Katherine N. Clement kat.clement@gmail.com
GOAL To be involved in a fast-paced, deadline-driven media outlet that embraces the multimedia platform utilizing my skills as a writer, reporter, photographer or editor, gaining skills that make me a stronger designer and a well-rounded, self-sufficient journalist in the face of media convergence.
EDUCATION The Bachelor’s degree in mass communications with a minor in sociology
EXPERIENCE Marketing Assistant, Temporary, Advanced Protection Technologies, - updated more than 4,000 database entries using research methods taught in journalism courses - photographed products for marketing and technical materials - created, assembled, and mailed marketing materials Freelance Event Photographer, Kat Clement Photography, - professionally photographed three weddings and a baby shower - professionally photographed Burning Tree, a local Assistant Editor, Crow’s Nest, - directly responsible for content-editing stories written by two reporters - frequently published front-page, breaking news articles on last-minute deadlines - photographed events for my own stories as well as others Intern, Creative Loafing, - fact-checked and copy-edited minor articles before publication - wrote a cover story the third week - photographed events - contributed to larger cover stories Contributing Writer and Photographer, The Crow’s Nest, - contributed articles and accompanying photographs Clerk, Web Clerk, - performed clerical tasks such as answering phones, running errands, updating databases and delivering faxes and proofs - took over a web clerk position line-editing copy for publication to the web using Coyote, Speed Writer and the - selected and edited photographs to accompany stories on the web - edited stories for submission to Lexis Nexis Staff Writer and Photographer, Indie, - accompanied reporters on stories to photograph events - pitched and wrote stories for publication Staff Writer, Palmetto and Pine, - pitched and wrote stories for publication
SOFTWARE SKILLS Microsoft Office Suite: Word (64 WPM), Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Acrobat Coyote, Speed Writer,
HONORS, AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS Awards The St. Petersburg Times journalism scholarship: $10,000 Florida Bright Futures scholarship Seminars Taught “How to Develop a Story Idea That Will Get Your Article Published” (Seminar given, by invitation, at Memberships Society of Professional Journalists Programs Attended WMNF Broadcast News Training Course, WMNF, The High School Journalism Program at the Poynter Institute, The Global Young Leaders Conference, |
