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Gina Kim
704 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215|[email protected]
EDUCATION
Boston University | M.S. Graduate Candidate 2016 | Journalism
Graduate Assistant/Blogger
o Published various types of articles on a wide range of topics encompassing graduate student life
o Attended and reported on events around the university campus and the city
o Updated site publishing brand new content weekly
o Researched data and ideas for new creative posts, interviewed with sources to get stories
o Utilized social media tools for advertising, to promote growth in traffic to sites
o Utilized strong interpersonal and communication skills to correspond effectively with a wide range of readers in a diverse
community
o Performed continuous improvements and modifications to blogs
o Assisted other employees with proofreading and editing writing content
o Assessed new standards, technologies, trends, and devised plans for future enhancement and new ideas for blogging
strategies
o Attended weekly director and management meetings bringing feedback and pitching new story ideas
o Maintained high ethics with blog presentation and content.
o Shot, edited, and produced photos and videos with each blog post
o Responded promptly to reader’s comments and messages.
o Managed growth in blog readers using social media and marketing readership, expanding blog’s overall reach to public
o Produced every article to strict deadlines
University of California, Santa Cruz | College Eight |September 2011-June 2013
B.A. English Literature, graduated June 2013
NCAA Div. III Student Athlete, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Writing Contributor for UCSC satirical newspaper staff Winter-Spring 2013
Dean’s Honors List: Spring Quarter 2013/Scholar Athlete
Work Experience
Fish Rap Live! College triweekly satirical humor newspaper |UCSC |Feb. 2013-June 2013
Writing Distributor/Production Staff Member
Interviewing people in a range of different circumstances
Humor writing, working with university’s Student Media Network Press Center with different computer programs
Research on campus to seek out information within college student community life
Building contacts to maintain a flow of news, police/emergency services, local council, community groups, members from a
variety of organizations, the general public of student consensus.
Dive Team--attending a variety of events such as meetings, school proceedings, on campus rallies and events
Producing concise, accurate copies according to news style and to strict deadlines
Weekend long productions, printing, and distributing issues every week
Assisting other columnists in the staff, including editor-in-chief on certain articles
Coming up with story/column ideas, file beats, type stories, developing personalities/narratives for every column
Impact Media Publishing Inc. |Santa Ana, CA| August 2013-present
Investigative Reporter, Freelance Writer, Journalist
Creating and uploading news content for the newspaper’s website
Pitched, developed, and wrote trending business articles, developed and published content for both print and digital issues.
Developed major investigations utilizing computer-assisted reporting, data analysis
Conducted both phone + in person interviews with readers, sources, or anyone directly involved with covered story
Continuous research and collecting/analyzing information, SEO optimization
Copy editing, oversee grammar, spelling (including names), mechanics
Following up leads for potential new stories
Additional Skills
Fluency in English and Korean
Secretarial skills; 182 WPM
Basic computer program skills; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Database, Spreadsheet
Multimedia skills; shooting/editing (photos and videos); JVC, DSLR, Nikon, Tascam, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro 10