Professional info
After spending eight weeks living and working in Belfast, Northern Ireland, I realized my desire to become a journalist. I wanted to return to Northern Ireland to keep working with this community, because I found a responsibility and role I could play in the media. Recently, I have been accepted to Queen's University, Belfast, where I will pursue a masters in broadcast literacy. I hope to work for BBC as a writer in radio or television. In addition to working as a journalist, I am learning Irish. My first language is English, and I am working on my certification as a fluent French speaker. I also have basic profiency in Latin. I believe language is an important tool in understanding world affairs, and thus I plan to continue studying language in order to support my role as a journalist.
Work experience
Editor and writer. College Magazine.
Tallahassee, FL (remote position).
January 2015 - present
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produce an article for the website once a week
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manage a team of five writers with varying degrees of experience
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promote articles via social media
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coach writers on how to promote, write concise work, and edit themselves
Editor-in-chief. The Kudzu Review.
Tallahassee, FL.
2013 - present
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oversee a team of 40 staff members and 5 masthead editors
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ensure funding for our spring print publication
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edit final selections for grammar and style consistancy
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wrote the magazine's first style guide in order to establish a consistant design
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encouraged submissions; submissions have doubled in number since 2013
Intern. The Institute for Conflict Research.
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2013 - present
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received funding to complete honors thesis, "Stories from Belfast."
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worked on personal research with ICR; interviewed community workers and politicians invovled in peacebuilding work
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assisted ICR office with day to day tasks such as answering phones, scheduling workshops and interviews, hosting business meetings, and attending community events.
Languages
ENGLISH
FRENCH
IRISH
Skills
HTML/CSS
ADOBE DESIGN SUITE
WORDPRESS
MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE
MICROSOFT PROJECT
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.
Bachelors of Arts, Creative Writing.
August 2011-May 2014
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Awarded Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award (URCAA) in 2014, which provided $4000 to complete research in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Member of Phi Beta Kappa
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Overall GPA of 3.74; graduated magna cum laude
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Awarded the Fred L. Standley prize for Undergraduate Excellence
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Graduated with honors
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