Résumé

The following are highlights from my career to date.

Freelance Publishing:

The Wausau Sentinel, Wausau, Wisconsin
Founder, Reporter, Photographer, and Editor (September 2022 – October 2023)

Oversaw my news website and monthly physical paper in the Wausau area.
Wrote and published news stories as I got them ranging from general assignments to arts and sports.
Took a variety of photographs used to anchor stories and on occasion had them stand alone.
Edited the work of infrequent contributors before publishing it along with my content.
Applied for grants to boost the business and received two with a combined $10,000 value.

The Spruce Grove Examiner and Stony Plain Reporter, Spruce Grove, Alberta

Reporter and Columnist (October 2018 – December 2020)

Covered local news with one other reporter and an editor in a region of about 50,000.
Had my reporting and columns picked up by other Postmedia papers across Canada.
Earned two provincial-level awards for feature stories I wrote on health struggles in the community and had one of my columns about a personal struggle I was going through published by the National Post.

The Mountaineer, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Editor-Reporter (September 2018)

Wrote columns and stories for each edition of the paper published on Tuesdays every week.
Managed a team of multiple contributors and freelancers and assigned stories to each.
Checked over each section of the paper for corrections and errors before the final pages went to press.

The Lakeland Times, Minocqua, Wisconsin

General Assignment Reporter (August 2017 – August 2018)

Covered local government meetings, hard news, and an occasional feature story, too.
Wrote advertisement copy for businesses and various special sections and editions.