Danielle James
House Correspondent at Michigan Information & Research Service Inc. (mirsnews.com)- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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MSU Undergrad Researchers RCR Program
CITI Program, A Division of BRANYDec, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Michigan Information & Research Service Inc. (mirsnews.com)
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United States
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Information Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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House Correspondent
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Dec 2021 - Present
Responsible for writing daily and breaking news stories for online publication. Attending legislative sessions and state department meetings. Adhering to strict deadlines and working with editors to produce timely packages. Began as a spring internship and transitioned into a full time position. Responsible for writing daily and breaking news stories for online publication. Attending legislative sessions and state department meetings. Adhering to strict deadlines and working with editors to produce timely packages. Began as a spring internship and transitioned into a full time position.
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Spartan Ski Club
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East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Promotional Representative
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Apr 2021 - May 2022
Promotional representative for Spartan Ski Club, the largest social organization in the Big 10 with over 2,000 members in the 2021/2022 year Creating content on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok for an online audience Shooting/editing photo and video content from events Cultivating relationships and organizing brand deals with outdoor gear companies like Adidas, Spyder, York, and Pit Viper, as well as energy brands like Mountain Dew and Redbull Organizing charitable outreach programs and working with East Lansing non-profits
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MSU Greenline
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United States
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Fundraising
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Manager
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Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
Responsible for overseeing Michigan State's student run fundraising department. Necessary knowledge of Campus Call monitoring software to assign callers to necessary lists and ensure that alumni are contacted through the proper channelsCommunicating with professional staff and other manager departments to keep Greenline running smoothlyKnowledge of statistics based analytics to determine staff successes
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Supervisor
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Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
Oversaw fundraising for Michigan State University’s student call center, supervised 10 student callers and secured an average of $1,000 in alumni funding per dayInput caller data into monitoring software Assisted the transition to a remote work environment in September 2020
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Student Caller
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Sep 2018 - Mar 2020
Used rapport and communication skills to speak with MSU alumni from over 200 programs and fundraise for student scholarships across different collegesGarnered an average of $250 a night in alumni supportWas promoted to a lead caller position in Fall of 2019 and took over leadership duties in preparation for the promotion to Supervisor
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Capital News Service
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East Lansing, Michigan
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Correspondent
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Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
Wrote weekly educational, environmental and political stories for over 30 statewide news organizations Deadline-oriented journalism resulted in bylines in over a dozen papers Wrote weekly educational, environmental and political stories for over 30 statewide news organizations Deadline-oriented journalism resulted in bylines in over a dozen papers
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The Detroit News
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Newspaper Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Election Tabulator
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Nov 2020 - Aug 2021
Assisting with the November 2020 presidential primary, August 2021 local primary and November 2021 general election Collecting election results from county websites and entering them into a web-based tool to feed the numbers into The Detroit News website Timely communicating with editors to collect and post results Assisting with the November 2020 presidential primary, August 2021 local primary and November 2021 general election Collecting election results from county websites and entering them into a web-based tool to feed the numbers into The Detroit News website Timely communicating with editors to collect and post results
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Capital News Service
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East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Researcher
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Nov 2020 - Jun 2021
Research project to honor the 40th anniversary of Michigan State University’s statewide news service Wrote conference paper about professional experience college courses for scholarly journal Created a series of feature articles focused on alumni and conducting interviews with alumni spanning 40 years Updated program website and bios Research project to honor the 40th anniversary of Michigan State University’s statewide news service Wrote conference paper about professional experience college courses for scholarly journal Created a series of feature articles focused on alumni and conducting interviews with alumni spanning 40 years Updated program website and bios
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Lansing City Pulse
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Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Freelance Writer
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Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
Wrote feature, political and entertainment news for Lansing-based weekly Interviewed city and county officials, including the drain commissioner and city clerk Wrote feature, political and entertainment news for Lansing-based weekly Interviewed city and county officials, including the drain commissioner and city clerk
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Education
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2017 - 2022
Michigan State University
Journalism, international reporting -
2013 - 2017
Hemlock High School
High School Diploma
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