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Brittany Ruess

Self-motivated multimedia journalist committed to teamwork and producing high-quality journalism. EXPERIENCE
May 2012-August 2012 Intern, The Telegraph (daily community newspaper) in Alton, Illinois Wrote general assignment stories including daily news stories, business features, general news stories, profiles and features for the Accent section. Shadowed news reporter, Sanford Schmidt, while he reported on Madison County court cases. Intern, St. Louis Magazine January 2013-May 2013 Produced general assignment stories for culture, dining, health and entertainment blogs on stlmag.com. Contributed feature stories for the print publications St. Louis Magazine, St. Louis Family Magazine and At Home Magazine. The Journal (weekly student newspaper at Webster University) June 2012-May 2013 Editor-in-Chief Acted as the final decision maker in ethical situations to determine content in The Journal. Communicated with readers (this includes administration, staff, faculty, students, the community, etc.) on content in The Journal and handled any grievances. Focused on the staff s goals covering hard news and community news, producing an error-free news- paper, showcasing the best photography, etc. January 2012-May 2012 Managing Editor Oversaw the operation of The Journal and continuously communicated with the editors to create an ef ficient and collaborative work environment. Acted as layout and design editor for the front page.

Lifestyle Editor January 2011-December 2011 Designed the lifestyle section with an emphasis on photography and strong feature stories. Motivated and managed staff writers. August 2011-May 2013 Staff Photographer Photographed for the news, lifestyle and sports sections. This lead to shooting theatrical plays, sporting events, environmental portraits and major events such as St. Louis parade for Iraq War veterans in 2012. Staff Writer Pitched and wrote news, lifestyle, sports stories and opinion pieces. Microsoft Office Adobe CS5 InDesign Photoshop Social Media WordPress January 2010-December 2010

SKILLS

Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Nikon 24-85 f/2.8 Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 Nikon 80-400 f/2.8

EDUCATION
B.A. in Journalism at Webster University Graduated May 2013 WebsterLEADS certificate

ACHIEVEMENTS
Region 7 SPJ Mark of Excellence (2011-2013) First and third place, feature photography (2012-2013) Second place, feature photography (2011-2012) Second place, sports photography (2011-2012)

Best of the Great Plains (2011) Finalist, Student Writer and Photographer of the Year

Missouri Collegiate Media Association (2011) Two-time Photojournalist of the Year (2011 & 2012) First place, feature writing (2011) Associated Collegiate Press, Best of the Midwest (2011- Second place, sports photography (2011) First place, sports photography (2012) 2012) Second place, news photography (2012) First place, news photography Second place, front page design (2012) Second place, feature writing Second place, multimedia package Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference Missouris 2009 Female Scholar