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EXPERIENCE

Assistant Managing Editor, The Odyssey

(Feb. 2016-Present)

Edit and publish 300+ articles weekly aimed at 30 million millennial readers
Work with 300 remote content creators to develop thoughtful story and listicle ideas for
weekly publication

Manage and monitor online trending topics to help content creators construct perspectivedriven pieces
Oversee internal editing process to ensure timely and concise publishing

Associate Editor, Avenue Magazine

(April 2015-Feb. 2016)

Wrote, edited, and researched columns and features for online and in-book
Edited freelance and contract pieces while managing writers
Corresponded with publicists and conducted interviews with people of note
Pitched and developed features with editorial team

Contributing Writer and Intern, Nylon Magazine

(Dec. 2014-April2015)

Pitched and wrote stories for digital and in-book editions

Fact-checked and edited written pieces for editorial staff
Transcribed interviews and conducted research for upcoming pieces

Lifestyle Editor, The University Star

EDUCATION

SKILLS

(Sept. 2013-Dec. 2014)

Hired, managed, and trained a staff of 11 writers

Generated print and online story ideas
Edited stories for AP Style, grammar, and stylization
Attended and managed weekly staff and editorial meetings

Texas State University, 3.3 GPA

B.S. in Mass Communications: Journalism, minor in Geography
Alpha Xi Delta sorority, University Star newspaper, College Democrats
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