Resume

WRITING EXPERIENCE

Write all media communications for the Western Piedmont Foundation, including press releases, a bi-monthly newsletter, social media content and reports
Assisted with writing a grant for the foundation, which was awarded
Researched and wrote news articles as a multi-media journalist at The News Herald
Won four awards from the North Carolina Press Association for articles I wrote for The News Herald
Won a Publication Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians for an article series I wrote for The News Herald
Edited press releases to conform with Associated Press style
Critique and edit others’ writing as a member of the Morganton Writers’ Group
Earned a Bachelor of Science in English from Slippery Rock University

VIDEO EXPERIENCE

Created and edited original video content for the Western Piedmont Foundation and The News Herald, using Adobe Premiere Pro editing software
Created a YouTube channel for the foundation
Currently taking classes in the audio-video production technology program at Western Piedmont Community College
Participated in video production trainings offered by Lee Enterprises, the national media company that owns The News Herald

SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Plan, create and manage all social media content for the Western Piedmont Foundation across multiple platforms
Earned Social Media Marketing I and II certificates from HubSpot and took a "Fundamentals of Digital Marketing" course on EdX

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Prepped for and conducted hundreds of interviews to create media content
Photographed events with a professional digital camera and edited photos with Adobe Lightroom
Created a variety of graphics with the Canva design software, including short video clips

Worked with the public in administrative jobs for 12 years performing a variety of clerical work, including accounts payable and receivable, other bookkeeping functions, data entry and customer service

References available upon request