Samantha Stokes: Digital Journalist

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Samantha Stokes

Digital Journalist
Contact Experience
samantha_stokes@outlook.com Social Media Intern, Romper / Bustle Digital Group
June 2017-Present | New York, NY
319-242-1785 Create social media packages utilizing SEO to promote online readership
and engagement; use a social media management tool to manage schedules
samanthastokes.github.io for Twitter and Facebook; analyze web data and traffic and pitch story ideas
based on top-performing content; edit videos and photos for social media
stokessamantha platforms, including Instagram stories and posts; track engagement on new
media endeavors.
@sjstokes03
Audience Engagement Specialist, MizzouRec
April 2016-Present | University of Missouri
Education Create weekly blog posts for the campus recreation facilitys
University of Missouri website; pitch write and edit features for the facilitys semesterly magazine;
Bachelor of Journalism use a social media management tool to publish messages on Facebook and
Emphasis in Magazine Writing Twitter accounts and promote engagement and readership; assist with con-
flict management and resolution through social media channels; manage a
Business Minor
Wordpress-hosted website and update with HTML and CSS coding.
Degree Expected May 2018
Enterprise Reporter, Columbia Missourian
Aug 2016-Dec. 2016 | Columbia, MO
Honors
Missouri School of Journalism Pitched and published more than 20 news and enterprise stories for the
Sam Bronstein Scholar (2016-2018) community papers website and print editions; stories included a community
profile of a self-taught church organist preparing to celebrate his instru-
Dorothy Fields Scholar (2016-2018)
ments 100th birthday, a series on the continuing legal battle between a
Deans List (Spring 2015-Present) proposed hog farm and opposing community members, and event coverage
Journalism Ambassador (2016-2018) of the citys annual Missouri heritage festival; two articles published on the
papers front page (A1) and featured on the websites home page.
University of Missouri
Mizzou Heritage Scholar (2014-2018) Contributing Writer, Vox Magazine
MizzouRec Feb. 2017-May 2017 | Columbia, MO
Service Excellence Award (2017) Wrote lifestyle and culture stories for the weekly city magazines website
and print editions; stories included a Q&A with a band before their concert
at a local venue and an interview with a writer about her experience with
Skills suicidal depression.
Social media : Facebook Insights,
Instagram Insights, Twitter Analytics Publications Intern, Situs RERC
Digital/Web : Google Analytics, SEO, June 2016-Aug. 2016 | Waverly, IA
HTML, CSS, JavaSpript, WordPress Copyedited financial real estate content for quarterly, semi-annual and
Other : Canon products, Adobe annual publications; analyzed financial data and participated in survey gath-
Creative Suite, Audacity ering and analysis.

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