Sarah Ellis

9798 Ellis Road, Clemmons, N.C. 27012 336-816-1286 sarahkellis04@gmail.com sarahkellis.pressfolios.com

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Education
University of South Carolina Columbia, S.C. South Carolina Honors College Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications, May 2014 (major) Journalism; (minor) Psychology GPA: 3.966

Work Experience
The Daily Gamecock Columbia, S.C. 01/2011-12/2013

Assistant news editor; news staff writer; news contributor Budgeted story ideas, researched, reported, interviewed for and wrote news and feature stories pertaining to USC students and campus and the Columbia, S.C., community. The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. 06/2013-08/2013

Scripps Howard Foundation intern for the metro desk Reported and wrote more than 30 local news and feature stories relevant to the Charlotte community for print and online. Duke Energys EnergyExplorium Huntersville, N.C. 06/2012-08/2012

Summer communications assistant Wrote articles for Duke Energys Nuclear Information Center website and internal communications website while working with communications professionals at McGuire Nuc lear Stations EnergyExplorium nuclear education center. Bleacher Report website 04/2012-07/2012

Online copy-editing intern Used Bleacher Report style guidelines to edit articles for style, punctuation and grammar, and left feedback to writers. The Clemmons Courier Clemmons, N.C. 08/2008-08/2010

Titan Tattler weekly columnist Wrote about 100 weekly "Titan Tattler" columns for my hometowns weekly newspaper.

Scholarships, Honors and Achievements

McNair Scholar Presidents List Deans Honor List Carolinian Creed Essay Contest winner, fall 2010