Yvette Cruz

2042 W. Cermak Rd. Chicago, Ill. 60608 801.787.0042 Y.Cruz7@yahoo.com @YvyCruz Professional Experience
09/2012-Present Chicago Talks Chicago, Ill.

Freelance Reporter Report, write and produce multimedia packages based on public affairs in Chicago for Chicago Talks, an award-winning news website. 06/2013-09/2013 Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas, Nev.

Full Time Reporter Intern Reported and wrote for the Features, Business and City and Online sections of the Las Vegas Review Journal, Nevadas largest circulating daily newspaper. Reported, wrote and photographed for the View, weekly community newspaper of the Review-Journal. Reported, wrote and photographed for El Tiempo, Spanish-language weekly newspaper of the Review-Journal. 01/2013-05/2013 Columbia College Chicago Chicago, Ill.

Multimedia Graduate Assistant Reported and produced multimedia for the Journalism Departments website, managed the departments social media. 05/2011-04/2012 UVU Review Orem, Utah

Staff Reporter Covered news and features for the weekly newspaper at Utah Valley University, a state school with 30,000+ students.

Media Skills
o o o Social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Storify, Cowbird Language: Written and oral in Spanish and English Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Photoshop, Audacity and Final Cut Pro X

Significant Contributions to Field of Study

o o o Wrote and produced social media updates, quick turnaround on Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Produced a multimedia feature piece on an ex-Chicago gangster, published on Chicago Talks. Explored unsolved Chicago homicides and produced a feature story on mothers coping with losses due to city violence, published on Chicago Talks.

Education
08/2013-Present Columbia College Chicago Chicago, Ill. Master of Arts in Journalism Public Affairs Expected Graduation Date: 12/2013 06/2009-07/2012 Utah Valley University Orem, Utah

Bachelor of Arts in Communication emphasis in Journalism

Professional Affiliations
o o National Association of Hispanic Journalists Journalism and Women Symposium