Alyana Alfaro

2809 Bergenline Ave. Apt. 2F Union City, N.J. 07087 / alyanaalfaro@gmail.com/ 973.886.0938/ alyanaalfaro.wordpress.com

Career Goal

To create and edit written and multimedia content for a news media platform with a growing web presence.

Qualifications

Experience writing and editing a wide variety of news, medical, lifestyle and entertainment topics.
Strong background in publication mechanics, layout and design.
Experience with multimedia (audio, video), CMS systems and social media.
Well-developed organizational, multitasking, leadership and delegation skills.

Writing and Editing Experience

Freelance Journalist








June 2014-Present
Regular contributor to the Village Voice, NJ.com-owned Inside Jersey Magazine and New Jersey Monthly.
Co-wrote a four-part investigative piece on forced marriage for Al Jazeera America.

Specialty Editor, Federal Practitioner




January 2014-Present
Monthly medical journal geared towards professionals in the federal health care system.
Copy editing, using InDesign to edit pages for print, social media (Facebook and Twitter),
generating/coordinating e-newsletters, managing website through CMS, generating content for web (blogs,
audio) and managing branded content.

NBC Local Integrated Media, Editorial Intern
September 2013-December 2013
Researched, wrote and reported news and summaries to be distributed to NBCs largest local markets.
Updated and maintained photo galleries, videos and other web content via internal CMS.
The Village Voice, Listings Intern






Summer 2013
Researched, updated and maintained online calendar with event listings in New York City via internal CMS.
Pitched and wrote Voice Choices for weekly print publication and web.
Dancers Pointe, Social Media Coordinator Fall 2011-Fall 2013
The Setonian, Pirate Life (Arts and Entertainment) Assistant Editor Fall 2009-Spring 2012

The Daily Record, News Intern (Parsippany, N.J.) Summer 2011

Education

New York University, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute August 2012-December 2013
Master of Arts in Journalism
Reported and photograph online publication, www. PavementPieces.com.
Received travel grants to report in Alabama, Washington D.C. and Connecticut.
Student representative for 2013 SPJ Conference in Anaheim, Ca.
Seton Hall University, College of Arts and Sciences August 2008-May 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Public Relations. Minors in Psychology and Spanish
Magna Cum Laude, University Honors Program

Skills

Fluent in Spanish
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Adobe (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop)
Video Editing (Adobe Premier, Final Cut Pro)
Photography

Constant Contact
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
Pinterest, Storify, Hootsuite, WordPress)
AP Style
AMA Style