University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
December 2016
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Missouri School of Journalism, Business and Economics Journalism (BJ)
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College of Arts and Science, Economics (BA)
Business reporter, Missouri Business Alert
August 2015 - Present
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Write business stories and produce multimedia content for business audience in Missouri
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Produce a multimedia series that provides a better understanding of the rising gig economy by exploring the news, numbers and individuals at the heart of this economic phenomenon
Intern, Missouri Women’s Business Center
June 2016 – August 2016
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Researched and created web content for the business center in order to provide a resourceful online platform for Missouri female entrepreneurs
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Wrote feature stories about aspiring local businesswomen
Assistant producer, Global Journalist
January 2016 – May 2016
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Researched and helped produce weekly radio show on international affairs such as Russia’s information war, slave labor in Thai seafood industry and Libya’s civil war
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Found and interviewed potential guests
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Produced explanatory articles and Q&As about journalists on exile
Reporter, Columbia Missourian
January 2015 – September 2015
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Covered bi-weekly city council meetings, city government elections, urban gentrification, higher education and general assignments as a public life beat reporter
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Produced short videos featuring local enterprises for the paper’s online platform, Missourian Minute
Writer/Editor, YOU MAY US
October 2013 – January 2015
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Co-launched the independent bilingual women's magazine in the U.S.
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Reported and edited content for the magazine in English and Mandarin
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Wrote feature stories about successful Chinese female immigrants and how-to articles that help immigrants adapt to American culture
Reporter intern, Bloomberg BusinessWeek (China)
May 2014 – August 2014
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Produced enterprise stories on Chinese politics and business
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Researched and analyzed data the magazine required
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Interviewed and translated English materials to Mandarin
Reporter/Designer, The Maneater
August 2012 – May 2014
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Covered campus news and designed newspaper layouts for the university’s student newspaper
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First Place in the Investigative Reporting category of the Missouri Press Association's 2016 Better Newspaper Contest
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Dean’s List every semester
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Honors College student
RESUME
Education background
Work
experience
Honors
Skills
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Audition
Photoshop
InDesign
Microsoft Office
Tableau
Audacity
Soundslides Plus
Bloomberg Terminal
Stata
SQL
FOIA request
Languages
Mandarin
English
Activities
President, Asian American Journalists Association (Mizzou Chapter)
August 2013 – May 2014
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Wrote and designed weekly newsletter; maintained organization blog, including writing analytical essays on Asian topics; managed communication with national AAJA Chapters and campus organizations; organized networking and career-development events
Liaison, Missouri International Student Council
May 2013 – May 2014
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Facilitated communications and collaborations between MISC and other student bodies
Tutor, A Way with Words and Numbers
February 2013 – April 2013
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Helped local children improve their struggling literacy and mathematics skills
Languages
References
Mandarin
English
Michael Stacy
Managing editor
Missouri Business Alert
816-522-9388
Randall Smith
Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair of Business Journalism
573-882-9738
Jacqui Banaszynski
Knight Chair in Editing
Missouri School of Journalism
206-718-1600
banaszynskij@missouri.edu
Martha Steffens
Professor and chair in Business and Finance Journalism Missouri School of Journalism
573-884-4839