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Alex Wilking

314.640.2192
alwilking@gmail.com
Experience

Editorial Assistant, Feast Magazine


January 2015 - August 2015

Write for print and online at this award-winning Missouri food publication
Report on local and regional news
Copy edit and research articles

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Ampersand
August 2014 - May 2015

Managed all aspects of Webster Universitys award-winning student magazine


Lead magazine production class
Wrote and reported as past global editor and staff writer

Contributing Writer, ALIVE Magazine


August 2014 - April 2015

Wrote freelance articles for this lifestyle publication


Independently reported and researched local topics
Assisted with research, fact checking and copy editing as past editorial intern

Freelance Writer, Playback:STL


August 2013 - September 2014

Education

Wrote album and concert reviews for this online music publication
Pitched and wrote pieces under deadline

Boston University Boston, MA

MS Journalism Expected December 2016

Webster University St. Louis, MO

Awards

BA Journalism May 2015


GPA: 3.7
Studied in London, England January 2014 - June 2014

2015 Gold Crown Winner, Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Ampersand, College Magazine


The highest recognition given by the CSPA to student print for excellence.

2014 Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence

Skills

Navigating the City of Fog, General Column Writing

Digital: WordPress, Adobe Suite, Final Cut Pro, Weebly, social media
Reporting: AP style, interviewing, fact checking, copy editing, research, video
Language: Basic French

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