Ada C.
Romano Richmond Tattoo, Art & Music Festival-
https://rampages.us/adaromano/
Henrico, VA
201-378-8901
adarom23@gmail.com
Media experience:
Capital News Service- ​Reporter
Richmond, VA- Spring 2020
● Reported on state government and
2020 presidential election
● Published stories in dozens of local
news outlets, the AP and The
Washington Post
● Produced hard news reports
covering immigration rights, animal
rights and efforts to raise state’s
minimum wage.
● Identified relevant new stories for
underrepresented communities such
as efforts to offer in-state tuition to
undocument immigrants
● Developed and maintained
relationships with clients and
sources.
● Practiced AP style rules
● Worked under tight deadline
pressure while covering stories such
as the rally for 2020 presidential
candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Capital One Identity Protection Team
Newsletter-​ Staff writer
Richmond, VA- Oct. 2019- present
● Wrote a script for a newsletter
commercial
● Wrote newsletter content such as
team updates and morale material to
promote associate engagement for
over 300 agents
● Provided new content ideas for the
newsletter
Intern
Richmond, VA- May 2019- Sept. 2019
● Assisted event coordinators with all
aspects of planning the convention
● Entered data for vendor and artist
registration
● Published social media and website
content
● Managed sponsors
Other work experience
Capital One- ​Fraud Detection
Coordinator
Glen Allen, VA- July 2019- present
● Investigated credit card applications
to detect potential fraud
● Assessed customers’ various needs
to provide expert service and
advocate for the best solution to
their problems
● Communicated with credit bureaus
and credit monitoring services to
provide customers’ accurate
information
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University-
Bachelor’s in Mass Communications
with a concentration in print journalism
Richmond, VA- Dec. 2020
Skills
● Bilingual- fluent in Spanish
● Adobe Photoshop, Indesign,
Illustrator, Premiere and Audition
● Google Suite
● Microsoft Office
● iMovie
● Basic working knowledge of
WordPress content management
system