KASSI JACKSON
photojournalist | stor yteller
CONTACT OBJECTIVE
S e e k i n g f u l l - t i m e e m p l o y m e n t i n t h e j o u r n a l i s m , co m m u n i c a t i o ns or
Kent, Ohio
r el a ted f ie l d s .
Email: cjacks62@[Link]
WORK EXPERIENCE
Phone: 614.395.6771 U n i ve rs i t y Comm u n i cat i on s an d Mar ket i n g | Au g u s t 2017 - p r esent
P H OTO I N T E R N
Website: [Link]
P h oto g r a p h e d o n - c a m p u s a s s i g n m e n t s i n c l u d i n g : e ve n t s , s p o r t s,
p o r t r a i t s a n d ot h e r a s s i g n m e n t s . F i l e d p h oto s i n t h e c a m p u s f i l i ng
system a n d p e r fo r m e d ot h e r o f f ice d u t ie s . Wo r ke d s id e - b y- s id e wi th
ot h er c a m p u s p h oto g r ap h e r s .
EDUCATION
T h e B u rr Mag azi n e | Au g u s t 2017 - p r es en t
Bachelor of Science P H OTO E D I TO R
Journalism with a concentration T he ma g az in es l e ad p h oto g r ap h e r. M an ag e d t h e p h oto st af f
in photojournalism a n d co o r d i n a te d w i t h ot h e r e d i to r s . Re s p o n s i b l e fo r e d i t i n g a l l
p h oto g r a p h s t h a t a p p e a r i n p r i n t a n d o n we b. Ac t i ve l y s p e n t t i me in
Kent State University the p hoto st u d io an d wo r k in g o n - l o c at io n fo r p h oto sto r ie s .
Expected graduation date: T ra n s i t i o n s Mag azi n e | Fr es h m an Fal l Edi t i on 2017
December 2017 E D I TO R
M a n a g e d a st a f f o f w r i te r s , p h oto g r a p h e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s to c r e ate a
m a g a z i n e fo r i n co m i n g f r e s h m e n to Ke n t St a te U n i ve r s i t y. G e n e r ated
sto r y i d e a s , a s s i g n e d sto r i e s , p h oto a s s i g n m e n t s a n d wo r ke d
ACCOLADES w i t h d e s i g n e r s to c r e a te a v i s u a l a n d i n te r e st i n g m a g a z i n e to b e
d i st r i b u te d to st u d e n t s a n d ove r s aw a l l e d i t i n g o f t h e w r i t te n p i eces
2017, 1st place, Features a nd p hoto g r ap h y.
category, Ohio News
T h e Ke n t St at er | Jan u ar y 2016 - D ecember 2016
Photographer Association,
P H OTO D I R E C TO R
Mike Wray
M a n a g e d a st a f f o f u p to 1 4 p h oto g r a p h e r s , co l l a b o r a te d w i t h
r ep or ter s o n sto r ie s to c r e ate st r o n g vis u al s , as s ig n e d p h oto
2016, Advisors Award for
r e q u e st s a n d e n s u r e d p h oto g r a p h e r s a d h e r e d to a st r i c t d e a d l i n e for
Outstanding Service, The
b oth p r i n t an d o n l in e .
Kent Stater advisors
T h e Ke n t St at er | Au g u s t 2015 - D ecember 2016
P H OTO G R A P H E R
P h oto g r a p h e d a s s i g n m e n t s r a n g i n g f r o m : b r e a k i n g n e w s , e ve n t s ,
fe a t u r e s , p o r t r a i t s a n d s p o r t s . C a pt i o n e d a n d e d i te d p h oto s b e fore
fi l i ng p hoto s o n d e ad l in e fo r b ot h p r in t an d o n l in e .
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
The Co l um b u s Z o o a nd A q u a r i u m | J u ly 2 0 1 6 - p r e s e nt
G U E S T E N G AG E M E N T T E A M L E A D
Responsib l e fo r e n s u r in g g u e st s e r vice an d e n s u r in g th e g u e st
e n g a g e m e n t te a m s a r e p r ov i d i n g t h e s a m e s e r v i ce to d a i l y
g u e st s . C r e a te d s c h e d u l e s , l a b o r l o g s a n d f i l e d ot h e r fo r m s o f
d o c u m e n t a t i o n . Le d t h r e e to f i ve e n g a g e m e n t te a m s o u t o n zo o
g r o u n d s a t a n y g i ve n t i m e , e n co u r a g e d te a m m e m b e r s to s u cce ed
a n d m a ke e ve r y g u e st s d a y G. R . E . A .T a n d m a d e s u r e te a m
m e m b e r s a n d g u e st s n e e d s we r e p r ov i d e d fo r.
