Experience

Enid News & Eagle

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• City Reporter

  • Mar 2015 - Present

• Area Reporter

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2015



Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Editor

  • 2012 - Mar 2014

  I edit news content daily, select news content on some days of the week, assist with planning future news content, cover the city beat and, at times, other news, feature and business stories. I am skilled in pagination and photography, both of which I assist with frequently. I also assist with promoting stories on Facebook and with placing stories on the newspaper's website.

• City Editor

  • Oct 2008 - 2012

  Assisted with editing news content each day, selected news content on some days, assisted with planning future news content, covered the city beat and other news stories and assisted with layout and photography.

• Education Reporter

  • May 2006 - Oct 2008

  Covered the education and youth beat, assisted with page layout on a daily basis and took some pictures for publication. I oversaw a staff of local teenage volunteers in writing for the newspaper's youth section.



Strategic World Impact

• United States
• Law Practice

• Receptionist

  • Jun 2004 - May 2006

  Answered phones, did some public relations, wrote press releases, edited mailings, did some design work, worked with a mailing database, maintained organized files and oversaw frequent fundraising mailings. In this position, I strengthened my communication skills, had to be self-motivated, oversaw volunteers, took part in a complicated mailing database switch and had the opportunity to travel with the ministry on one overseas relief trip. Answered phones, did some public relations, wrote press releases, edited mailings, did some design work, worked with a mailing database, maintained organized files and oversaw frequent fundraising mailings. In this position, I strengthened my communication skills, had to be self-motivated, oversaw volunteers, took part in a complicated mailing database switch and had the opportunity to travel with the ministry on one overseas relief trip.

• Newspaper Intern

  • Jun 2001 - May 2004

  I interned with the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise each summer, beginning in 2001. I stayed on part time during my senior year of college, beginning in 2003 through the spring of 2004. My various positions - ranging from sports reporter to features and education writing - helped me to become more educated in the field of journalism and develop my writing, interviewing and page design skills. I interned with the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise each summer, beginning in 2001. I stayed on part time during my senior year of college, beginning in 2003 through the spring of 2004. My various positions - ranging from sports reporter to features and education writing - helped me to become more educated in the field of journalism and develop my writing, interviewing and page design skills.



Green Country Village Retirement Home

• Weekend Receptionist/Waitstaff

  • Jul 2000 - Aug 2003

  While attending college, worked as a weekend receptionist answering phones, greeting and directing visitors, helping with resident activities and waiting dining tables for breakfast and lunch. While attending college, worked as a weekend receptionist answering phones, greeting and directing visitors, helping with resident activities and waiting dining tables for breakfast and lunch.