Journalism Experience
ASSISTANT EDITOR, MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE
March 2012 – Present
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Edit health and gossip columns in the print magazine as well as online blogs and features
• Manage magazine’s online presence including social media and website
• Coordinate editorial experiences for augment reality, including the first cover-to-cover augmented reality issue
WRITER/REPORTER, ASC COMMUNICATIONS
October 2011 – March 2012
Chicago, Illinois
• Cover breaking news related to gastroenterology, pain management and medical devices
• Write feature stories about ambulatory surgery centers, pain management, gastroenterology and supply chain management
EDITOR, BEYOND PROFIT MAGAZINE
July 2010 – June 2011
Mumbai, India
• Planned editorial content for Beyond Profit, a magazine covering social enterprise worldwide
• Researched and wrote full-length articles as well as shorter blog pieces
• Edited articles from and maintained relationships with contributing writers
• Uploaded content to the website and maintained blog platform
• More than doubled interaction on Facebook and Twitter
EDITORIAL INTERN, SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
July – December 2009
Washington, DC
• Pitched, researched and wrote stories for Smithsonian.com and Smithsonian magazine
• Contributed multimedia projects to Smithsonian.com
INTERN, SLATE MAGAZINE
September – December 2008
Washington, DC
• Spearheaded a series covering independent attack ads in Election 2008
• Tracked polls about the presidential election and wrote daily updates
• Updated video blog daily using basic HTML
DEPARTMENT EDITOR, VOX MAGAZINE
May – August 2008
Columbia, Missouri
• Generated ideas, assigned stories, edited copy and found artwork
• Factchecked every story published in my department
• Uploaded original content to the website weekly
• Wrote feature stories about youth outreach programs
STAFF REPORTER, ADELANTE MAGAZINE
August – December 2007
Columbia, Missouri
• Covered issues relevant to the Hispanic population of mid-Missouri
• Passed a Spanish proficiency exam to conduct interviews in Spanish
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF JOURNALISM
Magazine Journalism
University of Missouri
Class of 2009
Spanish Minor; Multicultural Certificate;
Honors Certificate; Magna Cum Laude
Skills
ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE
ADVANCED SPANISH
BASIC HTML
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
COPYEDITING
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
LEXIS/NEXIS RESEARCH
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
SOCIAL MEDIA
VIDEO EDITING
VIDEOGRAPHY
Recognition
WOMEN BLOGGERS DELIVER
COMPETITION FINALIST
Vestergaard Frandsen, 2011
DON ROMERO FEATURE WRITING PRIZE
University of Missouri, 2009
MARGARET TOMLIN OWENS WRITERS
SCHOLARSHIP
University of Missouri, 2008–2009
WALTER WILLIAMS SCHOLAR
University of Missouri, 2005–2009
SECOND PLACE STORY OF THE YEAR 2005
National Scholastic Press Association
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Freelance Videographer, Smithsonian Magazine
January 2010 – April 2011
Book Project Workshop Lead, 826 DC
August 2009 – May 2010
Food Blogger, Smithsonian Magazine
January – March 2010
Contributing Writer, Vox Magazine
January – May 2009
Discovery Fellow, University of Missouri
August 2005 – May 2006
