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EducationBowling Green State University

Bachelor of Science in Journalism in Multiplatform Journalism

Minor: Global CommunicationGraduation: May 2016

AchievementsCurrier Freshman Journalism

Scholarship (2012, four years) Gerald D. Murray Media Scholarship

(2015)3.6 GPA

SkillsReporting

WritingEditing

AP StylePress Releases

Media TrackingSocial Media

InDesignPhotoshop

Constant ContactDreamweaver

HTMLWordPressBlox CMS

Hannah Mwaura

Professional Experience:

Adams Street Publishing, Toledo, Ohio

Related Experience:

Society of Professional Journalists, BGSU Chapter

The Learning Commons, BGSU, Bowling Green, Ohio

Freelance Writer August 2014 - December 2015 Wrote the monthly blotter for Toledo City Paper. This entailed researching police reports, choosing the most interesting incidents and writing about them in an intriguing manner. Also wrote about new businesses in the Toledo area for the six papers.

Editorial Intern May 2014 - August 2014Wrote copy about new businesses, event previews, calendar descriptions and feature stories about the Toledo area for the six publications under the company. Was also in charge of uploading all the stories from the print edition to the web. This included tagging the story, linking within the story and developing SEO headlines.

The BG News, Bowling Green, OhioCampus Editor August 2015 - May 2016In addition to covering campus life and events on a regular basis, I am the editor for the paper’s web nights. This entails editing others’ stories, posting them on the website, tagging the stories and coming up with headlines.

Forum Editor May 2015 - July 2015Collected content from writers, edited that content, created teasers for the front page, and wrote headlines.

Intern January 2015 - May 2015Every week was responsible for at least one story, a copyediting shift, and at-tending the general meeting.

Writing Consultant Fall 2013 - May 2016Helped students become better writers by explaining grammar, organization, and writing strategies.

President May 2015 - May 2016Revamped an almost non-existent SPJ chapter. The organization now holds weekly meetings and is currently planning events for the rest of the year. Also attended Excellence in Journalism Conference in Orlando Florida in September 2015.

w r i t e r &c o m m u n i c a t o r

3622 Eastpointe Dr., Apt. 201 Northwood, OH 43619

330.819.2826 hannahjmwaura@gmail.com

hannahjmwaura.wixsite.com/resume

Public Relations Freelance Writer May 2016 - June 2016Worked on projects such as writing exhibit descriptions, press releases, newsletters and social media posts for the months of May and June.

Public Relations Intern January 2016 - Apri1 2016Daily responsibilities included media tracking, scheduling/writing social media posts, creating web pages on the current Wordpress site, transferring old web pages to the new website and writing press releases.

Imagination Station, Toledo, Ohio