Kassondra Gonzalez

Middle Village, NY 11379 ● 347.623.1454 ● kassgonzaleznyc@gmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Creative, Focused, Thorough and Detail-Oriented, Reliable, Passionate, Adaptable, Excellent Communicator.

• Multimedia Journalism and Creative Writing Skills — Concise Formatting, Fact Checking, Copy Editing, AP-Style
Literacy, Social Media Proficiency, Tracking Analytics, SEO Headlines, Wordpress, Photo/Video Editing, Website
Building, News Writing (i.e. profiles, reviews, data reporting, etc.)

• Safe Space and Cultural Competency Training, Knowledge in Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Experience
Working With Diverse Populations.

• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, iMovie, Mailchimp, Canva, Super Impose, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro X…

WORK EXPERIENCE

UAlbany Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, Staff Writer Albany, NY 2018 - 2019

• Created eye-catching weekly newsletters to advertise events and update students and staff on relevant news.

• Pitched and composed articles on a variety of timely LGBTQ+ related topics.

• Responsible for basic administrative duties such as greeting, event supervision, clean-up, and answering phone calls.

• Worked in multimedia collaboration with social media and video.

Greenline North Brooklyn Community News, Editorial Intern Brooklyn, NY Summer 2016, 2017, 2019

• Detected and corrected errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax in articles under Senior Editor supervision.

• Verified facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.

• Reported on and composed two articles of my own that were published in The Greenline.

UAlbany Fund, Student Caller Albany, NY 2017

• Updated alumni and parents of students on UAlbany news, statistics, and achievements.

• Encouraged and processed school donations through credit card transactions and/or mailed pledge cards.

• Sustained positive relationships with UAlbany alumni and parents through informative phone calls.

EDUCATION & ACHIEVEMENTS

• University at Albany Class of 2019 – GPA 3.75 Summa Cum Laude — Bachelor of Arts – Journalism and Latin
American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies Double Major.

• Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research recipient and Presenter at UAlbany’s 16th Annual Undergraduate
Research Conference — Stonewall’s Parallel Queer Latinidad.

• Four-time Spellman Academic Achievement Award recipient.