ALEXANDRA SOPHIA TILLOTSON
24 WAITE AVE • SOUTH HADLEY, MA 01075
PHONE 413.244.2581 • EMAIL atillots@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a job as a multimedia food journalist

EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts, Amherst-Amherst, MA              Candidate Summer 2010
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a Concentration in Spanish

SKILLS

Editorial:AP style, strong reporting, good on deadlines
Technical:Audacity, Blogger, CSS, Dreamweaver, Drupal, Final Cut Express, Flash, Garage Band, HTML, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Photography, Photoshop, Podcasting, Social Networking, Wordpress
Leadership:Proven leader, good collaborator, self-motivated

EXPERIENCE

Yankee Magazine-Dublin, NH                                                 December 2009-Present Editorial Intern
•Read and categorize published recipes for the 75th anniversary website and 2010 premium
•Assist with video shoots, photo shoots and web development
•Check facts, copy edit, organize databases
•Participate in weekly editorial meetings with editors and staff

FiftyShift.com-Amherst, MA                                      September 2009-December 2009
Multimedia and Web Development Intern                                                                       
• Wrote weekly posts on a variety of topics of interest to women over 40
• Helped double the site’s number of unique users and received great responses from readers
• Built the site’s “Downtime” section with links to other relevant websites
• Strategized implementation of social media campaigns, including a Twitter channel that increased traffic

The Amherst Wire-Amherst, MA                                                January 2010-Present
Travel Blog Editor
•Edit posts from journalism students travelling abroad
•Manage blog dashboard
•Write restaurant reviews and take photos

Massachusetts Daily Collegian-Amherst, MA                              October 2008-Present
Staff Writer                                                                                                             
• Write restaurant and music reviews for the New England’s largest college daily

PROJECTS

Food for All Seasons                                                               January 2010-Present
Creator and Publisher, www.foodforallseasons.wordpress.com
Dirt to Dinner Plate                                                           September-October 2009
Creator and Publisher, www.dirttodinnerplate.blogspot.com
Budget Gourmet                                                                October-December 2009
Creator and Publisher, www.gourmetonabudget.wordpress.com

ACTIVITIES

Eclipse Modern Dance Company-Dancer                                        
Artistic Dance Conservatory-Volunteer                                          
Relay for Life-Participant