EXPERIENCE

ELIZABETH
EARL Freelance journalist and writer—Self-employed
Soldotna, Alaska—September 2018–Present
Regularly write for an Anchorage-based business publication and for a
Kansas City-based copywriting and advertising firm. Manage small writing
business as a sole employee. Occasionally pitch or take on additional
writing contracts. Worked occasionally from 2014–2018, switched to full
time in September 2018.
ELIZABETHEARL@GMAIL.COM Government & Resources Reporter—The Peninsula Clarion
Kenai, Alaska—September 2015–September 2018
Reporting, writing, editing and laying out news stories for daily
newspaper, formatting website, organizing newsroom, planning weekly
and monthly content, directly interfacing with the public, researching
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news topics. Managed staff as interim editor from June–August 2018.
Editorial intern—Modern Healthcare
282 MARYDALE CT.
Chicago, Illinois—June 2015–August 2015
SOLDOTNA, AK Interned with national health care business-to-business magazine, copy
editing and updating online presence. Page design duties included as well
as some research. Internship ended in August 2015.
Metro writer/Opinion editor/Copy Chief—Columbia Chronicle
Chicago, Illinois—January 2013–December 2014
Worked for 2.5 years in various capacities for award-winning student
OBJECTIVE newspaper at Columbia College Chicago with 15,000 circulation.

Professional writer, journalist and

editor looking for opportunities to
expand writing portfolio. EDUCATION

B.A., Journalism/December 2014

SKILLS Columbia College Chicago
GPA 3.9, graduated summa cum laude
 Research, editing and proofreading High school/May 2011
 Familiar with various writing styles Tri-City College Prep High School
(Chicago Manual, AP, etc.)
GPA 3.9, graduated summa cum laude
 Experience working remotely with
clients of various backgrounds
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