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EDUCATION

Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA – May 2021

Bachelor’s in Communications (mass concentration) & German (double major)  – GPA: 3.97

Honors Program & Stamps Scholar Program Member

Full Year Study Abroad: Vienna, Austria, & Marburg, Germany, 2018-2019

Coursework Highlights: Audio Production, Broadcast News, Writing Across the Media, Visual Communications, Public Presentation, Video Production, New Media Production, Multicultural Communications, Film Photography, Organizational Communications, Communications Law & Ethics

Skills: Journalism, writing, media production, audio and video editing, social media content, fluency in German

AWARDS

  • Communications Senior Achievement Award (2021)
  • Etownian Editor of the Year (2021)
  • 2nd Place for Best Feature (Broadcast) Keystone Media Award (2021)
  • Louise Baugher Black Award for Nonfiction Writing (2021)
  • Henry Pownall Creative Writing Award (2021)
  • LNP Award for Excellence in Journalism (2020)

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Part-time Team Member, JOANN Stores, Duluth, GA – Jun 2021-Present

  • Assisting customers, providing advice for projects, handling transactions, stocking and shelving

 

News Editor, The Etownian, Elizabethtown College, PA – Jan 2020- May 2021

Features Co-Editor – Sept – Dec 2019

Writer – 2017- May 2021

  • Brainstorm article ideas, assign articles to writers and write articles for section in AP style
  • Design and build layout of section and additional graphics in InDesign, Photoshop and Canva
  • Interview a variety of people for articles
  • Research, edit, and publish stories in the News & Features sections

 

Student Outreach Coordinator, Study Abroad Office, Elizabethtown College, PA – Sept 2019- May 2021

  • Planned and launched “Etown Abroad Podcast” for client, interviewing previous students about their study abroad experience, highlighting both the upsides and challenges of studying abroad
  • Generate social media content and organize social media takeovers and campaigns
  • Assist with graphic design of promotional materials

 

Editor-in-Chief, Fine Print Literary Magazine, Elizabethtown College, PA – May 2020- May 2021

Board Member, Section Editor (Creative Nonfiction) – 2017-May 2020

  • Hire, train, and provide assistance to editorial staff
  • Review final layout and design, prepare for printing and coordinate with printing company
  • Manage online operations for submissions, reviews and decisions
  • Organize promotional events and meetings on campus
  • Review, edit and improve submissions, determine published content, create personal content

 

The Trial of Memory Fairchild, Podcast, Honors in the Discipline Project – May 2020-May 2021

  • Produce original fiction podcast/audio drama, write and edit scripts for first season (3 episodes)
  • Record and edit audio, complete sound design, and produce 20-minute-long episodes in Audition
  • Cast 9 voice actors (including myself), schedule and direct recordings

 

DJ, WWEC 88.3, Elizabethtown PA – Aug 2019-May 2021

  • Interviewed guests, read advertisements, queued music and switched between CDs

 

VOLUNTEERING

CLeW Facilitator, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar – June 2021

  • Led a group of high school freshmen in a one-day virtual Community Leadership Workshop (CLeW) event as part of the Georgia HOBY Northwest Leadership Seminar
  • Provided leadership advice, encouragement, and guidance

Junior Staff Member, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar – June: 2016-2018

  • Help with the running the seminar, which provides leadership training to rising high school juniors
  • Assist with fundraising and complete 100 hours of community service annually

 

Civil Rights Interfaith Leadership Service Trip, Chaplain and Religious Life Office – March 2018

  • Cleaned portion of the Civil Rights Trail, served a meal for residents of the Nicholas House
  • Spoke with leaders of religious communities, and lawyers and staff of the Equal Justice Initiative
  • Visited landmarks of and museums about the Civil Rights struggle in the southern United States
  • Reflected on issues of race, poverty, incarceration, justice, and civil and human rights