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CARTER'S RESUME

JOB EXPERIENCE

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RIESES PRODUCTIONS - SELF-STARTER

  • Shoot photos for client's needs and edit photos in a timely manner.

  • Maintain contract to protect myself and client.

March 2024 - Present

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THE COLLEGIAN - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

May 2022 - May 2024

  • Hire and work with 10-12 other editorial board members to publish the paper each week and create online content, and work with advertising department for ad placement in print edition and online.

  • Create weekly rundown for print edition, approve and edit stories with copy chief, desk editors and writers; and, work with managing editor for staff updates and resolving problems; and, consult with adviser for expert advice on improving the paper. Online content has received more than 288,000 views since July 1, 2022.

  • Attend weekly staff meetings to plan story ideas and multimedia.

  • Work production nights to supervise all desk editors, page design chief, graphic design chief and copy chief with editing, proofreading and approving stories for each 12/16-page-tabloid and 8/12-page-broadsheet hard-copy edition. Also assist the website manager with posting stories online.

  • Write stories and create multimedia content for the paper and the website, and upload content to the website alongside the website manager.

  • Manage the publication's main Twitter account, and create social media captions for website posts.

  • Help prepare contest entries with editorial board and advisor for Kansas Collegiate Media, Associated College Press and Collegiate Media Awards.

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THE WELL NEWS - INTERN REPORTER

June 2023 - July 2023

  • Find news stories, research topics, reach out to sources, attend events and take pictures to write compelling and insightful stories daily.

  • Report to editor daily about how stories are coming along and to managers about scheduling conflicts between writer duties and TFAS obligations such as classes and special speakers.

  • Apply journalistic standards and best practices to remain unbiased and include all angles to stories.

  • Work at the National Press Club, a media hub in the heart of Washington.

Still may write stories for The Well News but no longer fully working there.

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THE COLLEGIAN - STAFF

February 2022 - May 2022

  • Gather sports footage through attending games and events, and edit footage to create highlight/review videos.

  • Interview people and gather information to write interesting and engaging news stories.

  • Take picture assignments for my own and others' stories.

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KRAMER DINING CENTER - STAFF

February 2021 - May 2022

  • Happily checking diners and their guests in.

  • Preparing and serving customers food efficiently and accurately.

  • Cleaning the dining center after closing (mopping, folding laundry, etc.).

  • Wiping down tables and sweeping floors to keep the dining center clean and customers satisfied.

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P.F. CHANGS - DELIVERY DRIVER & TAKEOUT WORKER

  • Bundling and bagging food orders quickly and accurately.

  • Delivery food carefully, quickly, and safely for the driver and the customer.

  • Maintaining good customer service and a safe and happy work environment.

June 2021 - August 2021; December 2021 - January 2022

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CRESTVIEW COUNTRY CLUB - TENNIS STAFF

June 2019 - August 2020; December 2020 - January 2021

  • Assisting members with scheduling tennis lessons and sessions, navigating the facility, and fulfilling their requests.

  • Billing people for lessons, sessions, rackets and balls, and other tennis gear.

  • Cleaning the facility by wiping down weight room equipment, picking up trash and balls around the indoor and outdoor tennis courts, and rearranging furniture in the lobby.

  • Directing kid camps to introduce young players to the game and develop ground-level skills.

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UBER EATS - DELIVERY DRIVER

December 2020 - June 2022

  • Picking up food orders from restaurants, and sometimes ordering it for recipients.

  • Delivering food orders and groceries to their recipients, either as a door drop-off or a hand-off.

  • Ensuring quality, cleanliness, and timeliness with every order.

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ANDOVER HIGH SOFTBALL - ANNOUNCER

Spring 2018, Spring 2019

  • Announce player's name, number, and position as they approach the plate; give general announcements before, during, and after the game.

  • Maintain the scoreboard as the game progresses with innings, scores, and count.

  • Keep track of home team's score book with each player's batting record.

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SUMO BY NAMBARA - BUS BOY

July 2017 - August 2017

  • Bussing tables, scrubbing them between diners, and setting them.

  • Taking out trash, mopping the restaurant down, and washing dishes.

  • Folding napkins, putting sets together, and making preparations to ensure efficient shifts.

EXTRACURRICULARS

Activities I did throughout my college/high school years

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

August 2020 - Present

  • Bowling Club at Kansas State for 4 years; Treasurer for 1 year, Secretary for 2 years, Content Creator for 1 year, Video Editor for 1 semester

  • The Collegian for 2.5 years: writer for 1 semester, multimedia for 1 semester, EIC for 2 years

  • Channel 8 News for 1 semester

  • Volunteering and judging for JEA Spring 2023 session

  • Volunteering for 2023 Digital Summit for Teens for the Collegian

ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL

August 2016 - May 2020

  • Student Council for 2 years; lettered 1 year

  • Link Crew (high school transition leader) for 2 years

  • Band for 4 years: Band Leadership Team for 1 year, Pep Band for 3 years; lettered 3 years

  • Journalism for 3 years: Broadcast for 2 years, Yearbook for 1 year, Newspaper for 1 semester

  • Volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church for 2 summers

  • Cross Country team for 4 years; lettered 1 year

  • Bowling team for 4 years; lettered 1 year

  • Tennis for 2 years

  • Track for 2 years; lettered 1 year

  • Scholars Bowl for 2 years

ACHIEVEMENTS

JOURNALISM

  • College Media Association 2023 (Individual): Honorable Mention in Best Interactive Graphic

  • Associated Collegiate Press 2023 (Overall): 10th in Best of Show Website

  • Kansas Collegiate Media 2024 (Individual): Honorable Mention in Review 

  • Kansas Collegiate Media 2024 (Overall): 2nd in Newspaper

  • Kansas Collegiate Media 2023 (Individual): 3rd in Copy Editing, Honorable Mention for Digital Storytelling, Honorable Mention for Breaking/General News Writing

  • Kansas Collegiate Media 2023 (Overall): 2nd in Newspaper, 2nd in Online & Digital Media

  • Journalism Education Association National Student Media Contest (D.C. Fall 2019 session): Honorable mention for Broadcast Commercial/PSA

  • Collegian Editor Award 2023 (included C. J. 'Chief' Medlin fund for Excellence in Student Publication scholarship)

  • Collegian Editor Award 2024

SCHOLARSHIPS

  • TFAS Scholarship ($6,000 for TFAS Summer 2023 Internship)

  • Royal Purple Scholarship ($3,500/year, 4 years)

  • Milton S. Eisenhower, Jr. Scholarship in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communication ($2,500)

  • Jean Gibbs McLain Journalism Scholarship ($2,500)

  • Jaconette L. Tietze Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)

  • State of Kansas Scholarship ($1,000)

  • Ernest L. and Hettie C. Lahr Scholarship ($1,000)

  • Arts & Science Student Research Travel ($400)

  • KSU Olathe Digital Summit Scholarship ($250)

  • Vanier Family Scholarship at Kansas State University ($150)

  • C. J. 'Chief' Medlin fund for Excellence in Student Publication ($100)

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

  • Bernie Saggau Award (competing in three seasons of sports soph., jun., and sen. year high school)

  • Cum Laude Graduate

  • Kansas State Scholar

  • President’s Award for Academic Excellence

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