ABBY JOHNSTON

Te University of Missouri at
Columbia
Expected graduation May 2015
Master of Arts
Major: Magazine writing
Te University of Texas at Austin
Graduated May 2012
Bachelor of Journalism
Major: Multimedia journalism
Bachelor of Arts
Major: French
Minor: English
Texas Student Media | Austin, Texas
Production and special editions coordinator
July 2012 July 2013
Oversaw editing, layout and website maintenance of Longhorn Life, a
monthly magazine-style publication
Interviewed, hired and trained interns and managed a staf of 40
Implemented a social media strategy that grew followers by 50 percent
on three platforms
Columbia Missourian/Jeferson City News Tribune | Columbia, Missouri
Capitol news reporter
January 2014 May 2014
Covered the 2014 legislative session for two mid-Missouri newspapers
Researched and reported stories on higher education and reproductive
health
Live tweeted from the Missouri Senate and House to over 5,000
followers
Photography
Profcient with both Nikon and
Canon digital SLR cameras and
Photoshop
Coding & Software
HTML, CSS, Django, Drupal,
WordPress, Dreamweaver, Audacity,
Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite
Social Media Content Management
Miscellaneous
Fluent in French, international
travel, reporting abroad, strong
command of AP style
abby.johnston5@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE EDUCATION
SKILLS
FREELANCE WORK
Salon
Paste
Spin
Dissent
Texas Monthly
Vox Magazine | Columbia, Missouri
Digital managing editor
August 2013 June 2014
Supervised a staf of 10 in weekly online production of both print and
web-exclusive content
Managed Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts for the magazine
Designed and built interactive online packages using HTML and CSS
214.789.7442
Bustle | New York, New York (remote)
News/politics writer
May 2014 present
Pitch and write four breaking news or political pieces per day
Analyze and interpret complex topics with a casual tone
Employ SEO strategies for headline writing and within the story
Te Austin Chronicle | Austin, Texas
Contributing writer
January 2012 present
Pitch and write stories on politics, music, feminism and culture
Author weekly blog (La Vie En Rose) hosted on the Austin Chronicle
website
Conduct interviews with musicians and media fgures for festivals and
concerts