Assistant Content

Katie Evarts

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EXPERIENCE

Quarterback and Receiver Camp, Santa Barbara, CA June 1998-present

Assistant Director

Develop marketing strategies to increase enrollment, edit website, manage social media

In charge of over 1,250 athletes and coaches at six nation-wide overnight camps, each four days long

Work with the host university staff, register campers and coaches, and oversee every aspect of camp operations

McMaster-Carr Supply Company Oct 2010-May 2011

Web Developer

Developed dynamic web content for the company s 3,800 page catalog

Created and maintained search tools on the website, mcmaster.com

Managed, organized, and developed content to publishing and merchandising standards

Carnegie-Knight News21 National Fellowship May 2010-July 2010

Fellow

Selected to participate in a national 10-week grant program reporting on the subject of Changing America

Reported on the downfall of the small mining town of Boron, Calif. during the fellowship

Produced written stories, a slideshow, and other web elements for the USC News21 and national fellowship websites

KCET s SoCal Connected, Dream Interrupted May-July 2010

Reporter/Photographer

Reported on the effects of the economic crisis in Riverside County, Calif.

Covered stories on many topics, such as the housing crisis, food banks and union contracts

Produced written stories, audio slide shows, and web elements for KCET s Dream Interrupted website

Annenberg Digital News Aug. 2009-May 2010

Senior Arts and Culture Editor, Neon Tommy, www.neontommy.com

In charge of coordinating the efforts of 4 associate editors and over 30 reporters to constantly add new, original

content to the arts and culture sections of Neon Tommy s website

Assigned stories, edited copy, worked with reporters to improve their style and news judgment, published content

Wrote stories and took photos for Neon Tommy

The Times of London, London, England June-July 2009

Business Section Intern

Conducted interviews, did original research and writing resulting in many published articles throughout the internship,

including one that ran in th e Saturday edition as a full page spread

Assisted reporters with research

Compiled data and statistics for a weekly segment profiling cities around Great Britain

Blue Collar Productions/DVD Caf, West Hollywood, CA Oct. 2006-Oct. 2007

Assistant/Production Coordinator

Worked with writer, director and producer Laurent Bouzereau and major Hollywood studios to produce short

documentaries for catalog film titles, including Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and Flashdance

Conducted research, developed script ideas, and supervised editors to ensure timely delivery of elements to studios

EDUCATION

University of Southern California (Class of 2010)

Master of Arts in Journalism, with an emphasis on online production; selected as the Outstanding Journalism Student

GPA: 3.93

University of California at Los Angeles (Class of 2005)

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, Minor in Spanish

GPA: 3.73, Graduated Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

INTERESTS AND SKILLS

Proficient in AVID NewsCutter; Dreamweaver; Photoshop; Movable Type; Basic HTML; Microsoft Office

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