Kassondra Gonzalez

7521 68th Avenue ● Middle Village, NY 11379 ● 347.623.1454 ● kassgonzaleznyc@gmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Multimedia Journalism and Creative Writing Skills — Concise Formatting, AP-Style Literacy, Profile
Writing, Statistics Reporting, Covering Events, SEO Headlines, Photo/Video Editing, Website Building.
• Safe Space and Cultural Competency Training, Knowledge in Public Relations and Crisis Communication,
Experience Working With Diverse Populations.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, iMovie, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro X, Mailchimp, Canva…
• Independent, Focused, Creative, Thorough and Detail-Oriented, Takes Direction Well, Adaptable.
EDUCATION
• University at Albany Class of 2019 Honors Student – GPA 3.75 Summa Cum Laude — Bachelor of Arts –
Journalism and Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies Double Major
• Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research recipient and Presenter at UAlbany’s 16th Annual
Undergraduate Research Conference — Stonewall’s Parallel Queer Latinidad
• Four-time Spellman Academic Achievement Award recipient
WORK EXPERIENCE
UAlbany Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, Staff Writer Albany, NY Aug. 2018 - May 2019
• Create eye-catching weekly newsletters to advertise events and inform the university community.
• Report on a variety of relevant and timely LGBTQ+ topics using UAlbany students and staff as a basis.
• Basic staffing duties such as greeting, event supervision, and answering phone calls and outside questions.
• Work in multimedia collaboration with social media manager and videographer as well as a range of other
interns with diverse identities.
UAlbany Fund, Student Caller Albany, NY Sept. - December 2017
• Encourage University at Albany alumni and parents of enrolled students to support the UAlbany Fund and
process school donations through credit card transactions and/or mailed pledge cards.
• Update alumni and parents on UAlbany news, statistics, and achievements.
• Sustain positive relationships with UAlbany alumni and parents through informative phone calls.
Greenline North Brooklyn Community News, Editorial Intern Brooklyn, NY Summer 2016-2017, 2019
• Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax under Senior Editor
supervision.
• Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
• Report on and compose an article to be edited and published in The Greenline.