Check out my LinkedIn profile to see my complete resume and qualifications.
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Software, iMovie, Basic Photography, Reporting, Researching, Fact Checking, AP Style, Twitter, WordPress, Foursquare, Google+, Facebook, Basic HTML & CSS, FinalCut Editing, GarageBand, Pinterest, Search Engine Optimization, Content Management Software, Instagram
Education
Drake University / B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication; B.A. in Rhetoric
AUGUST 2010 – MAY 2014; DES MOINES, IOWA
Attended classes for a dual-degree program in news/Internet journalism and rhetoric. Served as the editor-in-chief of Drake’s independent student newspaper, The Times-Delphic from January 2012 – May 2013, while also taking a full course load. Hired as the managing editor for a web and iPad magazine, Think, as part of a senior capstone class for journalism majors.
Honors
Drake University Top Senior Student | April 2014
Drake University Presidential Scholarship | 2010 – 2014
Drake University Top Junior Student | April 2013
Woodward Award for Public Affairs Reporting | April 2013
Harrison Harding Scholarship | Jan. 2012 – May 2013
Iowa College Media Association Award, third place news story — Jan. 2013
Drake University Top Sophomore Student | April 2012
Drake University Deans List | Spring 2011, Fall 2011
Drake University Top First-Year Student | April 2011
Mickelson Memorial Scholarship for Journalism | 2010
Activities
Society of Professional Journalists | 2011 – 2014
Recruitment Chair | March 2011 – March 2013
Drake University Honors Program | 2010 – 2014
Board of Student Communications | 2010 – 2013
Student Senate Intern, Academic Affairs | 2010 – 2011
Emerging Leaders Model | Fall 2010