Management College

Director of Digital Media Since September ****

Online Editor June 2011-August 2011

Write articles for seven newsletters with $1,000 annual subscriptions; created and maintain social media program to keep an online presence; edit copy for all publications; edit website and put content online.

Multimedia Reporter January 2011-May 2011

Wrote and produced multimedia for Maryland Newsline as the only undergraduate in class of five; covered College Park beat in addition to general assignments; did Web editing and placed stories on website using Adobe Dreamweaver and WordPress; wrote stories for wire on deadline that were picked up by The Seattle Times, the Detroit Free Press, The Daily Record, and numerous others.

Editor in Chief December 2009-December 2010

Directed and oversaw operation of four-page weekly newspaper and website for Robert H. Smith School of Business; increased staff from seven to 25 in one semester; elected by members of Smith Undergraduate Student Association.

Quahog Pizza Sports Talk Personality September 2010-May 2011

Co-hosted weekly, hour-long sports talk show on campus radio station reaching listeners around campus.

Interactive Media Intern May 2010-August 2010

Wrote articles and created multimedia for Web sites and print publications distributed to over 3 million members; lobbied senators and legislative assistants to pass legislation helping teachers across America; participated in political strategy and magazine publication meetings., and various publications Editor, writer and multimedia journalist Since September 2007

Write articles as Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics featured columnist for, routinely garnering thousands of page views; write articles and shoot video for Patch websites in Maryland and Rhode Island; edited, wrote and designed layout of movie section of Unwind! Magazine, a campus entertainment magazine; wrote SEO-articles, emails, tweets and e-book chapters for start-up dog website; wrote freelance stories for The Northeast Independent, and in addition to various campus publications; wrote for numerous blogs, including .

Tutor January 2010-May 2010

Taught freshman journalism students how to edit copy and keep up with news for news quizzes in intro class.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. James Langevin Capitol Hill Intern January 2008-April 2009

Drafted press releases and constituent letters; attended policy briefings on issues pertinent to Rhode Island and Rhode Island s congressional delegation; addressed constituents concerns; provided tours of the U.S. Capitol.

University of Maryland Senate Student Senator May 2009-May 2010

Elected to serve on campus s highest governing body by students in Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

The Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching and Pep Band Section Leader August 2007-May 2011

Led section practices for approximately 25 other clarinet players in order to uphold band s musical integrity; integrated freshmen into section by coordinating events to promote section unity.

Beta Theta Pi Founding Father and Pledge Educator January 2009-May 2011

Drafted non hazing pledge education program for Delta Omega Chapter of historic fraternity; led pledge class meetings.

R.I. Department of Environmental Management Park Ranger Summer 2008, Summer 2009

Enforced rules for R.I., state beach serving 3,000 patrons daily; coordinated searches for missing children.

EDUCATION AND HONORS

B.A., Journalism and Government & Politics Double Major

May 2011 GPA: 3.5 University of Maryland, College Park, Md.

Philip Merrill College of Journalism, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

University Honors College, President s Scholarship, Dean s List, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Contact Me

Cell Phone: 401-***-****

Navigation

Skills

Web Design

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, HTML, CSS, College Publisher, content-management systems, Wordpress.

Multimedia

Adobe Photoshop, Soundslides, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, photography, videography.

Social Media

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, search engine optimization, Youtube.

Computer-Assisted Reporting

Filing Public Information/Freedom of Information Act requests, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel.

Miscellaneous

Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office Suite.

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