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Work Experience
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Government Reporter - Columbia Missourian (Aug. 2015 - )
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—Writing and publishing regular stories focusing on Missouri state and city government entities, including the Missouri General Assembly and Columbia City Council, as well as their members: what bills they’re passing, what election strategies they’re pursuing and how they’re addressing various civic matters important to Missouri residents
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—Working with tools such as Twitter and Facebook Live to provide live coverage of national and local debates, meetings and protests
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—Using social media to gain increased circulation for published stories
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Tutor - Mizzou Writing Center (Jan. 2016 - )
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—Collaborating with graduate and undergraduate students in one-on-one sessions to improve the quality of their essays and assignments via effective communication
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—Receiving online submissions of student essays through Online Writery and offering editing assistance
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Copy Editor - Columbia Missourian (Jan. 2016 - May 2016)
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—Reviewing article draft submissions for factual and grammatical errors on CMS Blox software before publication in city newspaper and its website
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—Crafting social media posts in Social Flow to maximize circulation of published content among an online audience, using Banjo and TweetDeck platforms to aid in this process
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Page Designer - Columbia Missourian (Jan. 2016 - May 2016)
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—Collaborating with fellow students to design front-page news, feature story and sports layouts for publication in city newspaper
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—Creating compelling designs with photos and infographics for maximum reader engagement
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Misc. Work:
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—Staff Writer - Fairfax Connection Newspaper
—News Producer - KCOU 88.1 FM
—Staff Writer - Maneater Newspaper (College Outlet)
—Editor-in-Chief - Valor Dictus Newspaper (High School Outlet)
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Awards:
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—Graduated Magna Cum Laude
—Dean's List (all semesters)
—Eagle Scout Rank
—Mark Twain Scholar
—Best News Feature Story - Virginia High School League
—Staff Writer - Fairfax Connection Newspaper
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Skills:
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—Adobe software
—Microsoft Office software
—Social media content management
—Proficient in Spanish, AP Style
—Podcast creation and publication
—CMS Blox software
—Social Flow software
—Banjo software
—TweetDeck software
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