Men’s Health magazine, editorial apprentice, January 2014 – Present

• Report, research, and write stories for the print and online publication. Brainstorm and pitch story ideas.

• Assist the copy and production team in reviewing final proofs before shipping.

• Organize and conduct product testing.

 

Daktari Bush School and Wildlife Orphanage, volunteer, summer 2013

• Educated underprivileged children in South Africa about the importance of the environment.

• Prepared daily math, science and English lessons for children ages 12-15.

• Worked one-on-one with children who struggled with their English.

 

Savannah magazine, contributing writer / intern, spring 2013

• Wrote features and Buzz pieces for the print magazine.

• Wrote reviews, event calendars and weekly e-newsletters for the online magazine.

• Interviewed industry professionals for events such as Savannah Fashion Week and SCAD Style.

• Participated in staff meetings and pitched ideas for upcoming issues and online content.

 

Port City Review, Managing Editor, spring 2012- spring 2013

• Managed over 400 visual, written, digital and multimedia submissions using submittable.com.

• Worked closely with the creative director to create a compelling 96-page literary arts journal.

• Organized editorial meetings and created budgets with production deadlines.

• Organized and promoted a launch party for the premiere issue through social media.

 

District, Managing Editor, spring 2012 - spring 2013

• Managed the coverage of large events such as Savannah Film Festival and Savannah Music Festival.

• Aggregated all written and multimedia content for the website.

• Worked with a wide variety of students across different campuses and recruited new staff members.

 

The Celebrity Cafe, contributing writer, winter 2013

• Wrote reviews, features and news stories for an online news publication.

• Generated story pitches and covered trending news.

 

District, Audio Director / staff writer, spring 2010- spring 2012

• Edited and produced audio, visual and written content for the web-based news publication.

• Wrote editorials, opinion columns and interviewed industry professionals for events such as Savannah Film Festival, Savannah Music Festival and SCAD Fashion Show.