Casie

Kruppa

casiekruppa13@hotmail.com
(979) 578-3695

Journalist

Education

December 2014

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Journalism / Minor in Sociology

Experience
July 2015 - Present

The Blanco County News

Editor

August 2014 - December 2014

Create a weekly 12-20 page paper to be distributed in Blanco and surrounding

counties
Write occasional articles and edit other materials as I see fit
Design and place advertisements for the paper and handle advertising inquiries
Design seasonal tabs and promotions
Complete postal paperwork and oversee distibution of The Blanco County News
Keep accurate records and handle all billing of The Blanco County News and its
sister publication The Hill Country current
Update The Blanco County News Website and Upload pdfs to Texas Press
Associations digital archive on a weekly basis
Keep advertisers and subscribers pleased with content of the paper
Handle phone calls and customer service inquires on a day-to-day basis

Kristy Ozmun Public Relations

Intern
Created media summaries for clients on a weekly basis
Created media lists using Cision and personal research on what writers or
publications would be best to pitch
Drafted press releases and story pitches
Worked as a team with fellow interns to edit and widely distribute releases and
pitches in a timely manner

Janruary 2014 - December 2014

Stephanie Barko, Literary Publicist

Junior Publist/ Intern
Worked on Stephanies website, blog, and Ezine articles page
Researched and collected information for articles
Assisted with client work - this includes booking a virtual blog tour, researching
potential readers, pitching blogs and websites our clients book for review
Assisted in logo design and with social media platforms
Learned basic wordpress and SEO skills to encourage more web traffic

August 2013 - May 2014

Austin Fusion Magazine

Editorial Intern
Wrote several stories lifestyle pieces covering art, film, and events in Austin.
Worked on the magazines social media pages to try and promote the brand

August 2013 - December 2013

Austin Monthly
Editorial Intern

August 2012 - December 2012

Researched and wrote the events section of the magazine

Fact checked articles
Wrote Talk section pieces where I spoke with those in the Austin area about
several new projects, buildings, and accomplishments that may be of interest
to readers
Maintained contact and a good working relationship with businesses and
organizations that wished to be consistently featured

The Daily Texan

Copy Editor
Worked on a tight deadline to make first edits on stories as they came in from
reporters
Made all necessary AP style changes, fact checked, and wrote headlines for
the next days paper

May 2012 - August 2012

The El Campo Leader-News

Intern

Wrote Sports, News, and feature pieces and took photos to go along with the
copy for the bi-weekly paper
Photographed events and took wild art photos
Helped with tear sheets, paperwork, and filing
Occasionally worked the front desk and put together the classifieds page

Experience With:
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Indesign, Incopy, Illustrator), Microsoft Office, Audacity, Soundslides, Final
Cut Pro, Cision, Wordpress