ALEXANDRA ROJAS

Contributed to the creation of a CSE magazine, which features student and alumni profiles, and college happenings

 Wrote web stories about events happening on campus

Drove social media 

Chaired & edited “Time Out” vertical which features investigative sports stories like a piece on women who aren’t allowed to watch sports games in Iran • Advised vertical writers • Delegated editing duties • Participated in editing & expanding the business plan • Promoted the website by live-tweeting during Copa America Centenario soccer games & communicated with my story’s main subject • Suggested stories to be featured in the magazine, most of them regarding global sports issues that affect women

Wrote articles for online & print platforms, specifically on small businesses owned by minorities & women in the 16-county region of Central New York • Pitched, researched, & wrote breaking business news stories & in-depth feature stories• Interviewed CEOs, founders, & business owners

Wrote articles that promoted local businesses in Central New York to bring more tourism to the region • Produced photo, video, & social media content • Created meta tags for search engine optimization • Contributed ideas weekly to better the website and article ideas • Assigned articles & delegated tasks to members of my group • Co-edited articles that fellow contributors produced

Copyedited & fact-checked stories in real time of event coverage & features

Edited & fact-checked articles & laid out pages • Wrote headlines & cutlines • Conceptualized packages

Wrote news articles to be published on college website • Edited other administra­tors’ articles • Recruited & trained new student workers • Assisted with photo & videoshoots by helping with the setup & takedown of equipment • Edited picture size & quality for web • Assisted with choosing pictures that would be featured in web and magazine • Translated articles written in Spanish

Spanish and English
AP Style, MLA , Twitter, Wordpress, Wix, Instagram, Periscope, Snapchat and Vine   Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign & Premiere ProHTML, CSS, CartoDB, JS Fiddle, NVD3

Master of Arts in Magazine, Newspaper, & Online Journalism, May 2016S.I. Newhouse School of Public CommunicationsSyracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.

Bachelor of Arts, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J., May 2015Double Major: English & Spanish, Minor: Global Studies,  Dean’s List 2011-2015, GPA 3.97, High Honors

Study Abroad, Universitat Pompeu Fabra,  Barcelona, Spain, Jan-April 2014Hispanic and European Studies program

Full-Tuition Scholarship, Syracuse University, July 2015-May 2016Full-Tuition Scholarship, College of Saint Elizabeth, Aug 2011-May 2015