Experience

Premier Travel Media

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Travel Writer

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  -Craft editorial pieces for the publisher's Leisure Group Travel, Snowbound, Student Traveler, Religious Travel, and specialty publications. -Travel and conduct research and interviews on sight for the state or landmark covered. Particular focus is on cultural and fine arts attractions. -Write articles and blog posts focusing on group travel for local, domestic, and international markets. -Interview and coordinate editorial campaigns with tourism bureaus and travel agencies. -Develop social media campaigns for Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. -Write and edit pieces for online readers using WordPress. -Coordinate with tourism bureaus for photos and multimedia content. Show less



Voyager Media LLC

• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Freelance Reporter

  • May 2015 - Present

  –Report on summer festivals and village activities in Will and DuPage counties. ­ –Photographs and profiles featured in the ​Shorewood Sentinel​ and ​Plainfield Bugle​. –Report on summer festivals and village activities in Will and DuPage counties. ­ –Photographs and profiles featured in the ​Shorewood Sentinel​ and ​Plainfield Bugle​.



Art Institute of Chicago

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gene Siskel Film Center Marketing & Communications Intern

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

  -Assisted in media campaigns and developed new center partnerships by reaching out to filmmakers, sponsors, and educators. -Maintained the Center's reputations as a showcase for new talent by offering ticket discounts and programming to film students and faculty. -Promoted the Black Harvest and European Union film festivals with curated social media posts and monthly newsletters. -Staffed member evenings and fundraising events by coordinating caterers, volunteers, and reporters to maximize publicity for the center. Show less



VOX Magazine

• Ireland
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Music and Scene Department Editor

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  ­-Served on staff for weekly city magazine covering arts, culture and dining. ­-Music beat reporter with profiles, concert previews and multimedia pieces. -­Music & Scene editor with articles and blog posts pitched, fact­-checked and edited. ­Supervised feature packages covering True/False Film Fest and first­generation university students. ­-Covered prestigious True/False Film Fest for VoxTalk blog as interviewer and reviewer. ­-Served on staff for weekly city magazine covering arts, culture and dining. ­-Music beat reporter with profiles, concert previews and multimedia pieces. -­Music & Scene editor with articles and blog posts pitched, fact­-checked and edited. ­Supervised feature packages covering True/False Film Fest and first­generation university students. ­-Covered prestigious True/False Film Fest for VoxTalk blog as interviewer and reviewer.



Columbia Missourian

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Beat Reporter

  • Dec 2013 - May 2015

  -Published crime and community articles for the city of Columbia’s daily newspaper. -Published crime and community articles for the city of Columbia’s daily newspaper.



University of Missouri-Columbia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residential Life Peer Advisor

  • Aug 2013 - May 2015

  -University of Missouri Residential Life staff member with 50 students to immediately supervise and advise. -Experience with interpersonal conflict, scheduling, event planning for journalism-specific events, stakeholder meetings with university journalism school faculty. -Planned and taught for-credit undergraduate film studies class. -University of Missouri Residential Life staff member with 50 students to immediately supervise and advise. -Experience with interpersonal conflict, scheduling, event planning for journalism-specific events, stakeholder meetings with university journalism school faculty. -Planned and taught for-credit undergraduate film studies class.



Daily Herald Media Group

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  -Covered Chicago suburbs with daily newspaper that focused on suburban living. -Reported out of the DuPage County bureau and published over 35 stories. -Work included festival preview packages, artist interviews, community stories and volunteer profiles. -Covered Chicago suburbs with daily newspaper that focused on suburban living. -Reported out of the DuPage County bureau and published over 35 stories. -Work included festival preview packages, artist interviews, community stories and volunteer profiles.



University of Missouri-Columbia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residential Life Desk Supervisor

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  -University of Missouri Residential Life staff member with nine employees to oversee. -Experience with scheduling, payroll software, hiring interviews and campus emergency protocol. -University of Missouri Residential Life staff member with nine employees to oversee. -Experience with scheduling, payroll software, hiring interviews and campus emergency protocol.