Ciara Richards

Philadelphia, PA *****

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Education

DREXEL UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, PA

Major: BA in Political Science, Certificate in Writing and Publishing June 2023

Minors: English and Communications GPA: 3.86

Thesis titled, “Electoral Reform in the United Kingdom”

Experience

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Philadelphia, PA

Sports Writer October 2022-Present

Conduct weekly interviews with athletes, coaches, and affiliates

Attend sports games to watch and compose real-time articles by the buzzer

Write and publish at least one article per week, adhering to strict deadlines

Meet weekly with editors to work on and improve articles and work alongside a team of writers to gain feedback and offer suggestions

Research the most interesting stories within the community to create feature articles with a focus on diversity and inclusion

DREXEL UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING SCHOOL Philadelphia, PA

Communications Assistant Intern March-September 2022

Filmed, wrote, created, and produced 10 student profiles for Drexel University website use

Covered multiple events and wrote news articles about past and upcoming campus activities, developing relationships with the student and faculty community to uncover the most compelling stories

Managed all Drexel Engineering social media accounts, planning and uploading content, using iMovie, Adobe Photoshop, and Canva to create posters and videos for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter

Created bi-weekly engagement reports using Microsoft Excel

THE TRIANGLE- DREXEL’S NEWSPAPER Philadelphia, PA Sports Writer February 2021-Present

Research sports games and players within Drexel University

Interview individuals for articles, both online and in person

Publish at least one article per edition of the newspaper, meeting weekly or bi-weekly deadlines

Attend weekly meetings to discuss article ideas and paper distribution

DREXEL UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING GROUP Philadelphia, PA

Intern March- June 2021

Copyedited at formatted Drexel’s anthology, The 33rd, applied styles, learned about design and production

Wrote and published a book review for Write Now Philly

Worked with a team of publishes to ensure quality control of all published materials

ARLEN SPECTER US SQUASH CENTER Philadelphia, PA

Squash Coach November 2021-Present

Conduct and plan at least two weekly coaching sessions for all ages and abilities in both groups and as individuals

Run a weekly Ladies Clinic, being responsible for outreach to new players, management, and planning of sessions, along with follow-up emails to encourage regular attendance

Activities

DREXEL WOMEN’S VARSITY SQUASH TEAM Philadelphia, PA Member September 2019-Present

Dedicate over 20 hours per week to the Drexel Varsity Squash program through practice, fitness and strength sessions and meetings with coaches and teammates

Contributor to the historic run to the national championship finals in 2022, finishing as runners-up

Skills

Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Teams, Asana, WordPress, Canva, Slack, Hootsuite, Intermediate French

Honors

Member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society

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