Education
Northwestern University – Evanston, IL
Master of Science in Journalism December 2011
Concentration: Magazine Writing and Editing
University of Missouri-Columbia, MO
Bachelor of Journalism December 2010
Concentration: Magazine Journalism
Minor: Textile and Apparel Management
Experience
Crain Communications, January 2012 to Present
Editorial Assistant
Writing stories, coordinating online webinars, conferences and events, and assisting in rankings and directory research. Performing administrative tasks such as processing invoices and answering reader emails for Business Insurance, a trade magazine for the insurance industry.
Halfstack, May 2012 to Present
Copy Editor, Writer
Editing and copy editing for this regional fashion, food and culture magazine for Chicago urbanites. Pitching and writing a food and cocktail column as well as other feature stories.
Medill News Service, March 2011 to June 2011
Writer
Wrote articles and produced multimedia content for the news service, primarily covering women’s health.
VOX, February 2010 to December 2010
Writer
Wrote articles for this local weekly feature magazine and contributed to two cross-platform theme issues.
Peoria Journal Star, May 2010 to August 2010
Reporter
Worked at city desk covering news, police reports and general feature assignments on local events ranging from local crime initiatives, fishing tournaments, boat safety to weather.
Newsy.com, January 2010 to May 2010
Audience Developer
Worked to develop online audience through comment boards and social networking sites.
Columbia Missourian, August 2009 to December 2009
Writer
Worked for the Arts Section of local newspaper. Focus included local theater productions, art and music events through print, online, blog and real-time reporting. Also covered breaking news.
Central Illinois Business Publishers, May 2009 to August 2009
InterBusiness Issues Intern
Wrote primarily for September issue covering local family-run businesses. Wrote calendar piece, press releases and newsletters.
art & society Intern
Wrote articles for magazine covering various topics, including fashion and theater.
Skills
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premier
Adobe Soundbooth
HTML
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
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