ROSE W

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616.426.7797 | rosekellywhite@gmail.com | ​Twitter​ | ​LinkedIn​ | ​Medium​ | W
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WORK​ EXPERIENCE
Digital producer, and assignment desk editor WZZM 13 (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Aug. 2017 - present
● Cover general assignment stories and provide background research to reporters and producers
● Oversee and curate all digital content for the news station, including the website and social media
accounts with an audience of 250,000+
● Write digital-based stories that have been picked up by USA Today and the Detroit Free Press
● Make calls about breaking news, assign coverage roles to reporters and photographers on evenings
and weekends
● Copyedit reporters’ stories for the website, add rich multimedia elements to stories before publication

Freelance editor, Unprecedented Press (Zeeland, Mich.)

April 2016 - July 2018
● Worked contractually with the independent publisher on a variety of published books
● Edited three books: The Firebox Principle by Matt Brauning, Y - A Christian Millennial Manifesto by
Josh Best, and the Coffeeshop Gospel by Dan Van Ommen
● Worked with the publisher as the final copyeditor on four books with topics ranging from personal
health to parenting
● Published my own book, Crumbs, with Unprecedented Press

Freelance reporter (Grand Haven, Mich., Holland, Mich., Bristol, England)

May 2016 - August 2017
● Report on local events, city council meetings and other general assignment coverage for The Grand
Haven Tribune and The Holland Sentinel under quick deadlines
● Shoot original photos for the articles that are printed and published online
● Pitched, investigated, and wrote original investigative piece for and independent paper in Bristol,
England, The Bristol Cable, about the rate of students being expelled from charter schools
● Filed FOIAs to cultivate data about expulsion rates

EDUCATION
MA Journalism, University of the West of England (2015-2016)
Highlights: Graduated with Distinction, British Journalism Training Council accredited program

BA Writing, minor English, Grand Valley State University (2011-2015)

Highlights: Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Outstanding Writing Student 2015, Writing with Distinction
recipient

MY ​SKILLS
Developed:​ Adobe Suite; familiarity with FOIA, Pacer, LexisNexis, OTIS; online community engagement;
social media strategy; headline optimization
Developing: V​ ideo editing (Adobe Premiere, Edius, Avid)

OTHER​ JOBS
Research Transcriber,​ M​ ediaWise​ (Oct. 2015 - April 2016) ​Creative Developer​,​ The Point Church​ (May
2013-Aug. 2015), W
​ riting Consultant​, G
​ rand Valley State University ​(Aug. 2012 - April 2015)