Resume

Bachelor of Arts, Major: Journalism; Minor: Marketing
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM, GPA 3.27; December 2006

Study Abroad
Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England September 2004 – June 2005

Qualifications

  • Constantly gathering frequent flier points and enjoys seeking out new places around the globe
  • Always seen with a laptop and camera within arms length
  • Maintains a blog with daily posts about her day-to-day life as an additional writing outlet

Professional Work History

Albuquerque The Magazine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

DateBook Editor, Copy Writer, and Freelance Writer, August 2009 – present

  • Collects and organizes local events for particular months, and writes, reformats, and edits the calendar
  • Communicates with more than 200 people/companies/organizations via e-mail
  • Writes feature articles, departmental stories, and profiles on local people and companies

Assistant Editor, January 2007 – August 2009

  • Responsible for writing and editing DateBook, the shopping column, dining section, profiles and more
  • Oversaw editorial interns and organized photo shoots
  • Wrote, edited, brainstormed, and pitched ideas for articles
  • Supplied content for the magazines online mediums: ATM blog, Twitter, and Facebook

travelgirl, Atlanta, Georgia

Contributing Writer and Editorial Intern, Summer 2006 – present

  • Write creative travel and women-related horoscopes for each issue
  • Created informative captions for pictures
  • Copyedited, proofread, fact checked, and wrote front-of-the-book features

Round Up, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Arts and Entertainment Editor May 2006 – December 2006

Arts and News Reporter October 2003 – May 2006

  • Wrote feature articles on art galleries, festivals, bands, etc., and in-depth news articles.
  • Responsible for hiring reporters, as well as a replacement when I graduated
  • Copyedited and proofread every story in the newspaper.

Advertising Representative August 2003 – May 2004

  • Gathered new clients to advertise in the paper.
  • Helped clients come up with new and exciting advertisements.
  • Earned the most commission for advertisers during the 03/04 school years.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Your Life is a Trip, www.yourlifeisatrip.com, June 2009 and May 2010

The Nerve, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England, January 2005

  • Wrote a feature article based on studying abroad.

References

Available Upon Request