Experience
VISUAL JOURNALIST, THE DES MOINES REGISTER - DES MOINES, IOWA — MARCH 2023 — PRESENT
Travel across Iowa for sports, news, politics and other photo coverage
Assist with coverage of large events, such as the Iowa State Fair and RAGBRAI
Collaborate on assignments with in-network newspapers in Ames and Iowa City
Building photo galleries and videos to provide in-depth coverage with reporters
VISUAL JOURNALIST, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD - OMAHA, NE — JULY 2020 — JANUARY 2023
Worked independently and collaborated with visuals team on preps and college sports, news, food, portraits, etc
Covered preps and college sports tournaments, including the 2021 and 2022 Men’s College World Series
Utilized social media to bring more eyes to photo galleries and feature photos online
Produced photos and videos for various types of assignments on deadline
STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHER, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT - IOWA CITY, IA— FEBRUARY 2019 — MARCH 2020
Covered all 24 sports Iowa Athletics sponsors with the same importance and vigor
Posted photo galleries after sporting events in a timely manner to coincide with other department coverage
Worked with Director of Photography and Assistant Director of Photography to ensure consistent coverage of events
VISUAL ARTS DIRECTOR, THE DAILY IOWAN - IOWA CITY, IA — AUGUST 2018 — FEBRUARY 2019
Managed content creation of all visual sections of the paper: photo, films, and design
Saw to effective communication between visual and copy sections, acted as the “glue” of the newsroom
Guided visual content of special publications dedicated to football, arts and culture, and politics coverage
PHOTO EDITOR, THE DAILY IOWAN - IOWA CITY, IA — AUGUST 2017 — MAY 2018
Managed a staff of 19 student photographers of various ages and skill levels
Saw through that every story has a photo, while also creating independent photo stories on deadlines
Trained staff on technical aspects and editorial work, while teaching how to tell a story using only visuals
Maintained competition with professional newspaper photo staffs while remaining a “student journalist”
STAFF PHOTOJOURNALIST, THE DAILY IOWAN - IOWA CITY, IA — JANUARY 2017— APRIL 2019
Covered a diverse crop of events, such as sports, spot news and political events
Used professional camera gear in high and low light situations
Created slideshows to accurately and honestly tell stories of events
Provided and received productive critique from my photo coach and staff each week
Education
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — Journalism and Mass Communications, Writing Certificate — B.A. May 2020
Achievements
Associated Collegiate Press — 2018 Story of the Year: Diversity Series honorable mention: Black, Female and with a Lens on Life, 2018 Multimedia Story of the Year honorable mention: Photo Slideshow: Dance Marathon’s 24th Annual Big Event Recap with Daily Iowan photo staff, 2018 Pacemaker finalist: The Daily Iowan
Tulsa Press Club: 2019 Student Designer of the Year, Dan Harrison Memorial Scholarship recipient — The Daily Iowan
Skills
Canon camera gear
Photoshop
InDesign
Premiere Pro
Lightroom
PhotoMechanic
Final Cut Pro
Microsoft Suite
Time management
Working on deadline
Writing and AP Style
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