Resume
Tucson, Az
Education
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2018
§ Masters student, English degree in Rhetoric and Composition.
University of Arizona, 2014
§ B.A. in Journalism, with a minor in Business Administration.
Experience
Freshman English Tutorial Instructor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2016-2017
- Taught four courses, developed lesson plans, and improved my managing, editing, and revision skills.
Contributor at The Pulse Chattanooga Weekly Alternative Magazine, 2017-
- Wrote weekly articles, six of which were 600+ word features.
- Increased my interviews skills.
- Enhanced my editing and writing ability.
- Gained the trust of my editor by pitching creative and different ideas while never missing a deadline.
Lead Designer for Catalpa Magazine, 2017
- Responsible for photographing images throughout Chattanooga and creating the cover.
- Designed all the poetry pages and created the overall design structure of Catalpa's print magazine by using Adobe Suite.
- Designer of many print spreads for Catalpa's inaugural issue.
- Made many important decsions on color, font, layout and more.
Managing Editor, UTC English Department Website 2016-2017
- Manage the Facebook and Twitter pages.
- Involved in idea creation for blog posts and recruitment, and responsible for editing and writing of our blog posts.
Freelance Photographer 2013-
- Sole photographer for Catalpa Magazine.
- Photographed events while working at The Pulse.
- Photographed University of Arizona sporting events and other on/off campus activities.
Capacity Buyer, U.S Xpress—Chattanooga, TN 2014-2015
- Managed drivers carrying freight around the country. Sometimes freight contained high value with customers like Amazon, Home Depot, and Tractor Supply.
- Won employee of the month in my second month on the job, which allowed me to gain more responsibility and a leadership role on our team.
- Received a monthly bonus every month on the job.
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Profile
§ Proficient with Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Social Media Platforms, and Final Cut Pro.
§ Personable communicator with a proven track record of excellent writing skills having served as a contributor with The Pulse.
§ Constantly improving editing skills.
§ Possess ability to immediately process tasks in context delivering above expectation in a timely matter.
§ Experience gaining the trust, confidence and respect of news subjects to be interviewed.
§ Able to build relationships quickly through all levels of an organization at U.S Xpress, The Pulse, and throughout UTC's English Department.
§ Art portfolio including photography, design and acrylic on canvas paintings.
§ Sold freight for U.S. Xpress at a high level by creating strong relationships with my customers.