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SAMANTHA

VATH

(630) 433-1552
1410 Loras Boulevard
Dubuque, IA 52001

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Spanish, Loras College, Dubuque IA


Expected date of graduation: May 2016
Current GPA: 3.620
High School Diploma, Benet Academy, Lisle, IL
Date of graduation: May 2012

Editorial Experience
Features Editor, The Lorian, Dubuque, IA
Aug. 2014
present
Created layout for the Features section of the collegiate newspaper
Organized advertisements, articles, headings, photographs, captions, and
graphics on layout
Wrote editorials or other last-minute articles when necessary
Worked as a team to create full newspaper, filling in other positions when
necessary such as journalist, head copy editor, or news editor
Worked extensively with Adobe InDesign publishing software
Non-Fiction Editor, Catfish Creek, Dubuque, IA
Aug. 2015
present
Sifted through submissions to the national undergraduate literary journal,
Catfish Creek
Chose selections for the annual journal volume
Intern, Liberties Press, Dublin, Ireland
Jan. 2015
May 2015
Led books through the publishing process from start to finish editing,
author feedback, copy editing, proofreading, typesetting, printing, and
publicity for book launch
Worked with written work both poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction
Read book submissions for the company and judged their sales potential
Put together an eBook set to match the printed version of the companys
books
Organized website: created necessary pages, added or fixed missing or
incorrect content
Writing Tutor, Loras College Writing Center, Dubuque, IA
Aug. 2013 present

Reviewed peers research papers, essays, senior thesis projects, resumes


and cover letters, graduate school applications, and other written
assignments
Provided expertise regarding reading and writing to increase writing
competency of students
Worked with and provided necessary support to students with learning or
writing disabilities

Copy Editor/Assistant Features Editor, The Lorian, Dubuque, IA


Aug. 2013 Dec. 2014
Corrected grammatical, structural, and design errors for collegiate
newspaper
Wrote, when necessary, editorials or other missing articles for the
newspaper

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