Arianna McKee
Feel free to contact me through email or social media (links available on my website) with opportunities! I of course reserve the right to not reply.
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Objective: My goal is to obtain a long-term career where I can feel like I make a difference in the world, while allowing me to emphasize my work-life balance.
Education: Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Double B.A., English (Writing Concentration) & Philosophy, Fall 2011
Major GPA: 3.44, as well as a graduating member of the University Honors Program, and multiple Dean’s Lists
Experience:
Editor / Paginator / Design & Layout at The Express, (8/2019-current)
Now, my job duties have grown and expanded to encompass most of the paper, in some way or another. I select and edit content, lay it out on the page, and do light graphic design work in Photoshop to make special section covers and banners.
Editorial Assistant / Night Editor at The Express, (2/2019-8/2019)
Position shifted to being in charge of finishing the last couple of pages at night, procuring late news, and managing the upload of our content to our website via WordPress.
Editorial Assistant / Reporter at The Express, (2/2017-11/2018)
I conducted interviews, sat in on community meetings, and constructed articles by assignment, as well as generated several sections of the paper and helped with administrative duties.
Freelance Writer at Yokel Local, (8/2017-Summer 2019)
I researched and wrote generally blog-form articles about a wide variety of topics.
Freelance Writer/Editor at Various (4/2015-Summer 2019)
Seeking, securing, and completing various freelance tasks utilizing the English language.
Freelance Writer at Invaluable.com (12/2015-10/2016)
Researched and wrote a number of topics for item descriptions, as well as several longer blog posts.
QA Technician at CRS Advanced Technology (6/2012-2/2015)
I was hired full-time from a paid internship, during which I wrote and executed test cases for a complex web application. In my time here, I led the generation and fine-tuning of voice teleprompts, and worked extensively on testing a mobile application.
Freelance Writer at Mythic Games Elmira (5/2013-11/2013)
Wrote sixteen articles for fun and experience for a friend’s game store website.
Tutor at Lock Haven University Writing Center (7/2008-12/2011)
I assisted students from many disciplines with all stages of the writing process. I also designed and implemented the electronic intake system.
Accolades:
Presentation and Honors Capstone, Spring 2011 EAPSU Conference: “The Lore of the Digital: Lovecraftian Apotheosis of Myth in Machine Rhetoric”
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Soft Skills:
General: I specialize in attention to detail and spacial/situational awareness, and my ability to learn new skills and duties is top-notch. I possess skills in communication, leadership, empathy, small group facilitation, and effective time and resource management — in order to make it through an average day, I have to be able to multi-task efficiently.
Informational Technology: I use InDesign (previously Quark) for hours a day, and know enough in Photoshop to be dangerous. I have two decades’ worth of computer skills, both in hardware and software. I’m experienced in a wide array of programs, including Google Drive and other cloud-based options; multiple Office suites including Microsoft, OpenOffice, and AbiWord; and several VoIP options such as Skype, Discord, and Ventrilo.
Social Media: I have curated a variety of forms of social media for my own use, including Twitter, Facebook, and a personal website, based out of WordPress.
Writing: Samples are available upon request, beyond which I have one thing to say: Oxford comma or bust.
Notes: References available upon request.