Media Experience

Campus Publications
What the Health magazine | Senior Front of Book Editor, writer, copy editor
Syracuse, NY | September 2009-Present
• Wrote weekly 300- to 500-word blogs on healthy living for two semesters
• Write one to two 400- to 700-word pieces each semester for the print magazine
• Assisted Senior Editor by completing first edits of writers’ articles and providing collective
feedback to writers with Senior Editor at weekly meetings
• Pitch FOB story ideas, assign writers FOB articles, and edit all stories
• Copy edit the current issue for appropriate style and voice before printing
Medley magazine | Assistant Editor
Syracuse, NY | January 2011-Present
• Attend weekly edtior meetings to pitch articles and create editorial schedules
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• Copy edit and fact check all stories before senior editors provide review
The Student Voice | Blogger
Syracuse, NY | October 2010-December 2010
• Wrote weekly 500- to 700-word blogs about national health news

Internships
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Syracuse University Office of Publications | Editorial Intern

Syracuse, NY | Janurary 2011-Present
• Write 400- to 600-word features for various brochures, guidebooks, and other publications
affiliated with Syracuse University and its specific colleges and programs
• Edit student handbooks for specific colleges (i.e. Whitman School of Management, iSchool, etc.)
Pilates Style magazine | Editorial Intern
Remote | November 2010-Present
• Write 200- to 500-word pieces for the Front of Book section about wellness tips (i.e. how to
sleep better) and product reviews (i.e. new, natural dental products)
Teen Voices magazine | Editorial Mentor
Boston, MA | July 2010-August 2010
• Mentored two teen girls as part of an intensive journalism summer program
• Guided teens through writing and editing processes to complete a 2000-word feature
Fitsmi.com | Editorial Intern
Remote | June 2010-August 2010
• Wrote weekly 300- to 400-word blogs on healthy living and weight loss tips
• Managed social media accounts by Tweeting daily through HootSuite and updating Facebook
• Interacted with and provided advice to teen girls about losing weight and living healthily

Editorial Positions
Her Campus Media | Contributing writer, Branch Manager
Remote | September 2010-February 2011
• Managed five campus branches by communicating with Campus Correspondants from each
branch; compiled and recorded weekly traffic statistics for each branch using Google Analytics
• Wrote at least one 500- to 700-word article per month about college living for women

Academic Activities
Tutoring and Study Center | Undergraduate Tutor
Syracuse, NY | September 2010-Present
• Tutor five students in basic-level Italian for an average of four hours per week

Education
Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications • College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts, May 2013 | Majors: Magazine Journalism • English & Textual Studies | G.P.A.: 3.7

Skills
• Adobe InDesign • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Photoshop • basic digital SLR camera use • Associated Press
style • QuarkXPress • LexisNexis • ProQuest Central • social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.)