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Experience

Excelsior Plastics Industries, Inc.

September 2022-September 2023

Office Manager

•    Managed the office for a family-owned plastics injection molding company
•    Made and kept track of orders and billing
•    Aided customers and vendors with orders, issues and payments
•    Handled hiring and human resources for the company, and networked with insurance companies and investors to manage health benefits and 401(k)s for the employees
•    Managed payroll through Paycor, kept track of accounts payable/accounts receivables utilizing ECI Jobboss2 to track billing as well as online portals to pay the bills
•    Assisted CEO and President with office needs
•    Collaborated with the team on areas of improvement, including writing policies, purchasing necessary items, brainstorming solutions for company improvements, etc. through Microsoft Office 360 and other software
•    Revised and expanded the company handbook 

Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity

May 2021-September 2022

Publications: 

SICKLE & SHEAF magazine

Growth Report

Communication Manager

•    As the Communications Manager, my focus was creating two 30-to-40-page national magazines a year and a 50-page financial report for all national members of the Fraternity. I also managed all social media, the website, prepared for events and created any other creative content for the organization
•    Wrote articles, took photos and utilized Adobe Creative Suite to create content for the magazines, the financial report and other content (digital or print)
•    Utilized Drupal content management system for the AGR website 
•    Collaborated with other team members to gather information for content creation
•    Managed volunteer contributors to assemble works for biannual magazine and annual financial report called the Growth Report
•    Assisted the CEO and other team members with projects involving communication from PowerPoints to pamphlets for events
•    Prepared and helped run events for the organization by preparing all marketing materials and working with outside companies to supply communication needs at the event such as mics, speakers and other audio/visual items.
•    Worked in an office setting and aided in ordering items for the office when needed, especially in relation to communication

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Medicine magazine

September 2021-October 2021

Freelancer

  • I wrote articles based on given assignments, which included writing interview questions, conducting interviews and conducting research as needed

  • Scheduled interviews in advance to adhere to given deadlines

  • Solicited photos from interviewees to be used in publication

Kansas City, Missouri

The Missourian

January 2021-May 2021

Assistant News Editor

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

  • Wrote articles based on given assignments and weekly deadlines

  • Participated in the editing process every week before publication

  • Covered city or campus activities, events, meetings, etc.

  • Took photos as needed

  • Published articles on social media including Facebook and Twitter

  • Used Hootsuite to publish social media posts

  • Created a weekly social schedule for social media posts

  • Edited News Reporters’ work and coached them in their writing/reporting

Veterans of Foreign Wars magazine

January 2021-Present

Freelancer

Kansas City, Missouri

  • Conducted interviews with veterans and conducted necessary research to complete all articles

  • Wrote articles for a nation-wide magazine based on a given assignment

  • Gathered photos as needed through submissions by interviewees

  • Collaborated with the VFW Magazine team as needed

  • Reached out in advance to set up interviews with subjects in order to adhere to given deadlines

Savannah Reporter

August 2020-November 2020

Intern

Savannah, Missouri

  • Created written and photographed pieces for The Savannah Reporter to publish in their weekly newspaper

  • Edited articles before submitting to supervisors

  • Finished articles and submitted photos by strict deadlines

  • Took photos and solicited photos from sources

Education

Bachelor's Degree of Science

Major in Multimedia Journalism

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

At Northwest Missouri State University I majored in multimedia journalism with a specialization in writing, reporting and photography.

2019-2021

Associate's Degree in Arts

Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods

Kansas City, Missouri

2017-2019

At Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods I completed my Associate's in Arts in two years so I could move on to complete my Bachelor's degree at Northwest Missouri State University.

Professional skillset

Writing/Reporting

Interivewing

Teamwork & Collaboration

Photography/Photojournalism

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