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INTERNSHIPS

ABC News, New York, N.Y.

On Campus bureau chief, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 2009-Present

  • Pitch and produce stories for ABC News on broadcast and online platforms
  • Oversee four-member bureau producing multimedia coverage of Midwest
  • Conduct research for and contribute to reports by ABC correspondents

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Ga.

Copy editing/layout intern, June 2009-August 2009

  • Edited and wrote headlines on universal copy desk, handling 24 A1 pieces
  • Laid out Evening Edge, a weekly lifestyle publication

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Ark.

Copy editing intern, May 2008-August 2008

  • Edited news articles in 180,000-circulation daily paper

Note: Had 25 headlines deemed among best in paper by deputy editor

Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Neb.

Copy editing and design intern, January 2007-May 2008

  • Edited and wrote headlines for news articles and designed full sections
  • Handled night wire editor duties, adjusting pages for breaking news

Note: Helped organize a training session for entire copy/design desk on accuracy in math and graphics; asked by copy chief to extend yearlong internship by a semester

OTHER EXPERIENCE

KRNU, student radio station, Lincoln, Neb.

Newscast host, January 2009-May 2009

  • Wrote and delivered four live newscasts per week

Redwire, student publication, Lincoln, Neb.

Editor and online manager, January 2009-May 2009

  • Pitched ideas for Web content for each issue
  • Helped shape stories from earliest stages of writing through final edits
  • Coached editing team of eight on producing multimedia content

The Daily Nebraskan, student newspaper, Lincoln, Neb.

Web director, October 2008-May 2009

  • Coordinated and produced content including video, audio and interactive packages
  • Managed Web staff and trained reporters on basics of multimedia
  • Designed new site layout and oversaw transition to new content management system

Note: Newsroom awards include outstanding overall contribution (two-time winner), first place in Web graphics/multimedia and second place in Web headline

Web copy chief and staff designer, August 2008-October 2008

  • Updated DailyNebraskan.com and crafted search-engine-friendly headlines

Copy editor and slot editor, January 2006-May 2006, August 2006-January 2007

Note: Won second place in news and feature headline contests

Renovating the Republic, student-produced magazine, Lincoln, Neb.

Copy editor, June 2007-July 2007

  • Reworked major structural problems and fixed minor style errors in long-form articles written by students serving as foreign correspondents in Germany

EDUCATION

College of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bachelor of Journalism in news-editorial and advertising, expected December 2010

Courses included:

  • Multimedia: Beginning online journalism, advanced online journalism and broadcast news writing
  • Editing: Beginning editing, advanced editing, magazine editing and Redwire (lab magazine)
  • Design: News page design and communications graphics
  • Reporting: Beginning reporting, beat reporting and information gathering

NEW MEDIA SKILLS

Proficient:

  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Content management systems
  • Basic HTML
  • Social media
  • Soundslides
  • Adobe Audition/Soundtrack Pro

Moderate:

  • Adobe Flash
    • Basic Actionscript 2.0
  • Avid video editing software/Final Cut

Basic:

  • Adobe Illustrator

In process of learning:

  • Python/Django

LEADERSHIP AND AWARDS

American Copy Editors Society

UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Poynter Online

UWIRE 100

  • Named among top 100 student journalists in nation in spring 2009
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