EDUCATION
University of Texas at Austin – Class of 2003
B.A. in News and Public Affairs
College International de Cannes – Summer 2001
French and phonetics
Independent freelancer
July 2009 to present
Write and edit content for publications, small businesses and websites in the editorial, advertising and marketing sectors. Use blogging and social networking to meet client goals.
The MightyGroup
Copywriter – October 2008 to July 2009
Worked with creative director and team to create effective advertising copy for projects that included print/web ads, billboards, brochures, flyers, presentations, proposals, and press releases. Assessed client needs and made revisions as necessary.
Northwest Weekly
Staff writer – August 2007 to October 2008
Reported on Northwest Bexar County (San Antonio Districts 6-8, Helotes, Leon Valley and Grey Forest) and assisted in editing. Helped launch publication from ground up by covering topics that include city government, education, urban sprawl, drainage, environmentalism, business and property, historical preservation and a myriad of features.
Waco Tribune-Herald
Copy editor – April 2005 to August 2007
Line-edited local and wire copy; designed attention-grabbing and intelligent news and feature pages; wrote accurate and moving headlines; selected stories from wire for inside news pages, local front and Page One; edited proofs and film; assisted in newspaper’s redesign amid 2007 paradigm shift.
Killeen Daily Herald
Copy editor – June 2003 to April 2006
Edited stories; designed news and feature pages; wrote headlines; chose stories from wire; edited proofs; lead designer for the Fort Hood Herald and Copperas Cove Herald weeklies.
U. T. System Office of Public Affairs
Student assistant – May 2002 to May 2003
Aided in Web site production; research; filing; press releases; photography; and newsletter.
The Daily Texan
Senior reporter – January 2000 to May 2001
Covered state agencies and the legislature on topics that included the statewide nursing shortage, insurance for the disabled, carbon emissions and state politics.
Copy editor – August 2000 to December 2000
Line edited; proofed; fact-checked; wrote headlines and rewrote stories and ledes.
General reporter – August 1999 to May 2000
Wrote copy on breaking news that included protests, campus emergencies and guest speakers (including Jane Roe, James Galbraith and Mikhail Gorbachev).
SKILLS
InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop; NewsEdit; Quark; Dreamweaver; World Wide Web; and Word