Resume

Work Experience

Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, Minn.
Jan. 2018 – Present
Reporter
Local newspaper for Duluth, Minn.

  • Covers anything and everything youth and schools related
  • Covers the Duluth School Board
  • Takes videos and photographs to accompany articles on occasion
  • Codes and posts stories online with multimedia presentations
  • Assists in maintaining newspaper website and social media accounts
  • Collaborates with multimedia producer and staff photographers for in-depth features
  • Collaborates with investigative reporter on long-term projects
  • Teaches and assists co-workers on use of website and proper online presentation

Lake County News-Chronicle, Two Harbors, Minn.
June 2015 – Dec. 2017
Editor
Weekly newspaper for Lake County, Minn.

  • Updated website and social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
  • Collaborated with marketing team on promotional opportunities for the newspaper
  • Worked and partnered with local organizations on events, promotions and community outreach
  • Took and edited videos and photographs for online and print
  • Copy edited stories and worked with freelancers on content
  • Managed Lake County News-Chronicle office
  • Collaborated with graphic artists on projects
  • Radio interviews with local community radio

The Mining Journal, Marquette, Mich.
March 2011 – Aug. 2014
Photo Editor & Senior Photographer
Daily newspaper for Marquette, Mich.

  • Photographed a variety of high school, university and community sports as well as took photographs for articles and reporters
  • Color corrected photographs using Photoshop and wrote and attached cutlines
  • Maintained a photo archive, multiple back-ups and photo gallery
  • Wrote articles and bi-weekly column and copy edited daily
  • Managed and created schedule for part-time photographer

The North Wind, Marquette, Mich.
Jan. 2010 – May 2012
Staff Writer & News Editor
Student newspaper for Northern Michigan University

  • Wrote news stories, briefs, cutlines, and headlines
  • Found and assigned stories, and taught writers journalism basics as well as copy edited
  • Laid out news section using Adobe InDesign
  • Took photographs for paper occasionally

Education

Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Mich.       Aug. 2012
Bachelor in English Writing
Minor in Journalism and Art and Design (Photography)

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