EMMAGODDARD

EDUCATION

B.A. Liberal Arts, Communication Graduated May 2014
French Minor
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Communication GPA: 3.4

RELEVANT
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Bustle New York, NY (Remote)
Entertainment Intern December 2013 Present
Help pitch story ideas surrounding pop culture news
Write several blogs per shift about latest entertainment developments
Write personal essays for the Lifestyle section
The Huffington Post New York, NY (Remote)
Contributor December 2013 Present
Write personal essays for the College vertical
The Collegiate Times Blacksburg, VA
Training Director April 2013 Present
Recruit new staff writers throughout the year to join various sections of the paper
Hold training sessions to teach new writers about story writing, AP Style and journalism ethics
Seventeen Magazine New York, NY
Features Intern Summer 2013
Pitched story ideas related to teen trends, news and gossip
Assisted with researching local news stories to find girls for the magazines My Life column
Transcribed several celebrity and non-celebrity interviews
Compiled the Daily Clips package with teen news for the editor-in-chief
The Collegiate Times Blacksburg, VA
Features Editor May 2012 April 2013
Planned and assigned stories to 20 writers and edited long-term and daily content for section
Covered Victorias Secret Collegiate Showdown interviewing models Elsa Hosk and Jessica Hart
Richmond Magazine Richmond, VA
Editorial Intern Summer 2012
Wrote several food blogs for website and had event stories published in print
Conducted interviews with local business owners in Richmond for the magazines print edition
The Collegiate Times Blacksburg, VA
Features Reporter Summer 2011 May 2012
Began as recipe columnist and staff writer, but was shortly promoted to a paid reporter
The Faison School for Autism Richmond, VA
Development Office Intern Summer 2009
Wrote newsletters and contacted companies by email and in person for donations

ACTIVITIES,
HONORS AND
SERVICE
Virginia Press Association College Contest
2012
First place for feature story writing
Deans List
Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013

SKILLS iMovie, Weebly.com, Wordpress, Audacity, Wix, Adobe Premiere Pro

ONLINE
PRESENCE AND
CONTACT
Phone: (804) 304-5008, Email: egoddard@vt.edu, Twitter: @egoddardhokie, The Huffington Post:
www.huffingtonpost.com/emma-goddard/, Bustle: www.bustle.com/authors/156-emma-goddard