Sarah Horne
Email: shorne@thenewpolitical.com
Experience:
Digital Intern at The Hill.tv
Jan. 2019- April 2019 | Washington D.C.
- Managed high-profile guest, such as David Yost and Rudy Giuliani
- Assisted with overall production of the shows “Rising” and “What America’s Thinking”.
- Content producer and researcher on national politics.
Chief Marketing Officer at Adobe Students
April. 2019- May 2020 | Athens, OH
- Manager for all Adobe sponsored marketing and promotion at Ohio University
- Lecturer coordinator and presenter for all Adobe sponsored workshops (Three events)
- Manager and designer for social media posts and promotion
- Coordinated event across multiple organizations
Communications Assistant at The RTT Collaborative
May. 2019- May 2020 | Athens, OH
- Manager for all communication aspects of the RTT Collaborative.
- External communication with other non-profits,
- Manage and created social networking group for medical residents
- Manage all social platforms and website
- Producer for newsletters and annual manuals
Digital Managing Editor at The New Political
April. 2019- Dec 2019 | Athens, OH
- Award-winning, independent, student-run, digital-first publication
- Executive manager for all digital content, promotion, and website (20 staffers)
- Involved in executive decision making and staff development for publication
- Increased digital social media plan from sporadic to daily content
- Manger for Athens Happens podcast
- Manger and co-producer for award-finalists video series
- Host of gubernatorial, election night livestream
Vice President at The Society of Professional Journalists
April. 2019- Dec 2019 | Athens, OH
- Best Society of Professional Journalists campus chapter for forth consecutive year 2018-2019
- Involved in executive decision making and staff development for publication
- Mentor members through their journalism education
- Head coordinator speaker events with National Geographic and The Cincinnati Enquirer
- Critical thinking, and strategize for weekly events
- Managed social media and mass communications
- Grant recipient and attendant at Excellence in Journalism National Conference in 2018
Digital Intern/Entertainment writer at The Cincinnati Enquirer/ Cincinnati.com
May. 2019- July 2019
- Worked alongside digital managers; learned about organizing content and SEO
- Created digital content the form of videos and multimedia (about 15)
Breaking News Intern at The Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati.com
Dec. 2018- Jan 2019
- Reported on and published breaking news stories on the website and in the newspaper (about 15)
- Reported local news on crime, transportation, money, entertainment.
Other Positions:
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- Public Relations for Scripps in D.C.
- Digital Editor at The New Political
- Design Editor at The New Political
- Secretary at The Society of Professional Journalists
- Freelance photographer and writer for The Athens News (Front page photo)
- News Reporter for The New Political
- Attorney for Ohio University Mock Trial
- English tutor for Paper Airplanes (International tutoring service for those impacted by the Syrian Refugee Crisis)
- Creator and blogger for Type A Tactics
- Freelance meditation producer for Prana Heart (Meditation company)
Education
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University
- Bachelor of Science in Journalism | August 2017 – May 2020 | GPA 3.8
- Major: Journalism News and Information
- Minor: Psychology
- Specialty: Visual Communications
Awards
- Dean’s Scholar
- SPJ Excellence in Journalism grant recipient
- Outstanding Staffer award at The New Political
- Scripps Howard/Lewis Scholarship
- SPJ region 4 Online/Digital Feature Videography finalist
Management Skills:
Executive decision making | Leadership | Crisis Management | Strategy | Mass communications management | Organization | Social media management | Event planning | Financial management | Staff development
Production Skills:
Adobe InDesign | Adobe Premiere Pro | Adobe Spark Pages/Posts | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Bridge | Basic Adobe Photoshop | Final Cut Pro | WordPress | basic HTML coding | On-air hosting | Photography | Interactive and multimedia |Magazine Production | Data visualization | Infographics | Graphics | Micing | Script writing | Investigative reporting | News reporting | Research | Feature writing | Excel
Noteworthy educational experiences:
- Study Abroad in Northern Ireland with a course in Law, Justice, and Culture
- Studied abroad in Ecuador with courses in Journalism Special Topics and Biology Internship
- Georgetown University Summer Session classes in macroeconomics and world history
- Scripps in D.C. with courses in journalism and visual communications
- Memorial Voices in Washington D.C. course
Social Media Presence
Facebook: /sarahmariehorne
Twitter: @SarahxHorne
Instagram: sarah.m.horne
Linkedin: Sarah Horne
YouTube: Sarah Horne