Alexander Lewis

New Brunswick, NJ
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alexander.lewis99@yahoo.com
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Experience
Home News Tribune / Courier News / MyCentralJersey.com, Somerville, NJ 5/2018 – Present
Staff Writer
• Wrote for a daily newspaper, covering tech, education, crime, social issues, entertainment, politics and
business; took and edited photos and videos, galleries
Editorial Intern
• Wrote for a daily newspaper, covering different topics; took and edited photos and videos, galleries
Quo Vadis newspaper, Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ 9/2016 – 5/2018
Head Social and Digital Media Editor
• Oversaw digital presence, produced and promoted digital content and supervised staff members
Managing Editor, Front Page Editor, Layout Editor
• Oversaw daily operations, managed staff members, monitored deadlines, editing and corrections
Staff Writer, Photographer, Photo Editor, Copy Editor
• Wrote for a weekly newspaper, took photos, oversaw photographers, edited articles for errors

Education
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
B.A. in Journalism and Media Studies; minor in Digital Communication, Information and Media
Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ
A. A. in Liberal Arts – General

Campus Involvement
Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ
President, Secretary, Philosophy Club
• Oversaw daily operations of the organization and communication
• Planned fall film series and the first New Jersey Community College Philosophy Symposium
President, Treasurer, Russian Club
• Oversaw daily operations of the organization, updated budgets and expanded membership
Co-Vice President of Honors in Action, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
• Planned and executed two HIA projects, film screenings on Immigration and Human Trafficking
Divisional Representative, College Assembly
Member, College Assembly Campus Life and Community Concerns Task Force

Honors and Awards

Student Affairs Certificate of Leadership, Office of Student Life, Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ
• Recognition award for outstanding contribution to Middlesex County College
1st Place for Overall Website, New Jersey Press Foundation, Titusville, NJ
• 2017-2018 College Newspaper Contest for two-year colleges, www.quovadisnewspaper.com
3rd Place for Feature Writing, New Jersey Press Foundation, Titusville, NJ
• 2016-2017 College Newspaper Contest for two-year colleges