Alexandra Jaffe

ajjaffe@gmail.com  773-510-2976
5151 19th Road  North Arlington, Va.  22207
Education
Allegheny College Meadville, PA
Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Political Science May 2011
 Received Academic Trustee Scholarship
 Member of Lambda Sigma, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science honor societies
Study Abroad Paris, France
 Studied French language and literature for eight weeks through French immersion January-May 2010
Experiential Learning Trip to Italy May-June 2009
 Studied Italian architecture, religion, and politics while traveling through eight Italian cities

Work Experience
The Meadville Tribune Meadville, PA
Freelance Reporter March 2009-Present
 Report features assignments of local relevance for daily newspaper with circulation of 14,000
The World Association of Newspapers Paris, France
Editorial Blog Intern March-May 2010
 Analyzed and contextualized developments in the media for a readership of media leaders
 Developed social media strategies for Twitter and Facebook to increase readership
The Washington Independent Washington, D.C.
Editorial Intern June-July 2009
 Created large-scale research database of Congressional financial data using Excel
 Aggregated currently topical links for daily blog post and blogged on current political issues
 Implemented SEO techniques and monitored web analytics to increase readership
 Pitched stories and reported on controversial campaign contributions by the Agriculture lobby
Allegheny College Office of Public Affairs Meadville, PA
Secretary, Student Assistant Sept. 2008-Sept. 2010
 Sent on behalf of the office to report on alumni activities for Allegheny Magazine
 Crafted press releases of campus-wide events for media blast campaigns

Leadership and Activities

The Campus Newspaper, Allegheny College Sept. 2007-Present
Editor-in-Chief
 Winner of 1st place award in General News Reporting in the Keystone Press Awards; led staff to win three other awards
 Manage and organize training for editorial board of 10 students and 10 reporters
 Guided advertising managers through the creation of an improved business plan that led to a 60 percent
increase in advertising revenue
 Implemented Twitter strategies, including live-tweets and crowd-sourcing of events on campus
 Expanded coverage to surrounding town and breaking news
 Arranged weekly layout and article budget for three-page sports spread and news spread
 Copy-edit and report for all sections, including News, Opinion, Features and Sports
This Allegheny Life News Show, Allegheny College Sept 2009-Present
Newscaster, Field Reporter
 Write, film and edit weekly newscast as a founding member of broadcast team
Model United Nations Sept. 2007-Present
President, member
 Organized team registration, accommodations, and transportation for team of 15 for
large-scale international conference (over 2,000 students)

Volunteer Experience
America Reads Tutor
 Tutor group of 3rd-5th-graders in reading and writing at local elementary school Sept. 2008-Present
First-District Elementary School World Language Program
 Crafted lesson plans and taught French classes for group of 3rd-grade students Sept-Dec. 2010

Relevant Skills
Proficiency with Wordpress, basic HTML, Adobe InDesign, Quark, Photoshop and Microsoft Excel