The Los Angeles Loyolan

Senior Editor, February 2014 May 2014

Editor in Chief, February 2013 February 2014
Managing Editor, February 2012 February 2013
Arts & Entertainment Editor, September 2011 February 2012
Staff Writer, September 2010 September 2011
Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA
Class of 2014 Screenwriting major, journalism minor
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EDUCATION
References available upon request.
Samples of work can be found at kevinpatrickokeeffe.com.
WORK EXPERIENCE
L.A. Weekly
Contributor, August 2013 March 2014
Arts & Culture Intern, May August 2013
Texas Monthly
Editorial Intern, May August 2012
@kevinpokeeffe
(512) 716 - 5513
kevinpatrickokeeffe@gmail.com
kevinpatrickokeeffe.com
Procient with Microsoft
Ofce and Google Drive.
Experienced with Adobe
Creative Suite, particularly
InDesign and Photoshop.
Good knowledge of HTML
and video editing software.
Mastery of Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram and
Wordpress.
Good knowledge of Tumblr,
Pinterest and YouTube.
Professional and responsive
over email.
Mastery of AP Style.
Writes clean copy quickly.
Versatile, having worked
with news, arts &
entertainment, opinion,
sports and feature writing.
Experienced in both
blogging and traditional
reporting styles.
Efcient and focused editor
of both context and copy.
Skilled interviewer.
Strong communication skills.
Dedicated, focused and
positive personality.
Works effectively on dead-
line.
Organized and reliable.
Strong work ethic.
Eager to commit
wholeheartedly to projects.
Creative and innovative
thinker.
Capable leader of and
asset to a team.
Worked for LMUs award-winning on-campus news organization since the
outset of my college career.
Spearheaded redesign of the brand and layout both in print and online.
Expanded online publication schedule to daily.
Led team to National Pacemaker Award for journalistic excellence in 2013.
Pitched and completed a wide range of assignments, including theater
criticism, breaking cultural news and web series features.
Worked in ofce as an intern with Arts & Culture section editor.
Assisted top editors and writers with their work, including executive editor
Pamela Colloff with her nationally awarded piece The Innocent Man.
Wrote for the magazines website on subjects including famous Texas
gures and lighthearted news updates from around the state.
The Advocate
Editorial Intern, January May 2014
Wrote for The Advocate, the largest LGBT publication in the country, as well as
for other publications in the Here! Media group.
Attended daily editorial meetings and pitched story ideas regularly.
USA Today College
Collegiate Correspondent, January May 2014
Wrote on a weekly basis for USA Todays college channel, relating national
topics to the collegiate level.
The Wire
Editorial Fellow, July 2014 Present
Writes multiple stories daily on a routinely tight deadline.
Pitches alternative takes and angles on stories as they break.