Download - Resume 2015
Matt HansonWriter | Thinker | Journalist | Photographer | Innovator
2601 Orchard StLincoln, NE 68503(913) [email protected]
EXPERIENCE
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO — Research and Policy InternMay 2015 - July 2015For my first knowledge sector job, I worked in the Research and Policy department of the renowned Kauffman Foundation in my hometown of Kansas City. At Kauffman, I helped write grants, design data visualizations, sorted grants by the states in which they were given and traveled to Washington, D.C. for an education data conference.
AMC Theaters, Kansas City, MO — Crew MemberMay 2013 - August 2013For my first real job, I worked concessions and box office at my local theater, AMC Ward Parkway 14, which at the time was the highest rated AMC theater in the country.
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE — Bachelors of Journalism and Economics, Psychology MinorAugust 2015 - May 2018I came to UNL for the fall of 2015 to start a new journalism major and continue my old economics major. I recently joined the student newspaper, the Daily Nebraskan, and have written multiple stories weekly from the first week of school onward.
Semester at Sea, MV Explorer, The OceanSpring 2015 | 3.25 GPA
Through Semester at Sea, I traveled across 3 oceans, 4 continents and 15 countries in four months, taking classes on a cruise ship through the University of Virginia.
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TXAugust 2013 - December 2014 | 3.40 GPAIn my three semesters at TCU, I declared eight different combinations of double majors, taking classes across a very broad range of subjects.
PROJECTS
The Pale Blue Dot — My professional news-analysis site, dedicated to providing big picture analysis of current eventsI launched pbdot.com after Semester at Sea to discuss global issues.
SKILLS
Writing, reporting, photography, editing
Basic HTML and CSS
Proficient in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Logic Pro, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel
Economic analysis
Critical thinking
Divergent thinking
AWARDSKansas Scholastic Press Association: 1st place Feature, 1st place News, 3rd place Review, all for the 2012-2013 school year
National Federation of Press Women:2nd place Feature, national write-off for the 2012-2013 school year.
The Harbinger:Head Copy Editor for the National Scholastic Press Association’s 2nd place Best-in-Show-winning paper The Harbinger.
LANGUAGES
English and some French
