Kelsy June Leffler

juneleffler.weebly.com (502) 377-0438. june.leffler@gmail.com

Education

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL June 2017

Master of Science in journalism

The University of Louisville, KY May 2012

Bachelor of Arts in English, minor in communication

Journalism Experience
Related courses: Documentary, Audio reporting

Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, WFPL, Louisville, KY June 2017-September 2017
Summer fellow
Reporting and producing investigative stories for radio and the web.
Reporting and producing quick turn stories.

Studs Terkel Radio Archive, WFMT, Chicago, IL March 2017-June 2017

Intern
Parsed through thousands of archival interviews to compile clips for audio producers.
Selected and arranged clips for a Studs remembrance show. Provided tech support for the show.

Medill Reports, Chicago, IL August 2016-December 2016

Beat and general assignment reporter
Produced time-bound news stories with text and photos for an online outlet.
Pitched stories and took direction from editors. Collaborated with colleagues on stories.
Formatted content in a WordPress site using build in tools and custom HTML.

Goodwill Zine, Louisville, KY June 2009-June 2012

Founder and editor
Produced an independent youth arts quarterly (300 print run) for 3 years.
Set all schedules and tasks relevant to content creation, production, budgeting and distribution.
Wrote grant proposals, resulting in two Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment
grants.
Produced two audio issues.

Other Experience

The Center for Women and Families, Louisville, KY April 2015-January 2016
Crisis intervention advocate
Provided counseling, advocacy, and safety planning for those experiencing intimate partner
violence or sexual assault. Supported hotline, walk-in and residential clients.
Took appropriate case notes and assessments based on clients' needs.

Skills

Audio editing (Adobe Audition, Reaper), photography, video editing (Adobe Premiere), grant writing,
public speaking