Logan S Young

3390 Potter St., Eugene, OR, 97405

Phone: (573) 270-8984 Email: logansy4@gmail.com

Description
I work hard and enjoy leading projects and pushing limits to increase productivity and creativity in a fastpaced workplace.

Education
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
- BS, Mass Communication (Multimedia Journalism, Small Press Publishing)

May 2015

GPA - 3.97/4.00

Recipient of the Regents Scholarship

August 2011 - May 2015

Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

August 2013 - Present

Member, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society

November 2014 - Present

President, Society of Professional Journalists

August 2014 - May 2015

Recipient, Herb and Peggy Taylor Endowment

for Excellence in Media Communications

May 2014 - May 2015

Skills
Proficient with:
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Associated Press Style and Chicago Manual of Style

Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office Suite

Social media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitter, and Vine

Copyediting, proofreading, newspaper design

Passionate about accuracy and credibility

Experience
The Southeast Arrow Editor
Summer 2014 - May 2015
- Led editorial staff of the weekly named the best in the state by Missouri College Media Assn.
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Encouraged individual and organizational growth

Pitched stories related to campus news for reporters and editors

Collaborated with other editors to edit stories and design the weekly paper

Problem-solved in situations of high intensity

Helped to spearhead Arrow Leadership and Success Summit, Focus on Southeast Initiative

Southeast Missouri State University Press Intern

January 2015 - May 2015
- Read and critiqued entries for Big Muddy, a semi-annual literary journal of the Mississippi Valley
- Read and reviewed published works the press represents or will represent
Southeast Missourian Newspaper Intern
December 2014 - January 2015
- Composed daily articles for next day publication in a regional daily newspaper
- Scheduled and conducted interviews with sources
The Southeast Arrow Copy Editor
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
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Read through and copyedited every story for the weekly publication of the Arrow

Outback Steakhouse Server

November 2012 May 2015
- Efficiently multitasked in stressful situations and interacted politely with guests and staff