top of page

EXPERIENCE

Communications Work

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

June 2023 - Present

Sports Designer and Copy Editor: Laid out and designed the Post-Gazette's sports section, which can be up to 12 pages depending on the day. Worked with journalists and other designers to create elegant and interesting sports sections that included teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins and Pirates. Responsible for copyediting stories for both web and print. Wrote headlines and subheads to designer specifications. Posted stories online using Libercus, managed SEO and formatting of stories that were scheduled to publish online on the Post-Gazette's website.

HOUR Media

January 2022 - November 2022

Graphic Designer: Designed and processed advertising and advertorial content for HOUR Detroit, Grand Rapids Magazine, DBusiness and other HOUR Media publications. Included building ads for clients and creating marketing/sales materials for internal use (sales sheets, media kits). Uploaded all digital magazines to HOUR Media websites, printed proofs and kept print room stocked.

 

Publication Designer: Laid out and designed the Grand Rapids Business Journal, a bi-weekly business newspaper. Placed/formatted editorial content, and created/processed advertisements.

Lee Enterprises

June 2019 - July 2020

May 2021 - November 2021

Publication Designer: Created 20-40 newspapers pages for various publications on a daily basis. Included creating A1 pages, sports covers and feature covers. Talked with editors about how best to communicate their content, and adjust based off of their requirements and preferences. Included creating photo cutouts, re-writing headlines and position content to where it was best fit.

Publications worked on included the Winston-Salem Journal, Arizona Daily Sun, Billings Gazette, Press of Atlantic City and the Times of Northwest Indiana.

Hydro-Chem Systems

December 2020 - May 2021

Content Creator: Managed social media accounts, worked on graphic designs and videos for social media. Created a content calendar for company to follow, including newsletters, videos and various other posts online. Wrote up email blasts and did targeted marketing for customer base.

Worked with SEO to update company website for better Google results. Effectively was the first person hired for content creation purposes at Hydro-Chem Systems.

Marketing Resource Group

August 2018 - December 2018

Public Relations Specialist: Worked with clients regarding public relations projects, created media lists, and assisted with the lobbying of legislation within the Michigan Congress.

Clients included Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, and Wolverine Pipeline Company.

Spartan Newsroom

January 2017 - May 2017

Multimedia Journalist: Created content for Spartan Newsroom through JRN 300: Multimedia Writing & Reporting. Included travelling to Mason, Mich. weekly to meet Wednesday night deadline.

Published articles on WordPress about community news and the struggle to keep it alive, warm weather during a cold winter in February and how it affected the community, and the search for a replacement restaurant in downtown Mason.

MI First Election

November 6th, 2018

Photojournalist: Took pictures at voting precincts during election night. Pictures were published for Spartan Newsroom.

IMPACT 89FM

September 2016 - January 2017

Content Creator: Created content for the “IMPACT” on their website, as well as worked with their Street Team at concerts to promote the station.

100 Questions and Answers about Buddhism in the United States

January 2019 - May 2019

Author & Designer: As part of JRN492. Interviewed Buddhists, helped write and edit the book to be sold on Amazon. Also created a graphic indicating chakra points and their meaning in Buddhism.

General Job Experience

Schaller Corporation

May 2017 - August 2017

Project Assistant II: Shipped out product for various processes in the construction of jet engines.

July 2016 - August 2016

Project Assistant II: Assisted in the reorganizing and remodeling of an office space.

Tractor Supply Company

July 2015 - January 2016

Team Member: Organized shelves, supplied customer service, and cashiering.

Skillset

Adobe Creative Suite

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe inDesign

  • Adobe Premiere

  • Adobe After Effects

  • Adobe Lightroom

Spanish language

4+ years of study

  • Reading

  • Writing

  • Speaking

Work with Social Media

  • Facebook

  • Instagram

  • Twitter

  • Snapchat

  • TikTok

Miscellaneous

  • HTML

  • CSS

  • Javascript

  • Sony Vegas

  • WordPress

  • Wix

  • SEO Optimization

  • Copyediting

bottom of page