Sarah N.

Tincher
4709 College Ave., College Park, MD 20740 Phone: (240) 405-0384 ! Email: sntincher@gmail.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarahtincher sntincher.wordpress.com

Reporting and Editing Experience

Political and Business Reporter, Capital News Service, Annapolis, Md. January to April 2014 Pitch, report and write news articles on issues surrounding the State House, including detailed reports on the governors race, daily articles on legislation as it moves throughout the House and Senate, and analyses on the legislatures business impact for a daily wire service with more than 40 clients nationwide. I also live tweet events, publish my stories to the Capital News Service website and take my own photographs. Various positions, The Diamondback, College Park, Md. September 2013 to February 2014, February to December 2012 Copy editor for 11 months, during which time I checked news, sports, diversions and opinion articles for factual, grammatical and AP Style errors; and reporter for five months, covering student and local affairs, health and the Student Government Association for the University of Marylands daily independent student newspaper. Copy Editor, Unwind! Magazine, College Park, Md. September to December 2013 Checked articles for factual, grammatical and AP Style errors for the health section of the University of Marylands only monthly magazine. Reporting Intern, The Gazette, Gaithersburg, Md. September to November 2013 Reported and wrote news articles and feature profiles about businesses and people in the Montgomery County region for the countys primary weekly newspaper. Reporting Intern, Bethesda Magazine, Bethesda, Md. January to May 2013 Pitched, reported and wrote profiles on people in the Montgomery County region for a bimonthly lifestyle magazine. Columnist, Eclipse Newspaper, College Park, Md. September to December 2011 Wrote an opinion column for a monthly newspaper at the University of Maryland.

Other Experience
Blog Creator, TerpSecret Teaching Assistant, The University of Maryland July 2011 to present September to December 2013 Manage and promote student secrets forum. URL: www.terpsecret.wordpress.com Created/graded news quizzes and aided the students with assignments and projects for Journalism 200: Journalism History, Roles and Structures

Education
University of Maryland, College Park, Md. January 2011 to May 2014 Seeking a B.A. in news/editorial multi-platform journalism at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism with a concentration in Spanish language. Brunswick High School, Brunswick, Md. Maryland Distinguished Scholar and National Honor Society member August 2006 to May 2010

Skills
Proficient with Spanish communication Experienced with basic HTML/CSS coding Experienced with shooting and editing photo/video Expert with Microsoft Office Expert with most social media host sites, including WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Proficient with both Mac and PC operating systems and programs Experienced with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InCopy, Adobe Dreamweaver Experienced with Saxotech