Experience

Associate Editor at Industry Dive

Washington, D.C.
08/2014-03/2014
In charge of day-to-day operations for Marketing Dive, a B2B news vertical covering social media,
advertising, brands and emerging technology.

Developed editorial voice and curate relevant content

Managed, edited and assigned stories for freelancers
Responsible for covering breaking industry news and writing longer form features

Freelance Writer at Industry Dive

02/201406/2014
Wrote regularly for two of Industry Dive's news verticals: Education Dive and Food Dive
Investigative Fellow at the Center for Public Integrity
01/201404/2014
Washington, D.C.
Conducted extensive research and applied basic coding for the Centers Iraq: The War
Card project
Contributed to the Up in Arms national security blog
Public Health Reporter at Medill News Service
01/201312/2013
Chicago, Ill., and Washington, D.C.
Health stories picked up by NationalGeographic.com, USAToday.com, Marketwatch,
WAMU.org and more
Shot video, photos and added original graphics to stories
Covered topics ranging from: HIV in the South Side of Chicago, mental health issues in one
Chicago neighborhood, lightning safety in developing countries and the rise of domestic
violence during the government shutdown.
Editorial Intern at Inkovation, Inc.
03/2013-08/2013
Chicago, Ill.
Wrote, researched and fact-checked articles for health and agriculture trade magazines
In charge of maintaining numerous social media accounts
Wrote and uploaded biweekly newsletters
Managing Editor at The Arkansas Traveler
05/2011-05/2012
Fayetteville, Ark.
Transitioned the paper from a weekly to a daily operation
Responsible for a team of up to 20 section editors and designers
Copyedited every issue, and sent the paper off to the printer each evening
Education
Northwestern University
9/2012-12/2013
Master of Science in JournalismUrban Affairs reporting concentration. 3.4 GPA
University of Arkansas
8/20085/2012
B.A. in Journalism, with minors in Communications and Anthropology. Graduated with 3.6 GPA
Kingston University, London

09/2010-12/2010
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Study abroad student in the journalism program for the fall of 2010
Skills
Software: MS Office, Adobe Creative Cloud Suites (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Audition, InDesign),
HTML, Cision, Content Management Systems, HootSuite, WordPress, Google Analytics, Sailthru,
TweetDeck
Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, LinkedIn