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Sarah Schmitz

Work experience:

Reporter • C & G Newspapers — Warren, MI • July 2013 to Sept. 2022

Cover local cities for weekly newspapers (breaking news, government, crime, features, schools, etc.), produce all story ideas, write six stories weekly plus crime and community briefs, shoot photo, conduct daily community engagement and social media promotion

Copy Editor • C & G Newspapers — Warren, MI • Jan. 2017 to Sept. 2022

Copy edit C & G Newspapers’ 19 community newspapers on an as-needed basis

Editor • Honors College Echo — Rochester Hills, MI • Sept. 2012 to Jan. 2013

Accepted/denied submissions to student journal, edited material, led organization/design

Editorial Intern • The Flint Journal — Flint, MI • May 2012 to Sept. 2012

Pitched stories for daily newspaper, wrote original and aggregated articles, social media

News Intern • The Oakland Press — Pontiac, MI • Sept. 2011 to Dec. 2011

Wrote original and aggregated articles for daily newspaper, produced and edited video

Features Editor • The Oakland Post — Rochester Hills, MI • Oct. 2010 to Dec. 2011

Managed student reporters; assigned, edited and wrote stories; laid out pages; photo

Skills:

Writing, editing, social media management, photography, videography, content creation, presentations, public relations, teamwork, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop

Education:

Oakland University • Rochester Hills, MI • Aug. 2008 to Dec. 2012

Bachelor’s degree: English

In the community:

Society of Professional Journalists member; homeless shelter, cat shelter and park cleanup volunteer; regular blood donor

2021 awards:

SPJ Detroit: First place in consumer/watchdog reporting category

Michigan Press Association: Third place in publication of the year class category; second place in spot news category; third place in government/education news category