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Email: phantomnaut@gmail.com

Profile
Current active student journalist with over a year of experience situated in Sacramento, CA. Dedicated and self-motivated in completing a project with and cooperating with other people involved. Background with writing different types of stories but specialize in various entertainment media including music and video games. Skilled in writing stories using Associated Press style and inverted pyramid format construction. Experienced in using Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign.

Experience
DIGITAL GAUDIUM, Perth, Australia (Feb. 2010-Nov. 2010)
Online Writer
  • Served as volunteer working from North America. Tasked with posting daily news in the video game industry including upcoming releases and in-depth pieces.
  • Also took role of writing reviews of the latest games; attained directly from video game public relation companies.
Accomplishment:
  • Major coverage of video games featured in the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International expo. Wrote hands-on previews of most games on the show floor and visited multiple panels.
THE CONNECTION, Sacramento, California (Jan. 2010-Present)
Online Editor
  • Manages online portion of Cosumnes River College’s newspaper by properly publishing all print articles to the website.
  • Lead writer of the website’s video game blog which featured news, reviews, and covered events including the recent 2011 San Francisco WonderCon.
  • Involved with rest of the main editorial and writing staff in the bi-weekly print edition of the newspaper. Covered news stories, op-ed pieces, and sports article in both words and photos.
Accomplishment:
  • Class awards for strong dedication and service during the production of every print issue.
  • Worked directly with previous Online Editor during previous semesters; won the ‘Online Journalism General Excellence’ award in the 2011 statewide Journalism of Associated Community Colleges conference.
Education
COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE, Sacramento, California (Aug. 2008-Present)
  • Journalism major