Jamie Lynn Conelly
Campus Address: Messiah College, Box 6555, Grantham, PA 17027
Home Address: 34 Hope Lane, Westchester, NY, 12533
myname@email.com (818) 223-3445
OBJECTIVE To secure a reporting job at The Daily Freeman
EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in English May 2006
Minors in Journalism and Communication
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
GPA: 3.74, Dean’s List
WRITING Editor in Chief January-present
EXPERIENCE The Swinging Bridge, Messiah College publication
* Supervise news, sports, magazine, opinion, website and photography editors
* Direct staff meetings, offer constructive criticism, discuss potential improvements
* Assist layout editor for weekly deadline
* Edit entire paper and oversee all final decisions regarding layout and content
Editorial Intern Fall 2005
Philadelphia City Paper
* Researched stories and proposed story ideas
* Reported on public hearings and press conferences at City Hall
* Conducted interviews and wrote articles
Student Editor Fall 2005
Broad Street Journal, Messiah College publication
* Responsible for entire four-page, biweekly campus publication
* Delegated stories to student writers
* Wrote an average of four stories an issue
* Edited publication and designed layout using Publisher program
Freelance Writer Spring 2005
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.
* Assigned local stories to research and write for compensation
* Took digital photos to coincide with stories
Reporter, Intern Summer 2004
Cablevision News, Wappinger Falls, N.Y.
* Researched and wrote local hard and soft story ideas
* Interviewed sources in the community
* Prepared packages for editing
* Met various local representatives at press conferences
* Chose stories from the Associated Press
* Ran the prompter for live evening news show
* Trained new interns
TRAVEL Study Abroad Fall 2004
EXPERIENCE University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England
* Traveled through Italy, Germany, Ireland and France