Courier Journal, Louisville, KY

Digital producer    |   March  2018 – Present

Create timely videos to include in articles online

Read and edit 10-15 articles a day, embed links, add additional elements to expand the story-reading experience

Organize stories and galleries on website on importance

JOURNAL & COURIER, Lafayette, IN

Multimedia reporter    |   October 2017 – March  2018

Examined lawsuits against Purdue University, a Big 10 School

Continued coverage about the acquisition Purdue University Global, previously a for-profit school.

COURIER & PRESS, Evansville, IN

Multimedia reporter    |   December 2014 – September 2017

Produced daily online content for web and print, exploring a nearby county and its government

Established a drunk driving database website where the public can follow along the process of cases in the Vanderburgh County

Built a weekly crime map for the nearby county, highlighting all the crime each week

Covered the 10th anniversary of a fatal tornado by telling first responders’ stories, creating a timeline of the night and building a map of the tornado’s path

Developed a high standard for election coverage as well as oversaw two public debates and a public forum

Became the go-to person for public record requests in the newsroom

GILLETTE NEWS RECORD, Gillette, WY

City government reporter    |   May 2014 – December 2014

Wrote daily stories about the city’s happenings

Learned to navigate a new community by embedding myself in it

Edited other reporters’ stories and making sure the design was formatted properly

Education

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA, Evansville, IN

Bachelors of Arts in Journalism, May 2014

Additional Skills

Expert in creating interactive maps on Google Maps

Enthusiast of adding all possible digital aspects for each story

Fan of social media and using it to interact with readers