Education

Auburn University – Auburn, AL                                                                                                      August 2025

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

Magna Cum Laude | 3.70 GPA

 

Work Experience

The Observer – Opelika, AL                                                                                                           May 2025 - Present

Copy Editor | Freelance Writer 

• Promoted from intern. 

• Conduct research, conduct interviews and gather sources to write news stories for weekly print and digital publication.

• Take photographs.

• Edit articles and complete PDFs of both The LaFayette Sun and The Observer newspaper.

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 new print magazines.

• Copy edited magazine pages for print.

• Edited articles for weekly digital and bi-monthly print publication.

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

Auburn Art – Auburn, AL                                                                                                                  August 2023 - August 2024

Cashier | Social Media Manager

• Checked out customers, restocked inventory and filled out order forms in order to make sales.

• Aided with designing window displays to make the store visually appealing.

• Took photos, created posts using Canva and answered messages for Instagram.

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

Microsoft Office

Photography