SUMMARY:
Detail obsessed print journalist with knowledge and skills in writing, copy & grammar editing, blogging, social media strategy, internal & external communications, and SEO. Has working understanding of Microsoft Office suite, InDesign, and Photoshop. Additional familiarity with online tools such as Blogger, WordPress, and Exposure. Accomplishments include increasing social media presence of organization by 25 – 35 percent and redesign of a complete set of promotional materials.
OBJECTIVES: editor, assistant editor, communications specialist, media relations specialist, program assistant, program manager
EDUCATION:
Master of Arts New Media Studies, 3.7 GPA, June 2015; DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts Journalism, magna cum laude, May 2012; Howard University, Washington, DC
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2013- Present
Student Assistant, DePaul University Driehaus College of Business, Chicago, IL
- General administrative tasks, assistant patrons and students to make appointments, distribute mail, answer phones, manage calendars, master software programs used in DePaul offices.
2012-2013
Forbes Magazine- Washington Bureau, Washington, DC
Editorial Assistant
-Perform research for stories, transcribe interviews, minor editing, write stories, perform general administrative tasks, and manage office needs
-Accomplishment: wrote or researched stories to acquire three bylines on articles posted to Forbes.com
2011 - 2013
Howard University NASA Beltsville Center for Climate System Observation, Washington, DC
Program Assistant
- Create promotional materials, develop internal and external communications, draft and execute plans to increase online presence and following, reduce scientific jargon to non-profession specific terms for use in external communications; regularly inform Program Manager of status of projects and tasks.
- Accomplishment: Presented findings to grant review committee for funding renewal; redesigned several external communications for use at academic conference.
Communications Assistant
- Created and edited content for web site, edited internal communications, drafted and executed plans to increase online presence and following, web research news worthy articles to share on social media sites, maintained all social media sites: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
- Accomplishment: Increased social media following by 25 -35 percent; assisted Program Manager execute full press day with representatives from ABC, CBS, NBC, and NPR.
2009- 2011
The Hilltop Newspaper, Washington, DC
Assistant Copy Chief
-Acted as liaison between management and copy desk staff; created and organized schedules of copy desk staff, organized and oversaw management of copy desk during daily production, work under tight deadlines daily, trained copy editors in AP and Hilltop Style.
VOLUNTEERING
2013
Team Leader, The 57th Presidential Inauguration, Washington DC
ACTIVITIES
Member, Society of Professional Journalists
Member, Howard University Alumni Association
