Recent Dual-Degree Graduate

Kate A. Savinelli

860-***-**** **************@*****.***

Glastonbury, Connecticut

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Big Ten Network (BTN2Go), College Park, MD - Media & Broadcast Volunteer FALL 2021

● Worked multiple live broadcast events for Big Ten athletic teams at the University of Maryland The Scoop Glastonbury, Glastonbury, CT - Journalism & Media Intern SUMMER 2021

● Part-time position photographing and covering business news for the surrounding area The Diamondback, College Park, MD - Promotion Squad Member AUGUST 2019 - SPRING 2022

● A first-come-first-serve basis volunteer group to promote local companies and campus publications The Writer’s Bloc, College Park, MD - Staff Writer & Photographer AUGUST 2019 - SPRING 2021

● Pitched and wrote campus-related and entertainment articles for immediate online publication

● Photographed large-scale events to accompany articles WMUC Radio, College Park, MD - Website Manager SPRING 2020

● Responsible for the recording and uploading of radio pieces to the business’s website Terrapin’s Turf, College Park, MD - Event Photographer OCTOBER 2019 - SPRING 2022

● Paid photographer for special events and parties WORK EXPERIENCE

Philip Merrill College of Journalism, College Park, MD - Student Services Office Assistant FALL 2021 - SPRING 2022

● Part-time position assisting staff and faculty through appointment scheduling and office management B.H. Management Services, LLC, College Park, MD - Leasing Consultant FALL 2020 - SUMMER 2021

● Recruited and managed future residents’s leases for the Terrapin Row apartment complex

● Co-editor and writer for the weekly communicative newsletter distributed to all apartment residents High Meadow Day Camp, Granby, CT

Media Management Intern SUMMER 2020

● Responsible for managing all social media pertaining to the business and responding to messages/concerns

● Hired photographer for family/sibling portraits in the summers of 2020 and 2021 Camp Counselor SUMMER 2017 - SUMMER 2020

● Responsible for the development of diverse skills by working with nursery school and kindergarten-age children EDUCATION

University of Maryland, College Park (Bachelor of Arts; Dual Degrees) FALL 2018 - SPRING 2022 Cumulative GPA: 3.658 / 4.000

● Philip Merrill College of Journalism: Multi-Platform Journalism Major

Philip Merrill Presidential Scholarship awarded and earned all semesters; Academic Honors received all semesters

Member of the Association for Women in Sports Media

● College of Behavioral & Social Sciences: Criminology & Criminal Justice Major

● College of Arts & Humanities: Creative Writing Minor SKILLS/INTERESTS

● Media: Created self-run website dedicated to freelance photography & featured work ( www.kaspp.com )

● Technology: Proficient in Photoshop & Microsoft Excel/Word; Basic HTML and SPSS coding knowledge

● Language: Conversational in Spanish; Studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico, during the winter term of 2020

● Interests: Former competitive dancer with Phunktions Dance Company in College Park, MD

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