RYANN COULES

Honolulu, HI ***** +1-808-***-**** adu4hw@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Enthusiastic Writer educated in international relations with a focus on the U.S. and Asian-Pacific region. Enterprising professional offering proficient skills in interviewing, researching and writing unforgettable features stories. Promoting a strong background in history and the humanities. SKILLS

Experienced in academic,

journalistic, and creative writing.

Conducting interviews and

conveying information from

interviews in a thoughtful written

piece, video, and podcast.

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power

Point, Google equivalents, Prezi,

iMovie, Premier

Creating engaging, informative

and aesthetically pleasing slide

decks and presentations.

Creative Thinking, Problem

Solving, and Organization

EXPERIENCE

05/2022 - Current Writer

Hawai'i Business Magazine Honolulu, Hawaii

Worked under and mentored by the editor Steve Petranik Performing background research to uncover information relevant to a story

Conducting interviews with people connected to the story in progress; professionals with expertise in their fields, or gathering public opinion Writing journalistic articles that are published by the magazine online and in print

See attached link for my published pieces with Hawai'i Business Magazine: https://muckrack.com/ryann-coules

A feature in the Civil Beat's newsletter - My article on UH Manoa's Hawaiian theatre program was featured in the Morning Beat newsletter, 10/24/2022 edition.

08/2020 - 12/2020 Tutor

Tutored students ranging from Kindergarten to Freshman in High school; also worked with special needs students

Explaining new or confusing concepts; utilizing various teaching strategies to best aid individual students

Effectively communicate with a wide variety of people; recognizing individual needs

Developed editing skills

01/2019 - 11/2019 Shop Worker

Hybrid Designs Honolulu, Hawaii

Responsible for a wide variety of custom orders on various materials at a high-production, Print Shop

Managed orders of large scale product in a time efficient, accurate, and high quality working manner

Worked cooperatively on a team in which multiple people are involved in various steps of a single project

Learned how to be flexible and manage priorities with multiple orders at the same time, being at various stages, while meeting deadlines EDUCATION AND TRAINING

12/2022 B.S: International Relations, History, Humanities New York University - College New York, NY

GPA: 3.6, Studied international relations, law, and institutions. In addition to my studies, I have learned about foreign relations and cultural interactions through lived experience. Resided in three global hubs for business, culture, and politics

(Shanghai, Honolulu, and New York City). Have a basic conversational ability in Mandarin. Emphasis in international relations between the United States and the Asian-Pacific region, Explored my curiosity on a wide variety of topics; instead of honing in on one historical time period, I studied the history of many different niche topics; casting a wide net gives me a greater perspective and the ability to make connections that others may have missed. Feel free to inquire on what kind of history classes I have taken. Developed skills pertinent to media such as interviewing, editing, videography, and ethics.

[Academic Year 2020-2021 - Dean's List]

[Academic Year 2021-2022 - Dean's List]

08/2017 New York University Shanghai - College Shanghai, China 05/2017 IB diploma

Le Jardin Academy Kailua, HI