Zayn Abidin

3044 Maine Ave.

Kenner, LA 70065
310-904-8194
s.a.z.u@hotmail.com

Experience
Religion Editor The Maroon as the Religion Editor, I am in charge of the entire religion section of my
college newspaper, The Maroon, which is also ranked as the 5 th Best College Newspaper by the Princeton
Review. (2015)
Staff Writer The Maroon as a staff writer, I wrote stories on many different topics, such as Religion,
Life & Times, Worldview and Fine and Performing Arts. (2014 2015)
Feature Writer for Wolf Magazine (Loyola University, New Orleans) wrote stories on Health & Wellness.
(2015)
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists (2014 2015)
Member of Muslim Student Association at Loyola University, New Orleans (2014)
All that Jazz , New Orleans, LA as a sales associate, sold clothing items and other merchandise. (2014)
Nawlin Blues, New Orleans, LA as a sales associate, sold clothing items and souvenirs. (2013-2014)
Education
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
B.A. in Mass Communications (Journalism) 2016 - Minor in History
Awards
Deans List an undergraduate distinction awarded to those who earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Fall 2014
semester & Spring 2015 semester.
Inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success for outstanding academic achievement in
Spring 2015.
Skills

Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop CC 2014, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, Wordpress
Polyglot English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi
References
Furnished upon request.