SONJA ANDERSON

Brooklyn, NY | sonja.anderson61@journalism.cuny.edu | 989-513-5282 | sonjaandersonweb.weebly.com

EDUCATION
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY Expected December 2023
M.A. in Journalism
Relevant courses: craft of journalism, feature writing, audio and video reporting, data, advanced research
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL May 2021
B.A. in English, minors in Multimedia Journalism and Global Studies
Honors & Awards: Cum Laude, Honors Program student, Presidential Scholar, Gannon Scholar, Research Fellow

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Freelance Reporter & Writer September 2017 - Present
▪ Bronx Times
▪ New York Daily News
▪ NYCity NewsService
▪ LoganSquarist
▪ Romeing Magazine
▪ Wanted in Rome
▪ the Loyola Phoenix
Editorial Intern May - September 2022
The Saturday Evening Post, Remote
▪ Reported, researched and wrote feature stories, essays and Q&As for the online magazine; pitched pieces
weekly and collaborated with editors; wrote copy for the print magazine (author’s page)
▪ Copyedited, worked in a digital archive, read and judged fiction submissions

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Career Services Staff Member September 2022 - Present
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
▪ Communicates with media organizations to populate Handshake with job opportunities, facilitates
networking and educational events, writes emails to the student body and maintains a calendar of deadlines
English Tutor February - December 2021
Loyola Literacy Center, Chicago, IL, and British School, Rome, Italy
▪ Planned original lessons and taught the English language to students of all ages
Communications & Design Associate August 2017 - May 2021
Loyola University Chicago Department of Fine and Performing Arts, Chicago, IL
▪ Wrote, researched and edited copy for programs, posters and other materials; distributed drafts, compiled
edits and approved final products
Intern January - May 2020
Modern Language Association, Chicago, IL
▪ Communicated with association members across the country, created social media and web content to
ensure participation in the yearly conference and journal, proofread book reviews

SKILLS Fact-checking, SEO, NYC Open Data, FOIA/FOIL, conversational Italian

Software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, InDesign, Avid Pro Tools, Audacity, Dropbox, HTML, CSS
Hardware: Canon C100, Canon T3i, lavalier and Motiv microphones, ZOOM H5 recorder