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PROFILEI am a outgoing individual with a strong desire to succeed. As an employee, and in life, I am goal oriented and focused. I am seeking an editorial internship to gain experience at a newspaper. I am most interested in urban reporting on day-to-day events, but I have also reported on sports, arts and entertainment.

EXPERIENCEManaging editor, Mustang Daily — 2011 to 12 academic year • Helped manage a daily newspaper with a 30 member staff. • This included running weekly meetings, budget meetings, assisting reporters, writing articles and working to improve general communication between management and staff. • Designed the Opinion/Editorial section.Reporter, Mustang Daily — July 2010 to June 2011Reporter, Mustang Daily — July 2010 to June 2011 • Produced two stories per week, topics varied. • First published in July 2010 — I have had more than 20 stories, including multimedia, published since. • Wrote a weekly column — September to January 2011.Copy editor, Mustang Daily — June 2010 to June 2011 • Worked twice a week for 10 hours minimum per week. • Edited stories for grammar, AP style, story fluency and factual correctness. • Edited final pages for print as well as update and publish stories on Mustang Daily website.Customer service representative, Tennis Warehouse — July 2010 to January 2011 • Answered phone calls to speak with customers to help with making a purchase, including placing orders in the SalesMaker program and answering an inquiries. • Strung tennis racquets.Retail associate, French Quarter and Fiore Boutiques — November 2009 to July 2010 • Specialized in customer service by helping customers around the store and at the register. • Assisted with general store cleaning and upkeep as well as setting up window and floor displays.Site lead, Kid’s Factory; Mission Viejo, Calif. — Jan. 2008 to Aug. 2009 • Oversaw at least two other Kid̓s Factory employees at the specific elementary school location daily. • Ran daily meetings and worked directly with children, their parents and Kid̓s Factory supervisors. • Organized and ran daily activities for children in kindergarten to sixth grade.

EXTRACURRICULAR•Orientation leader, Week Of Welcome — March to Sept. 2010•Team Captain, Varsity Volleyball — Sept. 2005 to Jan. 2008•Team Captain, Club Volleyball— Intermittently 2002 to 2007

SKILLS• Adobe Creative Suite, iMovie, iWork, Microsoft Office and Final Cut Express• Limited photography and film

REFERRALSAvailable upon request.

EDUCATIONSenior standing at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo • pursuing a bachelor of science in journalism with a concentration in news/editorial and an English minor • 3.46 cumulative GPATrabuco Hills High School; Mission Viejo, Calif. • Class of 2008 — graduated with a 4.2 average GPA