ALEX VICKERY

alexnvickery@gmail.com www.alexvickery.com (832) 362-8529 EDUCATION EXPERIENCE August 2011 May 2013 The University of Texas at Austin: Bachelor of Journalism Texas Student Media Editor-in-Chief, Longhorn Life Senior Writer, Longhorn Life Oversaw content, editing and layout of a monthly magazine-style publication Conducted bi-weekly meetings and managed 12-person staff Assisted with Longhorn Life social media accounts, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr Socialnn Social Media Editor Posted news and entertainment content for Social News Network, a national social media-driven publication created as part of a social media journalism class Maintained Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Pinterest accounts Ran analytics reports for all accounts The Horn Campus Lifestyle Editor Edited and uploaded lifestyle content to The Horn website Held weekly meetings with a staff of nine writers Responsible for expanding The Horns campus-related lifestyle section The Alcalde Editorial Intern Wrote weekly content for The Alcalde website Covered campus events and speeches Researched for print features of bi-monthly UT alumni magazine, mailed to 100,000 members of the Texas Exes Copy-edited proofs of print magazine Updated Texas Exes Pinterest and Tumblr accounts TRIBEZA Magazine Editorial Intern Composed weekly blog posts for tribeza.com Pitched and researched for magazines monthly sections Compiled monthly entertainment and arts calendars Copy-edited final pages Her Campus Magazine Contributing Writer Responsible for bi-weekly news articles, features, blog posts, interviews and photos for Texas branch of the national website with 2 million views per month Photography: Proficient with Canon digital DSLR camera and editing software Computer: HTML, Photoshop, Audacity, Final Cut Pro, MS Office suite, Adobe InDesign Social Media: Maintenance of Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, Tumblr and Pinterest accounts and analytics Miscellaneous: Fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, strong command of AP style Abby Johnston Contributing Writer Austin Chronicle (214) 789-7442 ajohnston@austinchronicle.com Rose Cahalan Assistant Editor The Alcalde Magazine (724) 464-3090 cahalan@alumni.utexas.edu Wanda Cash Associate Director of School of Journalism The University of Texas at Austin (512) 471-1965 wgcash@mail.utexas.edu Dec 2014

January May 2014

February 2014 Present

January May 2014

August December 2012

August 2011 May 2013

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