Emily R.

Wood
(864) 556-2449 │ emilyrwood17@gmail.com │ www.linkedin.com/in/emilyrwood

EDUCATION
Liberty Univerity Lynchburg, VA
Honors: Dean’s List, 4.0 GPA B.S. in Journalism, anticipated May 2020
Organizations: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), College Republicans

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Editor-in-Chief, Liberty Champion Newspaper- Lynchburg, VA. November 2019-present
• Write a weekly editorial for a personal column, as well as breaking news and opinion pieces.
• Lead the newspaper staff of over 15 editors, social media managers, designers, and
photographers, as well as a team of freelance writers.
• Communicate expectations and delegate responsibilities to the staff.
• Edit for AP style and revise the news, opinion, feature, and sports sections for a weekly 16-page
newspaper distributed to 15,000 across Virginia and the U.S.
• Implement innovative ways to streamline the production process and improve the paper's quality.
Intern, Offices of Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott- Washington, D.C. May-July 2019
• Communicated with the public over phone conversation about their concerns.
• Led U.S. Capitol tours for South Carolina constituents.
• Collaborated with staffers to complete legislative projects.
• Prepared written senate hearing memos for staff members.
Resident Assistant, Office of Residence Life- Lynchburg, VA February 2019-present
• Manage a residence hall of 86 college-aged females and hall leadership team.
• Fulfill administrative duties for the Office of Residence Life.
• Communicate and enforce university expectations to residents.
• Allocate the hall budget to plan hall-sponsored events.
• Manage hall social media and communication platforms.
News Editor, Liberty Champion Newspaper- Lynchburg, VA April 2019-November 2019
• Managed a team of news reporters and assign stories to cover.
• Edited and revise news articles for weekly publication.
• Formatted and designed newspaper for print on Adobe InDesign.
• Pitched stories and prepare the news budget.
Reporter/Writer, Liberty Champion & Liberty News Service- Lynchburg, VA August 2018-present
• Conduct interviews regularly to write news or feature articles for print and online publication.
• Awarded “Best News Reporter” in May 2019.
Communications Team Member, Student Government Association August-December 2018
• Collaborated with team members to create a social media brand and manage a Twitter platform.
Published Content Contributer, the Odyssey Online July 2017-July 2018
• Wrote weekly articles for online publication.

ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT
WEE School Volunteer, First Baptist Church- Belton, SC, August 2013-present
Community Group Leader, Office of Spirtual Development August 2018- May 2019
• Led a community group/Bible study weekly.
• Mentored college students on a weekly basis.
Delegate in the Student Government Association- Liberty University, August 2017-May 2019