Resumé

EDUCATION

University of Mary – anticipated graduation April 2022 – 3.9 GPA

Double BA in English and Communication (Media Production concentration)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

North Dakota Office of Management and Budget – Intern | January 2022 - present

Write press releases, newsletter content, video scripts, social media posts. Direct, shoot, record, and edit self-guided tour video project. Copy edit content for newsletters, press releases, social media posts. Create and edit still and motion graphics for social media. Post content on five accounts across Facebook and LinkedIn and analyze performance insights.

Bismarck State College – Public Affairs – Intern | July 2020 – December 2021

Write press releases, feature stories, video scripts, website content, academic program descriptions, flyer content and poster content. Write and copy edit the Bismarck State College Magazine. Copy edit content for the website, flyers, and other printed pieces. Create and edit graphic design projects including BSC Admissions viewbook, event handouts and mailer inserts. Assist and lead the coordination and production of marketing video projects.

Marauders on Media – Writing Executive, Member | 2019 - present

Write scripts, articles, social media posts. Direct pitch meetings, assign projects, and assist other student writers. Edit and post articles on website. Operate cameras, edit video, create interactive social media posts.

North Dakota High School Activities Association – Speech Judge | 2019 - present

Judge middle and high school students in preliminary rounds of state-qualifying tournaments. Time a variety of speeches, including informative, radio broadcasting, and humorous, and fill out both student and master ballots for tabulation.

Bismarck Parks and Recreation – BLAST / Activity Center Leader | 2016 - 2020

Produce monthly parent letters, train new employees, communicate with parents and supervisors daily. Plan and lead outings, projects, and games for up to 80 elementary children.

North Dakota Country Fest – Fire Up Video – live camera operator | July 2021

Operate camera streamed to jumbotron footage of North Dakota Country Fest shows, for an audience of over 10,000 people.

HONORS and PUBLICATIONS

Gregorian Scholars Honors Student – 2018-present
Harold Schafer Emerging Leaders Academy – 2018-present
University of Mary Dean’s List – Fall 2018-present
Published four stories in BSC Magazine – spring 2021
Featured writer in BisMan Writers Guild traveling “Art of Writing” show – 2021-22

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Intro to Photography, Intro to Film, Writing for the Media, Media & Society, Visual Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Studio Production, Design & Layout, Persuasion, Communication Theory, Video Field & Postproduction
Advanced Video Production – Writer, One-Man Band - write script, engineer sound, and assistant edit for fifteen-minute short film screened in local and international film festivals

ADDITIONAL SKILLS