ESTELLE TRAN
E-mail: estellestran@gmail.com ♦ Professional website: http://estelletran.com
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. Anticipated Graduation: April 2011
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Journalism (GPA 3.3)
History (GPA 3.5)
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Introduction to Journalism, Newspaper 1, Newspaper 2, The Pitt News, Topics in
Nonfiction: Newspaper, Intensive Reporting, Narrative and Technology, Advanced
Reporting, Writing in the Legal Professions
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Allegheny Front, Pittsburgh, Pa. May 2010 - present
Environmental news radio show on 91.3 WYEP
Contributor August 2010 - present
Producing on-air news stories, creating videos and slideshows, and photography
Intern May 2010 - Aug. 2010
Writing and producing radio stories, social networking, photography, researching, recording
interviews for broadcast, and teaching others how to produce audio stories
The Pitt News, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 2007 - present
The daily student newspaper of The University of Pittsburgh
Senior staff writer May 2010 - present
Writing general news stories and features
Copy editor May 2010 - present
Editing news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinions stories for Associated Press style,
grammar, accuracy, and reading ease
Assistant news editor April 2008 - April 2010
Editing news stories, managing a staff of about 30 writers, assigning stories, leading an
investigative team, writing headlines
Staff writer Sept. 2007 – April 2008
Writing stories on the Oakland beat
WHIRL Publishing, Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 2010 - April 2010
Editorial intern
Writing short stories and news blurbs for the lifestyle magazine, WHIRL, and the sustainable
food magazine, Edible Allegheny, fact-checking and transcribing interviews.
Branding Brand, Pittsburgh, Pa. June 2009 - Aug. 2009
Journalism intern
Writing stories for clients, Ecosmart and Chickdowntown, branding and search engine
optimization for this public relations firm
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The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 2008 - Aug. 2008
Lab consultant
Managing printouts, running computer checks, and solving minor computer, printer and
scanner problems
Mochi Magazine, online publication June 2008 – Dec. 2009
Contributor
Writing news features for this online magazine for Asian and Asian-American teenagers
The Pine Creek Journal, Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 2007 - May 2007
Student columnist
Writing monthly columns for this weekly community newspaper
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Associated Press style Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Search engine optimization
SEO for Firefox Adobe Photoshop, InDesign Adobe Audition
Audacity and GarageBand Final Cut Pro and iMovie Windows and Mac OS
HONORS
Winner of the Pittsburgh Newspaper Guild’s scholarship, 2010
Recipient of the Asian American Journalists Association/S.I. Newhouse Foundation
Scholarship, 2008
Recipient of the Paul E. Schweiger Memorial Scholarship for high school seniors who plan to
study journalism, presented by The Pittsburgh Foundation, 2007
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Writer of three syndicated articles published by CBS News online via UWIRE (2008)
Interviewed New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, former City Council President Doug Shields,
Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed, former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph
J. Cappy and University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark Nordenberg.
Participated in the Collegiate Challenge in Columbus, Ga. in 2009 and 2010 with Pitt’s Habitat
for Humanity student organization.
Traveled to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and wrote a story about how college students in
Sarajevo are adjusting to the Bologna Process
Traveled to Japan as a foreign exchange student and received a full scholarship for my six-
week stay from Mitsubishi Electric and Power Products in the summer of 2006
