Resume
EXPERIENCE:
Community Editor, Community News Service Lawrence, NJ
Write, edit and assign content and shoot photos for the Lawrence Gazette and the Trenton Downtowner, free monthly community newspapers distributed to every business and household in Lawrence, NJ and throughout Trenton. Also write and shoot photos for four other CNS publications. (July 2009 – present)
Reporting Intern, Evening Journal Association Jersey City, NJ
Covered local government, crime and community in Hudson County, for the Jersey Journal, a Monday through Saturday daily, with a circulation of 23,000. Was also responsible for updating Bayonne Now, a news blog covering Bayonne, and writing unique content for the Bayonne Journal, a weekly newspaper distributed in Bayonne. (June 2009)
Statehouse Bureau Intern, Press of Atlantic City Trenton, NJ
Covered state government, including assembly and senate sessions, budget hearings and press conferences for the Press of Atlantic City, a daily newspaper with a circulation of 67,000. Wrote news and enterprise stories. (January 2009 – May 2009)
Community Intern, Community News Service Lawrence, NJ
Wrote news and feature stories and shot photos for CNS publications. (August 2008 – December 2008)
Production Intern, Evening Journal Association Jersey City, NJ
Designed pages, copy edited articles, wrote headlines and planned content for wire pages.
EDUCATION:
The College of New Jersey, Ewing NJ. Major in journalism, minors in German and economics, served as editor-in-chief of student newspaper The Signal during Fall 2008 semester. GPA: 3.48. Graduated May 2009.
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Contributor, Instigatorzine Hudson County, NJ
Contributed four short prose pieces to the April 12, 2010 issue of Instigatorzine, a literary/art zine.
Writer, The Early Late Show Ewing, NJ
Wrote comedy sketches for the Early Late Show, a late-night style talk show on TCNJ’s closed circuit television station, Lions Television. (Spring 2009)
