Strengthened students' editing skills by addressing errors in their work and suggesting methods to avoid further mistakes
Page Designer, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri
January 2008 to June 2008
Designed the front page (1A) during nightside shift once a week
Efficiently arranged elements on the page to maintain the paper's functionality, and creatively to capture the reader's attention
Applied traditional techniques of modular design and headline hierarchy while keeping lookout for new elements to add freshness to the page
Editorial Assistant, Stars and Stripes, Washington, D.C.
August 2007 to December 2007
Assisted in five major departments over course of four months
News/Sports desk: Followed modular design principles and AP style to design and edit five to six pages a day
Features: Applied creative design techniques to layout features pages for weekly entertainment and travel magazines
Photo: Transfered photos into wire services and worked photo toning to correspond with various international presses
Web: Uploaded local stories from print editions to Stripes.com using basic (X)HTML coding
Copy Editor, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri
May 2007 to August 2007
Copy edited opinion and feature stories during dayside shifts an average of 15 hours a week
Edited stories daily for Web site updates and news bursts
Wrote headlines, sub-headlines, photo captions, story teasers, etc., as well as trimmed wire stories and letters to the editor to fit the desired style of the Missourian.
Education
Bachelor of Journalism in News Editorial Journalism
University of Missouri
Minor: Political Science
Graduation Date: May 2008
GPA: 3.18/4.00
Work Experience
Supervisor/Career Specialist, University of Missouri Career Center, Columbia, Missouri
January 2005 to May 2008
Manage daily shifts to ensure all career specialists are on task
Review and strengthen students' and community members' resumes and other business letters
Aid students in the search for experience or employment for pre- and post-graduation
Administer assessments to guide students in an occupational direction based off of their interests, abilities and values
Skills
Adobe In Design
Adobe In Copy
Adobe Photoshop
Quark Express
Falcon Editorial
Hermes Newsroom/Explorer
Microsoft Windows/Mac OS X
Basic HTML/CSS
Honors and Activities
School of Journalism Dean's List: 3 of 4 semesters MU Dean's List: 7 of 8 semesters Participant, Poynter Institute High School Journalism Program, 2002-2003 Participant, University of Florida Summer Journalism Program, Summer 2003