Related Experience

Minnesota Public Radio, Moorhead, MN Online Production Assistant

June 2010 — Present

• Homepage editor of MPRNews.org during midday hours
• Work closely with other online editors to determine presentation of homepage in a variety of situations (breaking news, slow news days, etc.)
• Edit radio stories for web presentation, combining copy, photos and audio
• Report for web and radio and shoot photos for web as requested
• Assist with social media efforts, including Twitter and Facebook
• Prepare and deliver daily web traffic report
• Serve as main point of contact with public in MPR's Moorhead bureau

Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN Online News Editor Intern

March 2009 — June 2010

• Homepage editor of MPRNewsQ.org during in early-morning, night and weekend hours
• Learned the basics of converting radio scripts to web/print-style copy

Technical Skills

Proficient	Intermediate	Basic
Copy editing	Digital photography	Audacity
Photoshop	HTML/CSS	Avid

Education

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN BA, Sociology and Communications & Journalism GPA: 3.60

Graduation: May 2010

• Unique academic accomplishment, January 2009: Served as part of an inter-disciplinary team that traveled to the tiny village of Borko in Mali, Africa, where we evaluated the village as the pilot site of a sustainable agriculture development project
• Earned a scholarship to study Islam in Turkey in January 2010