Journalist and Psychic Advisor

Hannah Soukup

*** **** **. *****: 847-***-****

Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 Email: **********@*****.***

Objective

To deliver interesting and impactful stories to serve the community

Education

Elgin Community College (Elgin, IL)

August 2021 - May 2022

●Associates of Arts, Journalism (4.0 GPA)

●Earned valedictorian honors of Hampshire High School while duly enrolled at ECC

●Member of Phi Theta Kappa and National Honors Society

Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL)

August 2023 - May 2025

●Enrolled in the BA program in journalism

Work Experience

Tarot Reader/Medium- Enlightened Balance (Crystal Lake, IL)

August 2022 - August 2023

●Did 8-9 in-person and virtual tarot readings a day on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, love, finances, career, health, future, and family

●Completed at least two medium readings a day ranging from 30 minutes to an hour to allow clients to connect with loved ones.

●Became the number one psychic at the shop out of ten others. Had an abundance of regulars that came in every other week

●and/or once a month.

Editorial Freelancer- Shaw Local News Network

(DeKalb, IL)

August 2022 - October 2023

●Reports and writes compelling feature stories

●Generates new story ideas

●Self-edits stories

Managing Editor- The Observer, student news outlet of Elgin Community College (Elgin, IL)

August 2022 – May 2023 (4.0 GPA)

●Wrote feature and opinion stories

●Provided guidance and mentorship to staff

●Edited stories for content, style, and grammar

●Published photos and wrote cutlines for stories

●Earned third place for feature writing at 2023 ICCJA conference

●Contributed to staff that earned third place for General Excellence and Best Student Media at the 2023 ICCJA conference.

●Wrote and edited the digital newsletter that won Best in Show at the 2023 ACP conference in San Francisco

●Finalist for ACP’s Reporter of the Year for two year colleges

●Finalist for CMA’s opinion story of the year

Junior Columnist- My Huntley News (Huntley,

IL)

August 2022 - Present

●Wrote five columns on mental health

●Assisted editor in generating new story ideas

Force Change Intern- Force Change (Online)

June 2023 – Present

●Wrote five environmental petitions a week

●Included scientific research and evidence in other news sources to encourage environmental and animal welfare

●Now works as a ‘Hot Topics’ writer to write petitions on important headlines that deserve publicity

Copy Editor- Northern Star (Dekalb, IL)

August 2023 – Present

●Reviews stories (news, opinion, feature, etc.) for punctuation and grammatical errors

●Edits headlines and cutlines to make them more engaging and comprehensive

●Working towards getting a senior editor position for next semester

Reporter- NOVA Real Producers (Washington DC)

September 2022 – Present

●Reported and wrote over 10 stories on real estate, including advice pieces and profiles

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