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Jessica Morrison W: http://www.ihearttheroad.com | P: (202) 872-6072 | E: [email protected] 2015 ASCE Excellence in Journalism Award | One of “media’s brightest minds” - Society for News Design EDUCATION University of Notre Dame, January 2008 - May 2013 Ph.D. in Environmental Science 3.67 overall GPA | Fully-funded and supported on fellowship | AAAS Mass Media Fellow Journalism and theatre coursework | Communications leader in department and college Middle Tennessee State University, August 2004 - May 2008 B.S. in Geological Science (Magna Cum Laude) 3.87 overall GPA | Dean’s List Scholar, 2004-2008 | University President’s Scholarship McNair Scholar | Journalism and advertising coursework | Literary magazine staff EMPLOYMENT Assistant Editor, Government & Policy Pitch, report, and write articles within beat covering federal budget, hydraulic fracturing, hazardous waste, critical materi- als, water pollution, biotech, and nanotech Editorial Fellow (unofficial Chief Millennial) Pitched, reported, and wrote articles within beat covering Na- tional Science Foundation budget and policy, earth science, and nuclear R&D Freelance Reporter Pitched, reported, and wrote news features for Science News, Slate, NOVA, National Geographic, and the Proceed- ings of the National Academy of Sciences Kaiser Health Intern Pitched, reported, and wrote local news features (health) Covered general assignment metro beat as requested Received newsroom award for development of Google map AAAS Mass Media Fellow Pitched, reported, and wrote local and national news features on science and health beat Two front-page stories in 10 weeks SKILLS Reporting (including Interviewing, Database, and Documents) | Project Management (including time management tools, digital workflows, and social media campaigns) |Adobe Creative Suite (including Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop) | Microsoft Office (including Excel, Pow- erpoint, and Word) | Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; SEO best practices; and web analytics Nature Magazine Washington, DC January 2014 - June 2014 Various News Media Washington, DC August 2013 - September 2014 The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, NC June 2013 - August 2013 The Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL June 2012 - August 2012 Chemical & Engineering News Washington, DC September 2014 - Present
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Jessica MorrisonW: http://www.ihearttheroad.com | P: (202) 872-6072 | E: [email protected]
2015 ASCE Excellence in Journalism Award | One of “media’s brightest minds” - Society for News Design
EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame, January 2008 - May 2013 Ph.D. in Environmental Science 3.67 overall GPA | Fully-funded and supported on fellowship | AAAS Mass Media Fellow Journalism and theatre coursework | Communications leader in department and college
Middle Tennessee State University, August 2004 - May 2008 B.S. in Geological Science (Magna Cum Laude) 3.87 overall GPA | Dean’s List Scholar, 2004-2008 | University President’s Scholarship McNair Scholar | Journalism and advertising coursework | Literary magazine staff
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Editor, Government & PolicyPitch, report, and write articles within beat covering federal budget, hydraulic fracturing, hazardous waste, critical materi-als, water pollution, biotech, and nanotech
Editorial Fellow (unofficial Chief Millennial)Pitched, reported, and wrote articles within beat covering Na-tional Science Foundation budget and policy, earth science, and nuclear R&D
Freelance ReporterPitched, reported, and wrote news features for Science News, Slate, NOVA, National Geographic, and the Proceed-ings of the National Academy of Sciences
Kaiser Health Intern Pitched, reported, and wrote local news features (health) Covered general assignment metro beat as requested Received newsroom award for development of Google map
AAAS Mass Media Fellow Pitched, reported, and wrote local and national news features on science and health beat Two front-page stories in 10 weeks
SKILLS
Reporting (including Interviewing, Database, and Documents) | Project Management (including time management tools, digital workflows, and social media campaigns) |Adobe Creative Suite (including Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop) | Microsoft Office (including Excel, Pow-erpoint, and Word) | Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; SEO best practices; and web analytics
Nature MagazineWashington, DCJanuary 2014 - June 2014
Various News MediaWashington, DCAugust 2013 - September 2014
The Charlotte ObserverCharlotte, NCJune 2013 - August 2013
The Chicago TribuneChicago, ILJune 2012 - August 2012
Chemical & Engineering NewsWashington, DCSeptember 2014 - Present
