Experience

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced multimedia journalist skilled in storytelling, community engagement, and investigative reporting. Adept at producing compelling content across print, digital, and audio. Able to successfully tackle complex stories to raise awareness and accountability. Recipient of SPJ Top of the Rockies Large Newsroom, Newsroom Reporting, Single Story First Place award for "Domestic Violence and Homelessness" in 2022.

SKILLS

Story development, creating content, research, and fact-checking. Interviewing, photography, videography, and audio and video editing. Media relations, blogging, and website development. Podcasting, social media, and media relations. Adobe Tools, Google Suite, MS Office, Canva, WordPress, Slack, Teams, Otter.ai, and Squarespace.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Multimedia Journalist Freelance (2021 – Present) Pitch and develop multimedia stories across print and digital platforms. Interview community leaders, subject experts, and local figures. Research, fact-checking, and collaboration. Blogs, investigative stories, community news, editing, podcasts, and media relations.

  • Multimedia Specialist Contract, Mending the Sacred Hoop, Duluth, MN (2024-Present). Consult with client and stakeholders to understand their multimedia content needs. Design and create multimedia graphics, audio, video, and animations. Utilize software and hardware tools to optimize the creation and delivery of multimedia content. Manage, convert, and edit images and digital files. Keep up-to-date with multimedia technology. Storyboard and visualize concepts effectively. Ensure all work is completed on time and in accordance with the client's specifications. Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues related to multimedia equipment. Maintain an archive of images, photos, and previous work products.

  • Staff Writer (2023-2024), Contributing Writer, MET Media, MSU Denver, Denver, CO (2022-2023) Pitched story ideas, researched, interviewed, and wrote stories relevant to students. Digital storytelling and photography. Edited peer drafts.

  • Associate Editor, Yellow Scene Magazine, Erie, CO (2021-2022) Researched, wrote, and edited articles for print and online publications. Collaborated with graphic designers, photographers, and editors. Supervised interns.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Arts in Journalism - Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Society of Professional Journalists (2021 – Present)

  • Indigenous Journalist Association (2023 – Present)

AWARDS

  • SPJ - Large Newsroom, News Reporting, Single Story, First Place 2022 “Domestic Violence and Homelessness”. Honored for comprehensive and impactful coverage of a critical social issue.

  • CCD DigiFest – Stories of News, Digital Story, First Place 2022 “Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women”. Awarded for investigative reporting, multimedia storytelling, and raising awareness of the MMIW movement.

INTERESTS

Volunteering, hiking, nature walks, and exploring historical landmarks. Thrift store shopping and adding to book and record collections. Volleyball and bowling. Attending educational workshops and seminars, music performances, and plays.