Wait Staff at Fox Hill Village
Greater Boston Area
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Melissa Turtinen’s Summary
I am looking for a job relating to journalism. Ideally sports writing or travel writing, but I am interested in all types of journalism in all mediums.
Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst
B.A., Journalism, 2009
B.A., BDIC: Architecture, Travel and Culture, 2009
Work Experience
Fox Hill Village, Westwood, Mass.
Wait staff, Oct. 2009 - Present
Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School, Mattapan, Mass.
Middle school soccer coach, Sept. 2009 – Nov. 2009
Brookmeadow Golf and Country Club, Canton, Mass.
Beverage Cart, Sept. 2009
Burnet Title, Edina, Minn.
CPC Support/ Data Entry, June – Aug. 2009
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, Amherst, Mass.
Assistant Arts and Living Editor, Jan. - May 2009
Assistant Sports Editor, May - Dec. 2008
Staff Writer, Feb. 2007-May 2009
Edited stories, mentored younger writers, designed the section, arranged content, covered UMass athletic teams, wrote feature stories, previews, game summaries and live blogs. Participated in podcasts and other multimedia projects.
The Push Institute, Minneapolis, Minn.
Editorial Intern, May –Sept. 2008
Live blogged the PUSH 2008 conference, wrote and organized the media guide from the conference, participated in social media promotions.
Hennepin County Service Center, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Journalism and Web site writer internship, May – Aug. 2008
Wrote feature, profile and hard news stories for the Hennepin County public Web site and its internal OLN Web site, organized the OLN Web site.
Chris Fields Real Estate Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn.
Golf Tournament Coordinator, May – Sept. 2007
Solicited donations, organized sponsors and participants for the tournament to support the University of Minnesota Pediatric Foundation.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office (including Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook), iClosings, various blog Web sites, Twitter, Garageband, Audacity, Photoshop, InDesign and other video, audio and photo editing programs.
