ALICIA L.

BELCH
287 West Drive, Thompson, PA 18465  (570) 442-1213  aliciabwriting@gmail.com

Seeking a position in the capacity of:

PROFESSIONAL WRITER / GRAPHIC DESIGNER

 Bachelor of Arts degree in professional writing with a minor in graphic design from Marywood University,
Class of 2018.
 Enthusiastic, detail oriented with strong writing/editing skills; works diligently to produce quality content.
 Maintains excellent interpersonal communication, time management, and problem resolution skills.
 Knowledgeable in rhetoric, workplace and creative writing; familiar with Adobe Creative Cloud software,
validator systems, and SGML/HTML coding.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
The Times Leader, Night-time Newsroom, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 5/18 – Present
Weekender and Times Leader Reporter / Obituary Clerk

Reporter
 Current writer for the Weekender; contributor to the Times Leader’s Distinctive Women, Best Of, Nurses
Week, and Excel Student catalogs; occasional on-site night-time reporter.
 Research, contact, and interview individuals of interest.
 Produce informative/narrative articles with supplemental photos and oversee transcription into work system
by deadline for next-day print.

Obituary Clerk
 Enter all submitted obituaries into system and edit to AP style by daily deadline, confirm receipt with
customers.
 Receive and organize credit card information from funeral directors or direct family members for billing
purposes; provide quality customer service.
 Enter the weather, lottery, gas prices, and stocks into system for next-day print.

EDUCATION
Marywood University of Pennsylvania, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional Writing / English, minor in graphic design, May 2018
Dean’s List – all semesters; POW! (Peers on Wellness) Student Educator, junior and senior year; member of
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, Omega Delta Chapter; 2016-2017 recipient of the Charles
J. and Margaret S. McCarty Endowed Scholarship; published poet in Bayleaf: Marywood’s Art and Literary
Magazine, Fall 2016 Issue; artist on display for The Workshop’s Halloween Exhibition, Fall 2017.

Publishings and other accomplishments can be found on my official website:

https://aliciabelch.weebly.com

Mountain View Jr./Sr. High School, Kingsley, Pennsylvania

Class of 2013 Salutatorian