Kathryn Charles
kathryn.n.charles@gmail.com Cell 336.409.6076 School Address 421B Yates Motor Company Aly Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Home Address 3825 Sandalwood Lane Winston-Salem, NC 27106
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, May 2012 Second Major: International Studies Overall GPA 3.463, Dean's List, 5 semesters Sciences Po, Paris, France Journalism Exchange Program, Spring 2011 Semester
HONORS
UNC-CH: National Merit Special Scholarship through Rexam PLC; Order of Omega Calvary Baptist High School: National Honors Society; Mu Alpha Theta; Junior Marshall; AP Scholar with Honors
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
National Geographic Channels, Washington, DC Digital Media Intern June 2011 Present Created more than 50 pages of content for NGC Web site Built content for September 11th programs microsites Worked on site migration from Vignette to Django Digital Media Intern May 2010 August 2010 Created more than 20 pages of content for NGC Web site Presented executives with analysis of competitor networks Web site Researched information for NGC television show mircosites Obtained Total Research Certificate from National Geographic Society Libraries On Rue Tatin (French cooking school), Paris, France Social Media Intern February 2011 Present Created tactical plan for increasing the profile of a small, international business Operate and create content for seven social media sites Carolina PASSPORT (study abroad magazine), Chapel Hill, NC Content Editor June 2011 Present Select submissions for print in the magazine Edit submissions and organize copy editors Copy Editor January 2010 June 2011 Edit submissions to the magazine for grammar and content Kaleidoscope Fashion Magazine, Chapel Hill, NC Senior Copy Editing and Research Director December 2010 Present Collaborate with editor-in-chief and all senior editors Create content, edit stories and submit photo requests to businesses Staff Writer January 2010 December 2010 Collaborate with photographers and designers Interview subjects Research, write, and edit stories Center for European Studies, Chapel Hill, NC Research Assistant March 2010 Present Collect and organize research materials for Distinguished Professor Gary Marks Organize and write biographical page for Professor Marks
Her Campus Online Magazine, National Executive Editor of UNC-CH branch, July 2010 Present Edit 10 to 15 articles per week Write biweekly Abroad Blog article (January 2011 May 2011) Research stories; write articles and captions; take photographs Collaborate with Campus Correspondent to form story ideas Assign stories and maintain deadlines Reese Felts Digital Newsroom, Chapel Hill, NC Freelancer, Interactive Design September 2010 January 2011 Create graphics for Reese Felts Web site Pi Beta Phi Sorority, Chapel Hill, NC Arrow Correspondent January 2010 January 2011 Write and research articles for the national Pi Beta Phi magazine, The Arrow Official Webmaster September 2010 Present Maintain and update the Web site of the NC Alpha Chapter of Pi Beta Phi The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, NC Staff Writer January 2009 May 2010 Interviewed subjects, attended a wide variety of events Wrote, researched and edited two articles per week Latitude Magazine, Winston-Salem, NC Intern May 2009 August 2009 Wrote a selection of monthly columns Researched local businesses for feature pieces Edited submitted articles
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Eve Carson Memorial 5K for Education, UNC, 2008-Present Pi Beta Phi Sorority Aesthetics Committee Chair, 2011 Designed flyers for mass distribution Designed vinyl banners and all Web ads Aesthetics Committee Chair, 2010 Raised over $41,000 for the Eve Carson Scholarship Fund and First Book Designed flyers for mass distribution Designed vinyl banners and all Web ads Aesthetics Committee Chair, 2009 Organized fundraising marathon with 2,300 participants Raised over $27,000 for the Eve Carson Scholarship Fund, First Book and Frank Porter Graham Elementary School Designed ads for Web sites and magazines and large banners for race day Organized race day layout Fundraising Committee, 2008 Raised over $23,000 for the Eve Carson Scholarship Fund, First Book and Frank Porter Graham Elementary School
ACTIVITIES
Carolina Association of Future Magazine Editors, April 2010 Present Triangle Youth Ballet, January 2010 Present Greek Sustainability Council, 2009 Present Public Service Scholars, 2009 Present
SKILLS
Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications and In-Copy Knowledge of Associated Press Style Knowledge of Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, social media sites, Vignette Content Management, Django, Video on Demand, ArcGIS, Joomla!, some Java, Flash Conversational in French
