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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Washington, DC // October 2010-Present
Web Producer & Social Strategist, Education

• Oversee all production of content in Education section and work with portals to ensure effective promotion
• Cover and report on the proliferation of social media and technology in education
• Direct the growth of the social media presence of the Education section through the use of analytics and consistent engagement on the platforms
• Contribute to the Best Colleges and Best Graduate Schools projects by building pages and managing conent

MTV NETWORKS, New York, New York // June-August 2010
MTV Twitter Jockey Top-5 Candidate

• Discovered out of thousands of social media profiles to compete in “Follow Me: The Search for the First MTV TJ”
• Increased Twitter following roughly 650 percent over a two-month period (400 followers to 3,000 followers)
• Utilized network to promote brand, including appearances on local news and radio programs in Cincinnati and the national morning show, The TODAY Show

NBC UNIVERSAL, New York, New York // January-April 2010
Production Intern, The TODAY Show

• Field produced weekly line segments to run for 9AM and 10AM hour
• Assisted with the shooting and editing of tape spots for the show
• Compiled research and transcribed tapes for producers to use for segments

WASHINGTON POST DIGITAL, Arlington, Virginia // June-August 2009
Multimedia Intern, LoudounExtra.com

• Shot, edited and produced videos to be displayed on the hyper-local site
• Reported and wrote articles about events pertaining to Loudoun County, VA
• Photographed events to complement the articles and videos produced
• Updated the Web site daily using a Content Management System

THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, Cincinnati, Ohio // November 2008-March 2009
Video Intern, Cincinnati.com

• Created stories to be shot and produced independently for Cincinnati.com using Avid Express Pro

SPEAKEASYMAG.COM, Athens, Ohio                          
Director of Multimedia // March 2009-January 2010

• Oversaw production of videos, photos and podcasts for the Web site
• Orchestrated multimedia training workshops for students new to the field

Staff Writer, Entertainment Section // August 2008-September 2009

• Researched and wrote profile pieces about entertainers and events

WOUB AM RADIO, Athens, Ohio // September 2007-November 2008
Host, “NightShift” & “4A”

• Hosted two college-themed shows with final say on music and topics aired

SKILLS:
Adobe Photoshop; Audacity; Avid Express Pro; Community Journalism; Computer-Assisted Reporting; Final Cut Pro; iNews; Mac and PC Systems; Microsoft Office; News and Entertainment Reporting; Netia; Online Content Management Systems; Quark; Social Media.

EDUCATION
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Online Journalism // June 2010
Major GPA: 3.940 Overall GPA: 3.614

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Outstanding Senior in Online Journalism (2010)
E.W. Scripps J-School Ambassador (2009-2010)
Scripps Howard Foundation Scholar (2009)