High School Management

LAUREN HEPLER

CONNECT:

Politics

Culture

Health

Metro

Permanent address: LAUREN HEPLER Washington address: 3114 Walden Ravineshttp://laurenh90.weebly.com3460 14th St, NW #256

Columbus, OH, 43221 abo4x4@r.postjobfree.com Washington, D.C., 20010

614-***-****

OBJECTIVE: Building upon past journalistic experience in an editorial or research-focused

role.

EXPERIENCE:

Congressional Quarterly (CQRollCall Group). Washington, D.C. (June 2012 - present)

Editorial intern, legislative action: Reporting on and researching current legislation in

the U.S. House and Senate. Topics covered include committee hearings and markups, in

addition to debates and votes on the floor of each chamber

National Archives and Records Administration.

Washington, D.C. (

Jan. 2012 - May 2012)

Research assistant: Providing assistance archiving federal records and retrieving records

requested by researchers.

Slate Magazine.Washington, D.C. (Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2011)

Editorial intern: Writing, researching and fact-checking articles about federal politics,

culture and foreign affairs.

The Columbus Dispatch.Columbus, Ohio (May 2011 - Aug. 2011, re-hired for Dec. 2011 - Jan.

2012)

Editorial intern: Writing for the city desk of Central Ohio's daily newspaper. Topics

covered include city government, state budget negotiations, immigration, education and

science.

Institute for Women's Policy Research. Washington, D.C. (Jan. 2011 - May 2011)

Outreach intern: Social media content writing, publications assistance and copyediting

for Washington think tank.

Center for Responsive Politics/OpenSecrets.org. Washington, D.C. (Aug. 2010 - Dec. 2010)

Reporting intern: Writing original money-in-politics articles focused on the 2010 midterm

elections. Reporting cited in the New York Times, Washington Post, CBS News and Politico,

among others.

Fahlgren Mortine. Columbus, Ohio (May 2010 - Aug. 2010)

Founder's Award Intern: Writing and editing social media content, video editing and web

research for clients including McDonald's, Elmer's Glue and the Ohio Department of

Tourism.

Global Scholars Program,

George Washington University. (Jan. 2010Dec. 2010)

Yearlong intensive study of anthropology and media in Islamic Southeast Asia: Traveled to

Indonesia and Malaysia in May 2010 for field research about media coverage of

homosexuality in majority-Islamic nations.

United States Chamber of Commerce. Washington, D.C. (Sept. 2009 to May 2010)

Press intern: Writing and editing press releases, event organizing assistance and

database management.

American Community Newspapers. Columbus, OH (June 2009 to Aug. 2009)

Freelance reporter: Independent reporting on municipal government in rural Ohio.

UWeekly. Columbus, OH (May 2009 to Aug. 2009)

Freelance reporter: Writing news and feature stories for newsweekly at The Ohio State

University.

DC Employment Justice Center. Washington DC (Sept. 2008-May 2009)

Office intern: Managing incoming community calls, database entry, case follow-ups and

communication with Spanish-speaking clients.

EDUCATION:

- George Washington University

- Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Journalism; Bachelor of Arts, American Studies

- Class of 2012 - Cumulative GPA: 3.64

- Bexley High School

- 2008 graduate, summa cum laude

- Ohio State University

- 2008 - Post-secondary Spanish language courses while enrolled at Bexley High School

ACTIVITIES & AWARDS:

- Dean's List - Columbian College of Arts & Sciences at GWU

- Presidential Scholarship Recipient

- Virginia Yates Scholarship recipient for academic excellence as a female student

- George Washington University alumni scholarship recipient

- Northern Ohio Scholastic Press Assoc. individual awards

- Midwest Scholastic Press Assoc. (2006-2008):

Best overall student newspaper, Excellent in feature writing, Awards of

Honor for sports reporting, sports photography and opinion writing

- Quill and Scroll Society

- National Honor Society

- Cum Laude Society

SPECIALIZED SKILLS:

- Advanced Spanish

- Final Cut Pro video editing

- Basic HTML/XHTML coding

- Blog and website publishing skills

- Social media content writing, editing and research

- Web research - LexisNexis, Factiva, ProQuest, etc.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office

- PC and Mac operating systems

- Database management - Vocus, CisionPoint

- Windows Movie Maker, iPhoto, iMovie, Garage Band photo/video/audio editing

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