Freelance Writer
Resume:
Violet M. Ames
Los Angeles, CA 90036
WORK EXPERIENCE
Les Figues Press, Los Angeles, CA
2019. Contributed copy editing to their recently released text, An Austrian Avant-Garde. Received text credit.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA
Fall 2019. As a freelance writer, I submitted a personal essay to the L.A. Affairs column, which inevitably became published, titled “He insisted on paying for our date. Then I got his Venmo request,” published 14 September, 2019.
University of Southern California, Cinema Operations, Los Angeles, CA
Spring 2018. As an employee, my tasks consisted of scheduling (particularly in cases of filming, meetings, and otherwise), filing paperwork, and monitoring the general comings and goings of the USC cinema school.
KGSR (93.3 FM), Austin, TX
Summer 2017. Worked as an intern completing administrative tasks on behalf of my supervisor, the station’s music director; voiced expertise during music and promo meetings; pursued side projects related to writing and media content.
KXSC (1560 AM), Los Angeles, CA
Fall 2016-Current. After initially beginning as an intern, following a “DJ test”, I was given the opportunity to host my own on-air program, and have consistently continued to do so since Spring 2017.
Bahama Freeze, Austin, TX
Summer 2014-2019. Worked part-time and full time (depending on the season) as a full service employee at local snow cone establishment. Duties included opening/closing, customer service, inventory, and creating the perfect product/experience.
EDUCATION
Completed USC/LARB Publishing Workshop in which my understanding of the publishing industry was greatly affected. While a participant, I had a lyric essay published in one of LARB’s channel sites, Pub Lab, titled To Those of You Who Are Bold Enough to Take On the Self-Aggrandizing Title, ‘Writer’.
Graduated from the University of Southern California, as a narrative studies major, photography minor. date: May 2020; Major GPA: 3.814
SKILLS
-Customer Service Writing Editing Photography Adobe
-Experienced with basic administrative tasks (i.e. filing, taking messages, log keeping, etc.)
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