Photojournalist Resume Example Air Force Reserve

PHOTOJOURNALIST

Summary

Administrative and Human Resources professional with eight years' experience for the Department of Defense. Managed 45 personnel programs in four countries (Germany, Hungary, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan) for ten commanders, in support of 15,000 military, civilian and contractors. Delivered hands-on technical support, safeguarded sensitive personnel records and designed and maintained various SharePoint sites. Multimedia journalist with 10 years of experience working for seven local and national news organizations. ACTIVE DOD SECRET CLEARANCE

Skills

Press release expertise
Social media management (military and civilian)
Copy-editing expert (Associated Press )
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
Executive Administrative support
Crisis Management
Multimedia storytelling

Experience

Air Force Reserve | McChord, WAPhotojournalist09/2018 - Current

Prepared and released news and imagery for internal and public audiences.
Wrote, gathered, and conducted research and interviews with subject-matter experts.
Copy-edited information for grammatical, punctuation and sentence structure errors utilizing the Associated Press Stylebook and Department of Defense Visual guidance.
Photographed various military ceremonies and events.
Reviewed material for compliance with local and Air Force policy and operational security.
Hand-picked to brief 500 military personnel on social media/ public affairs guidance for Reserve deployers

University of Washington | Seattle, WashingtonCommunications Assistant12/2019 - 12/2020

Assisted Director of Communications in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies to execute a wide variety of marketing and communication projects.
Authored news stories and communications materials to share vital information and promote Jackson school mission.
Wrote feature story on Ghanian UW PhD candidate who brought electricity to his village, published on University of Washington home page, UW magazine and Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs webpage.
Assisted in event publicity distribution on campus and social media.
Managed social media accounts by composing content, engaging with followers in comments, monitoring activities, and researching trends.

Common Thread Strategies | Seattle, WAFreelancer09/2019 - 12/2019

Freelancer for Common Thread Strategies, a tailored messaging and strategic consulting firm focused on assisting clients in government, entertainment, politics, non-profit work and justice advocacy to maximize their brands and impact for social good.
Feature stories included Carnegie Hall playbill on Musical Connections, an ongoing creative workshop cultivating music skills for prisoners at Sing Sing correctional facility.
Wrote internal feature stories for Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda Gates.

United States Air Force, Germany and Hungary | Papa, HUNoncommissioned Officer04/2011 - 09/2018

Executed administrative support for 149 multinational personnel; captured and documented senior leadership and budget review meetings.
Pitched monthly story ideas, wrote six articles featured in base newsletter and edited 50 articles to assist Swedish Public Affairs Officer.
Provided manning oversight 135 military personnel bolstered multinational recruitment, saved $45K.
Lead Organizational Defense Travel Administrator; responsible for oversight of $467K military travel/finances.
Deployed to Al Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan and Al Udeid, Qatar managing 12 unit programs; processed 2.1 thousand personnel for largest deployed Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in area of responsibility with $6 billion in assets.

Education and Training

University of Washington, Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WAMaster of Arts in Applied International StudiesExpected in 07/2020

Honor Roll 3.85 GPA

Defense Information School | Fort George G Meade, MDBasic Photojournalism Course in Multimedia Journalism09/2019

Honor Graduate, Ranked #2 of 20 military graduates

Community College of the Air Force | Montgomery, AlabamaA.A.S in Information Resources Management2012

Western Washington University | Bellingham, WashingtonB.A in Print Journalism2007

Leadership/Job-related training

Airman Leadership School: 6-weeks

Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Management Education course, 45+ hour

Air Force Public Affairs online training, 10-hours

Defense Travel System training, 50-hours

Military Postal Clerk training, 20-hours

Honors/Awards

2019 Air Force Commendation Medal, 2017 Air Force Achievement Medal, 2013, 2014, 2015 Air Force Good Conduct Medal, 2014 Distinguished Graduate, Airman Leadership School, 2014 Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon, 2013 Distinguished Graduate, Knowledge Operations Management Technical School, 2011 Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Alt Journalism Fellowship, 2009 Hearst Newspaper's Journalism Finalist, 2007, The Poynter Institute Media Fellowship Recipient, 2007

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Air Force Reserve
University of Washington
Common Thread Strategies
United States Air Force, Germany and Hungary

School Attended

University of Washington, Jackson School of International Studies
Defense Information School
Community College of the Air Force
Western Washington University

Job Titles Held:

Photojournalist
Communications Assistant
Freelancer
Noncommissioned Officer

Degrees

Master of Arts in Applied International Studies
Basic Photojournalism Course in Multimedia Journalism
A.A.S in Information Resources Management
B.A in Print Journalism

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