media experience

Freelance
The Island Packet/ The Beaufort Gazette (September 2012 – present)
Hilton Head Monthly (October 2012 – present)

Bluffton Today
Webmaster (January 2012 – September 2012)

• Maintained website with new content daily
• Motivated and trained others to generate multimedia content for site
• Generated multimedia content such as videos and databases for website
• Coordinated group of volunteer citizen journalists and photographers
• Maintained content on social media outlets
• Reported breaking news

Freelance
Indianapolis Monthly Special Sections (April 2011 -  February 2012)
The Island Packet/ The Beaufort Gazette (August 2011 – December 2011)
The Bluffton Sun (September 2011 – January 2012)
Hilton Head Monthly (November 2011 – January 2012)

• Wrote advertising content for special sections such as Travel and the Bride Guide.
• Report and wrote feature articles.

Ball State University Department of Journalism
Instructor of Journalism (January 2011 – May 2011)

• Taught 11 sections of basic skills courses for news students
• Integrated multimedia into classroom through lectures and homework
• Maintained an application-based classroom with assignments and group work

Y-Press
Volunteer (October 2010 – March 2011)

• Assisted middle school- and high school- aged youth with generating story ideas, preparing for interviews and writing articles for The Indianapolis Star
• Helped coordinate a training session for new reporters and editors

Ball State University Marketing and Communications
Web Project Manager (August 2010 – January 2011)

• Managed a team of six employees
• Worked with clients to produce content
• Provided work projections
• Coordinated workflow and deadlines for projects

Ball State University Department of Telecommunications
Graduate Assistant/ Instructor (August 2008 – May 2010)

• Taught nine sections of an entry-level broadcast writing course
• Co-taught one section of a senior-level Web writing course
• Assisted with various office duties
• Co-wrote an award-winning academic paper focusing on women in television

Professor Apparatus
Web Designer (March 2010 – May 2010)

• Designed, illustrated and developed children’s show Web site
• Designed in Flash

The Digital Life
Co-Producer (January 2010 – May 2010)

• Helped generate show concept and design
• Managed group of six to produce half-hour show
• Produced final piece for broadcast
• Directed studio shoot

Our Magical World
Web developer (October 2009 – May 2010)

• Designed site for children and adults
• Part of an internal grant project
• Managed small team for website

Vagabond Indiana
Web developer (December 2009 – April 2010)

• Designed site for PBS program
• Part of an internal grant project

Movers & Stakers: Stories Along the Indiana National Road
Web developer (August 2008 – August 2009)

• Designed site for documentary
• Worked with PBS-based television station to meet Web requirements
• Part of a project funded by external grants

Media Mix
Producer/ Blogger (January 2009 – May 2009)

• Started and customized blog focusing on media and technology news
• Produced two 30-minute television shows
• Updated blog three or more times a week

AnnArbor.com
Intern (July 2009 – August 2009)

• Wrote and video recorded content for the site both before and after launch
• Assisted reporters with various duties
• Created “Contact Us” page

The Herald Bulletin (Anderson, Indiana)
Politics reporter (May 2007 – August 2008)

• Covered national, state, Madison County and Anderson politics
• Coordinated election coverage for news section
• Contributed to general assignment news and features

Freelance reporter (December 2006)

• Worked on general assignments during staff vacations
• Chose top stories of the year for special section

Intern (May 2006 – August 2006)

• Worked as a full-time staff person in the news department
• Covered general assignment and beat stories
• Generated story ideas for news and features sections

The Ball State Daily News
Interim co-news editor (September 2008 – October 2008)
Features chief reporter (January 2007 – May 2007)
DN|Online editor (January 2006 – December 2006)
News staff reporter (September 2003 – May 2005)

Ball Bearings
Freelance reporter (August 2005 – January 2006)
Reporter (January 2005 – May 2005)
Designer (August 2004 – December 2004)

expo Magazine
Reporter (Spring semester 2007)
Contributor (Fall 2006)

The Chronicle-Tribune (Marion, Indiana)
special project as part of Ball State’s Business Fellowship Program

• Reporter (January 2005 – May 2005)

University Communications
communications department for Ball State University

• Web assistant (September 2004 – May 2005)