Jacqueline N.

DeFusco
35 Clemente Drive
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 486-3198
Jacqueline_defusco@emerson.edu
EDUCATION
EMERSON COLLEGE, Boston, MA
B.S. Journalism Major, Psychology and Political Science minors, May 2018
GPA 3.92
Course Projects:
Foreign Correspondent: Produced written, video, and radio features while studying abroad in the
Netherlands
EMERSONS KASTEEL WELL PROGRAM, Well, Limburg
Fall 2015
RELATED EXPERIENCE
HUFFINGTON POST CONTRIBUTOR
Write stories and promote them on social media

Summer 2016

ABC6 PROVIDENCE INTERN, Providence, RI

Summer 2016
Research and update stories, fact check, transcribe interviews, shadow anchors and reporters
SCENE MAGAZINE INTERN, Boston, MA
Summer 2016
Pitch, research, write, and edit content, conduct interviews, sell advertisements, assist in fashion
shoots
WEBN CORRESPONDENT, Boston, MA
New Hampshire Primary coverage, Super Tuesday coverage

Spring 2016

J CHANNEL, Boston, MA
Spring 2016
A team of students rotates between the following positions in order to make a weekly news
broadcast: teleprompter, graphics, producer, director, and anchor.
ATLAS MAGAZINE EDITOR, Boston, MA
Spring 2016
Online Publication Staff and City Editor
Pitch and write stories, approve and edit the stories of others, organize city related content
THE ODYSSEY, Boston, MA
Fall 2015
Editorial Author
The Odyssey is a social content platform that crowd sources ideas and views from millennial
influencers all across the country. Editorial Authors are responsible for writing one article per
week to be published online.
THE BERKLEY BEACON, Boston, MA
Fall 2015
Correspondent
Wrote article regarding the conversation of safety for students in Emersons international program
in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris
BLACK SWAN MAGAZINE, Well, Limburg
Contributing Author
Wrote critical piece on the Anne Frank House as a tourist attraction
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fall 2015

EMERSON COLLEGE STUDENT DRIVER Well, Limburg

Brought professors to and from train station
TWISTED PIZZA East Greenwich, RI
Waitress

Fall 2015

Summer 2015

DISABILITY CENTER Boston, MA

Spring 2015-Present Day
Note-taker
Took notes and edited them for student with disabilities in journalism classes
EMERSON COLLEGE FITNESS CENTER Boston, MA
Check people in, manage sign ups, clean equipment, organize equipment
QUIDNESSET COUNTRY CLUB East Greenwich, RI
Snack Bar Employee
Cook food, serve food, manage inventory, manage cash register
CHILD CARE East Greenwich, RI

Fall 2014-Spring 2015

Summer 2014

Fall 2012-Summer 2015

LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

SAAC: STUDENT-ATHLETE ADISORY COMMITTEE
Athletic Leadership Club
Wrote proposal for athletes to get pre registration priority

Spring 2016

ACADEMIC ALL CONFERENCE NEWMAC

Spring 2016
Honorees must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale and have completed more than
one academic year on a varsity team
D3 NCAA ATHLETE
Emerson College Softball Team

Fall 2014-Current Day

VARSITY SOFTBALL
Spring 2010-Spring 2014
Captain Senior Year
RI State Recognitions
All Division: 1st Team Junior and Senior Year, 2nd Team Freshman Year
All State: 1st Team Senior Year, 2nd Team Junior Year
SKILLS
Computer: Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, Garage Band, Photoshop, WordPress, Graphics
Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Pinterest, Tumblr