Skills

COMMUNICATION

• Proven experience in creating and executing multiplatform communication strategies that build awareness and trust. Management skills moving plans from conception to fruition even on tight deadlines. Excellent listening, writing, and verbal communication skills. 

JOURNALISM

• Six years of experience working as an individual and part of a team to provide informative and engaging content across multiple platforms.
• Adapting to a changing media environment and constantly learning new skills to meet our audience where they are. 
• Leadership experience in both print and broadcast.

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Growing up with social media I have extensive experience working with a number of social media platforms in their infancy. This carried over into my professional life as people began to look to apps like Facebook, Instagram, and now TikTok to get their news. I have always been an early adopter of new apps and have been able to show consistent audience growth despite the constant updates and changing media landscape. 
• I managed social media for Central Oregon Daily from 2018 to 2020, The Peninsula Daily News from 2016 to 2017, and the Skagit Farm to Pint Instagram in 2021. 

TECHNICAL 

• Photography, videography, and editing using Adobe Suite and Final Cut Pro.
• Experience with basic graphic design, website design, and social media management. 
• Extensive experience with AP Style

CRAFT BEER

• Learning creative problem-solving on the job while working at small breweries in the Pacific Northwest.
• Taking beer from grain to glass: participating in all aspects of brewing including wort production, cleaning, sanitation, packaging, and ingredient inventory.
• Using knowledge of market trends and the history of brewing into account to brew both traditional styles and modern adaptations.