Kiana Fitzgerald

kianafitz.tumblr.com + @KianaFitz

General nerd.

kianafitz@gmail.com + 830-556-4557

Skills

Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Storify, Medium social platforms

Comfortable using various audio-editing softwares, recording equipment
Wordpress, HTML, custom content management systems
Project strategizing, management
Copy editing, AP Style
Facebook Insights, site traffic analytics tools
Digital and traditional photography, Adobe Photoshop

Experience
Yours Truly
New York, NY
Social Storyteller
Aug. 2015 to present
Responsible for crafting the strategy, voice and content that drives engagement and
growth for the Yours Truly music editorial brand, and Yours Truly's agency clients (RayBan, Adidas, etc.) on social. Assisting with in-store music events at Ray-Ban SoHo.
NPR Music
Washington, DC/New York, NY
Writer, Social Media Manager
Feb. 2014 to present
Launched and currently maintain @NPRandB, a Twitter account promoting NPRs 24/7
R&B music stream and event series. Regularly premiere and critique albums, songs and
videos by R&B/hip-hop artists, both mainstream and underground.
NPR
Washington, DC
Intern, Editorial Researcher, Production Assistant
Sept. 2013 to Aug. 2015
Interned for NPR Music, produced for Tell Me More, researched for the Ombudsman,
strategized and produced for NPR Programming/Podcasts. Work available upon request.
HomeAway
Austin, TX
Content Marketing Intern
July 2013 to Aug. 2013
Executed migration of assets using custom content management systems. Also generated
marketing ideas for member blogs and contributed to social media engagement.
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Aug. 2011 to May 2013
Taught 74 mass communication undergrads news writing skills for various media
settings. Assisted professors with advertising, public relations, visual communication and
new media teaching duties. Collected, analyzed and presented data for research.
SXTXState.com
San Marcos/Austin, TX
Multimedia Reporter
Dec. 2012 to May 2013
Produced and promoted original multimedia content before, during and after SXSW
Interactive 2013. Interviewed panelists, researched tech topics, wrote feature articles.
Managed weekly content contributions of a team of five grad student reporters.
Education
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
M.A. New Media, 4.0 GPA
May 2013
Fine Arts & Communication Scholarship, University-Wide Celebrity Classic Scholarship
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
B.A. Journalism, 3.82 GPA
Aug. 2011
Dionicio Flores Journalism Scholarship, Don Anders Photography Scholarship