
Additional Experience:
The Georgia Review (Aug. 2009 – May 2010)
Student Worker
- Entered magazine contributor information daily for manuscript tracking using an in-house database software
- Publicized 5+ events by distributing flyers on campus and downtown areas
Honors:
- $2,500 Robert Novak Collegiate Journalism Award
- McGill Fellow: Journalistic Courage
- $1,000 Hearst Award for Spot News Writing (Fourth place in nation)
- Region 3 Mark of Excellence Award (Second Place for Breaking News) – Society of Professional Journalists
- 2011 Associated Collegiate Press (second place): Multimedia Story of the Year
- 2011 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award (first place): Online in-depth reporting
- Selected from a national applicant pool to attend the Campus Media Seminar in Israel
- HOPE Scholarship Dean’s List
- Award for “Outstanding Reporting” for The Red & Black
- $1,000 Mobile-Press Scholarship
- Georgia Scholastic Press Association “Superior Sports Column”
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars