Experience

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Writer

  • May 2018 - Present

  Write articles and press releases for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and the three schools that make up the university. Assist creative/marketing team when needed, as well. Post items on university's social media when needed. Write articles and press releases for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and the three schools that make up the university. Assist creative/marketing team when needed, as well. Post items on university's social media when needed.



The University of Texas at El Paso

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Coordinator (Digital Content)

  • Jan 2017 - May 2018

  Responsible for university's social media channels and digital content in other places, including the online UTEP Magazine site and the UTEP website.

• Communications Coordinator (Writer)

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Responsibilities included covering the College of Business Administration and College of Liberal Arts, writing stories and press releases related to both colleges for the UTEP website and alumni magazine.



KVIA-TV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Content Director

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2015

  Responsible for updating multi-media content on kvia.com, including posting reporters’ stories, creating photo galleries, uploading videos, editing breaking news stories for online presentation, and report/write stories for online. Responsible for posting content to station’s social media pages. Appeared on-air during popular Hot on the Web segment to promote online content. Responsible for updating multi-media content on kvia.com, including posting reporters’ stories, creating photo galleries, uploading videos, editing breaking news stories for online presentation, and report/write stories for online. Responsible for posting content to station’s social media pages. Appeared on-air during popular Hot on the Web segment to promote online content.



City of El Paso

• El Paso, Texas Area

• Public Affairs Coordinator

  • Jun 2011 - Feb 2012

  Created promotional materials, including fliers and posters, for campaigns for four City departments (Environmental Services, Department of Transportation, Sustainability, and International Bridges). Wrote news releases and shot and edited videos and photos for promotional campaigns. Responsible for posting content to City’s social media pages. Created promotional materials, including fliers and posters, for campaigns for four City departments (Environmental Services, Department of Transportation, Sustainability, and International Bridges). Wrote news releases and shot and edited videos and photos for promotional campaigns. Responsible for posting content to City’s social media pages.



KVIA-TV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Content Director

  • Nov 2009 - Jun 2011

  Responsible for updating multi-media content on kvia.com, including posting reporters’ stories, creating photo galleries, uploading videos, editing breaking news stories for online presentation, and reported/wrote stories for online. Responsible for posting content to station’s social media pages. Responsible for updating multi-media content on kvia.com, including posting reporters’ stories, creating photo galleries, uploading videos, editing breaking news stories for online presentation, and reported/wrote stories for online. Responsible for posting content to station’s social media pages.



El Paso Times

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Online Rewrite (Web Producer)

  • Aug 2006 - Mar 2009

  Responsible for updating multi-media content on elpasotimes.com. Posted reporters’ stories online, shot and edited videos and photo galleries to accompany stories. Edited breaking news stories for online presentation. Produced El Paso Times afternoon TV news segments with local TV media partners. Also developed and wrote both news and feature stories for print and online. Contributed a regular Saturday column to the newspaper’s features section.

• Features Reporter

  • Dec 2002 - Aug 2006

  Responsible for covering and developing unique stories for the religion, senior citizen lifestyle and music beats. Contributed general assignment stories to other sections of the newspaper. Regularly appeared on TV news segments with local media partners to discuss my upcoming stories.

• Neighborhoods Reporter (Northeast/Central El Paso)

  • Jan 1999 - Nov 2002

  Responsible for developing and writing stories, including features and news stories about El Paso's Northeast and Central neighborhoods. Also wrote general assignment stories for the news desk and for the business section. Wrote briefs, assigned photos and graphics. Reviewed and photographed major local concerts.