Sierra Juarez

Austin, TX, (832) 876-1914, @sierraraejuarez

Texas NPR Stations

Legislative Intern: Current
 Cover Texas politics for the state’s NPR stations, using social media, audio and written content

Moody Writing Support Program: UT Austin’s communication school’s writing center

Journalism Writing Coach: Spring 2017 – Current
 Coach student journalists through planning, editing and writing news stories
 Contributed social content to organization’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

The Arizona Republic

News Producer: Summer 2018
 Helped USA Today with creating promotional social content for the brand
 Edited and produced news articles with a focus on creating clear, engaging and visual stories

Dow Jones News Fund

Social Media Editor for multimedia project: May 2018
 Led social media efforts in English and Spanish for 20-person multimedia team in Phoenix, Arizona

The Texas Tribune

Audience Engagement Intern: Spring 2018
 Managed social media accounts, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
 Helped in the rollout and moderation of the Tribune’s first Facebook group and Reddit account

Austin American–Statesman
Digital Intern: Fall 2017
 Helped maintain social media accounts and wrote digital content

NPR Next Generation Radio

Summer 2017
 Participated in a week-long radio training program and created a multimedia package

KUT Austin: Austin’s NPR station

Newsroom Intern: Spring 2017
 Aided in producing and writing news stories for the morning show

UT Austin Energy Institute

Communications Intern: Fall 2016 – May 2017
 Maintained social media accounts and created promotional materials

Education
University of Texas at Austin: Graduating May 2019
 Bachelor’s degree in journalism, minor in Spanish and a Latino Media certificate
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Querétaro: Fall 2018

Skills
Proficient in Spanish, SocialFlow, TweetDeck, HootSuite, HTML and Adobe Audition