Experience

Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Mo. 
Write press releases and distribute to news media, produce articles and photos for the campus magazine and university website, generate, organize and coordinate social media posts and outlets, organize, negotiate and purchase advertising space in newspapers and online publications, develop marketing tactics and procedures for recruitment and identity efforts, produce promotional photos and videos for university events, recruiting and promotional efforts

Reporter/Social Media Manager and Coordinator/Producer
Hannibal Courier-Post, Hannibal, Mo.
Generate and produce stories, maintain the education and court beats, produce photos and video, manage and coordinate social media outlets, update the newspaper’s website, broadcast radio news reports three times a day, develop and take on marketing initiatives, develop and produce special editions.

Reporter/Social Media Manager/Producer
The Community News, Aledo, Tx.
Generate and produce stories, maintain government, education and breaking news beats, produce photos and video, produce weekly sports show online, update the newspaper’s website, manage social media outlets.

Reporter/Producer
Odessa American, Odessa, Tx.
Generate and produce stories, produce photos and video, update the newspaper’s website, produce Friday night football postgame show.

Editor
Northwest Missourian, Maryville, Mo. 
Project Editor: Generate and produce news, feature and sports stories, photos, videos, and slideshows.
Community News Editor: Responsible for the operation of the department, supervision and mentoring of employees, and story production. Stories included news features, hard news and breaking news. Beats included city council, police and fire, public works, history, and business. Other duties: coach writers, edit/layout pages, produce video.

Intern
Nodaway News Leader, Maryville, Mo.
Generate and produce news and feature stories.

Intern
Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa 
Generate stories and write distributed assignments, capture photos and video when needed.

Editor
The Montage, St. Louis, Mo.
Editor-in-Chief: Responsible for the operation of the newspaper. Primary duties: Supervise and mentor employees, story production, page design, advertising design, advertising sales, photography.
Managing Editor: Responsible for generating and writing stories, and assisting the Editor.

Staff Writer: Responsible for generating and writing stories.

Education

Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo. 
Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism, 2009

St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, Mo. 
General Transfer Studies, 2006


Bishop DuBourg High School, St. Louis, Mo. 
Diploma earned 2003

Awards and Honors

14-time Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) award winner

2012 - Gatehouse Media Videographer of the Year.
2009 - The Northwest Missourian is awarded the College Media Advisers Apple Award.
- Certificate of Merit Award for News Writing from the Columbia Scholastic Press.
- Current Innovative Multimedia Journalist of the Year finalist.
2008 - The Northwest Missourian is awarded the College Media Advisers Apple Award and ACP Pacemaker.
2007 - The Northwest Missourian is named a finalist for the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Pacemaker and is named third best overall MCMA newspaper of the medium-sized schools.
2005 - MCMA Journalist of the Year finalist.
2003 - 2006 - The Montage wins three ACP Best of Show Awards and is named the best overall two-year school newspaper by the MCMA.

References

Mark Johnson, Fontbonne University V.P. of Communications and Marketing 
(314) 889-1467 MJohnson@Fontbonne.edu

Tammy Merrett, SPJ-St. Louis, SIUE Alestle Program Director 
(314) 780-0159 TEMerrett@SIUE.edu

Jason Offutt, Author/Professional Journalist 

(660) 562-1391 SOffutt@NWMissouri.edu