KAITLIN COWARD

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EXPERIENCE
The Washington Post Washington, D.C.
Multiplatform editor and digital producer August 2018-present
Edit and fact-check blog posts and opinion pieces, including columns, letters to the editor and editorials. Write search-
and web-optimized headlines, proof pages and publish web-focused content. Help manage special projects and
longform, implement a digital strategy for the department, curate the homepage and section front, and monitor
analytics. Lay out daily opinion pages. Served as a copy editing intern in summer 2018.

The Post, independent student news outlet                       Athens, Ohio

Managing editor, news editor, reporter and copy editor                                         August 2014–May 2018
Helped lead a staff of about 100 designers, editors, photographers, reporters and videographers. Edited daily homepage
content and articles for the weekly tabloid. Planned content with editors and coordinated staffs. Previously served as
news editor and helped lead a staff of about 20 reporters in a transition from a daily broadsheet to a weekly tabloid and
digital-first mindset. Covered university administration, budgets, research and campus issues. Ran the news staff’s two
Twitter accounts.

The New York Times                                New York, New York
Copy editing intern on the enterprise desk               June–August 2017
Edited multiple longer, in-depth articles each day from a variety of desks, including business, foreign, science and
sports, including articles for A1 and the homepage. Wrote headlines and summaries for print and web. Worked with
reporters to improve clarity in articles. Selected through the Dow Jones News Fund.

The Courier                                               Findlay, Ohio

Reporting intern                                  May–September 2015
Wrote feature and news stories about local issues, including debate about a popular local television station’s discussion
of going off air, for web and the print newspaper. Covered local events, including courts and meetings.

EDUCATION SKILLS
Ohio University Honors Tutorial College and the E.W. Scripps Adobe Creative Cloud
School of Journalism HTML and CSS
Graduated summa cum laude in May 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in
Google Analytics, Chartbeat and Omniture
journalism and specializations in French and health
Multiple CMS
University of Roehampton
Attended as a study abroad institution in London during fall 2015 Excel, Access and SQL
AP, NYT and Post Style

AWARDS Final Cut Pro X

Carta/Newsletters
National SPJ Mark of Excellence Winner for Best All-Around
Non-Daily Student Newspaper (The Post, 2018)
SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Winner, Editorial Writing
MEMBERSHIPS
(The Post, 2018) ACES
Lasher-Evarts Quality of Writing Award Online News Association