OverMediated

Resume

DELANI R. BARTLETTE

(479) 225-0048
d.r.bartlette@gmail.com

EDUCATION:

Master of Arts, Journalism, May 2008. Concentration: Creative non-fiction writing

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

G.P.A.: 4.0

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, Aug. 2006. Minor: Anthropology

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

G.P.A.: 3.36

EXPERIENCE:
Freelance Writer. Various publications. August 2006 – present.

  • Conceived story ideas of local, state, and international interest and took assignments from editors.
  • Followed up with research, interviews, and on-the-ground reporting.
  • Wrote clean, creative copy on deadline.

Teaching Assistant. University of Arkansas Journalism Department, Fayetteville. August 2006 – May 2008.

  • Developed college-level grammar, spelling, and punctuation tutoring presentations using PowerPoint.
  • Directed journalism writing labs, explaining assignments and answering questions related to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and AP style.
  • Proofread and graded papers for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and AP style.
  • Scored the highest amongst all journalism faculty on the grammar, spelling, and punctuation test.

Staff Writer. The Arkansas Traveler, Fayetteville, Arkansas. August 2006 – December 2007.

  • Conceived and took assignments on stories of campus interest.
  • Covered events related to diversity at the UA.
  • Wrote a bi-weekly opinion column on current events, campus policies, and social issues.

Advertising and Publications Director. Promolife, Inc., Fayetteville, Arkansas. March 2004 – August 2006.

  • Created and updated all print advertisements using PhotoShop 7 and/or QuarkXPress for the PC.
  • Directed all aspects of two annual catalogs: developed specs, took bids, designed, edited, and laid out both publications, and worked with printers to assure timely, effective publications.
  • Created and provided copy for bi-weekly e-newsletters using FrontPage and various newsletter list management software.
  • Slashed the printing budget by almost half in my first week.

Publications Director. Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. March 2000 – December 2000.

  • Managed all aspects of three annual tourism publications, from developing specs to writing copy to working with printers and ad agencies.
  • Coordinated the chamber’s publications committee, advertisers, photographers, and printers to produce professional results on deadline.
  • Cultivated and managed advertising accounts for all publications.
  • Designed and wrote copy for two monthly newsletters using Quark.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

  • Four-semester honor roll student.
  • Two-time recipient of the Journalism Department’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Recipient of the Edsel Ford journalism scholarship.
  • Recipient of the Joseph Thalheimer scholarship.

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Excel, PhotoShop, PowerPoint, QuarkXPress, QuickBooks, Word. Comfortable on both Macs and PCs.

TRAVEL:

Dec. 1997 – Jan. 1998: Mexico’s northern Gulf Coast, including southern Tamaulipas state and northern Veracruz state; Oaxaca and Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca state.

Dec. 1998 – Jan. 1999: Mexico’s northern and central Gulf Coast to Tabasco state and Palenque, Chiapas.

June 2005: Papantla and Costa Esmeralda, Veracruz, and Xilitla, San Luis Potosi.

March, 2006: Boulder, Colo.; the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff Ariz.; Albuquerque, N.M.

June – July, 2007: Galway and western Ireland.

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

International travel, women’s issues, ecology, forensic sciences, anthropology, health issues, media reform, and history.

References available upon request.