University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark. (Aug. 2008 – Present)
Major: News/Editorial Journalism
Centenary College of Louisiana (Aug. 2006 – May 2008)
Catholic High School for Boys (Graduated May 2006)
Notable Coursework: Design Communication, Web Design, 2-D Design, Photography I, Web II, Multimedia Journalism
Online Editor, Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, Fayetteville, Ark. (July 2009 – Aug. 2011) Managed five part-time employees that added news content to nine websites daily. Chief online designer for nwaonline.com’s redesign in December 2009 and April 2011. Sought creative solutions to news coverage, advertising, marketing and circulation problems.
Awards: Arkansas Press Association, Third Place, Best Web Design for Larger Dailies 2011 (nwaonline.com); Associated Press Managing Editors Association of Arkansas, Second Place, Division III, Website 2010 (nwaonline.com)
Web Developer, The Arkansas Traveler, Fayetteville, Ark. (Feb. 2009 – July 2009) Helped transition staff into a self-publishing platform online. Trained staff in publishing through WordPress.
Web Developer, Razorback Yearbook, Fayetteville, Ark. (Sept. 2008 – July 2009) Awarded Pacemaker for Web Design. Began online archive. Rebuilt website to meet current Web standards. Trained staff to blog and increased Facebook integration.
Awards:Pacemaker for Online Yearbook 2009, Associated Collegiate Press
General Manager, KSCL 91.3FM, Shreveport, La. (May 2007 – Aug. 2008) Managed daily broadcast schedule and all-student staff. Tripled allocated funds from student fees. Oversaw transition from potential audience of 1,000 to 500,000 individuals.
Content Management Systems (WordPress, Ellington, Blogger)
Design Applications (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
Editing (Copy, Video, Audio, AP Style, Search Engine Optimization)
Online Data Interpretation (Omniture, Google Analytics)
Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram)
Web Languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Django, PHP)
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