Sam Vise

(205) 960-8717

samanthavise02@gmail.com

https://www.samvisemedia.com/ 

 

Education:

Auburn University – Auburn, AL                                                                                        August 2025

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

Magna Cum Laude | 3.70 GPA

 

Work Experience:

Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. – Alexander City, AL                                                  September 2025 – Present

Feature Writer | Staff Photographer

• Feature writer for LAKE and Lake Martin Living magazines

• Conduct research, conduct interviews and gather sources to write feature stories for semimonthly print publication

• Take photographs to accompany stories

• Design magazine pages on Adobe InDesign

• Proof pages on print days

• Post stories to website and social media

The Observer – Opelika, AL                                                                                         May 2025 – September 2025

Copy Editor | Freelance Writer 

• Promoted from intern

• Conducted research, conducted interviews and gathered sources to write news stories for weekly print and digital publication

• Took photographs

• Edited articles and complete PDFs of both The LaFayette Sun and The Observer newspapers

The Auburn Plainsman – Auburn, AL                                                                 August 2023 - May 2025

Assistant Culture Editor | Community Reporter

• Conducted research, conducted interviews and gathered sources to write news stories for print and digital publication

• Used Adobe InDesign to design pages for print newsmagazines

• Copy edited newsmagazine pages for print

• Edited articles for weekly digital and bimonthly print publication

• Assisted with leading a team of writers and working with other editors to get stories published by deadline

The Flor-Ala – Florence, AL                                                                                 January 2023 - May 2023

Staff Writer

• Conducted research and gathered information in order to pitch new story ideas for publication

• Interviewed sources and conducted research in order to write news stories for publication

• Took photographs to accompany stories in print

 

Involvement Experience:

Study Abroad – University of North Alabama                                                                           June 2023

Studied fashion abroad in Rome, Florence and Milan, Italy

Flow Magazine – Florence, AL                                                                             January 2022 - May 2023

Fashion Editor

Volunteer Photographer

SPJ Auburn – Vice President                                                                                                          2024 - 2025 Academic Year

 

Skills:

Adobe Creative Cloud

AP Style 

Breaking News Coverage                                                             

Editing

Feature Writing

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Photography