Griffen Smith +1.512.800.9213 [email protected] https://griffensmith.journoportfolio.com/
Experience Education
August 2019 - Present August 2019 - PRESENT The University of Montana, Missoula - Journalism, Entered Montana Kaimin - Reporter, Designer, Editor college with 34 credits from high school. A GPA of 3.5. A A writer for the news and sports sections of the weekly member of the Davidson Honors College and UM teleski club. independent paper. I collaborate with designers, photographers, and editors to create online and print media Awards every week. Editor of the design section, managing a four University of Montana J-school person team that makes the physical paper., I cover the Dean's Scholarship 2019 recipient COVID, police, and basketball beats, but also wrote a variety University of Montana J-school of stories. I also pick up and deliver the physical paper every Don Anderson 2020 Scholarship recipient Wednesday morning. College Board AP scholar May 2020 - August 2020 Central Texas Optimism Oration Scholarship Seeley-Swan Pathfinder - Reporter 2019 Recipient
The Summer reporter for a weekly paper in Seeley Lake, References Montana. Took photos, worked with sources, and wrote 3-7 stories a week. I collaborated with my editor to cover stories Denise Dowling Director of the UM J-school undefined across the entire Swan valley. Ended the summer with 50 [email protected] Bylines. Stories ranged from hard news, sports, to a three-part feature story. Arza Hammond Flagship coordinator at Hellgate highschool, [email protected] Fall 2020 Election News Service - Writer Dr. Timothy J. Nichols Dean of the Davidson Honors College, [email protected] Worked in a capstone class at the J-school to provide election coverage for the Montana Newspaper Association. Covered Andi Bourne Editor, Seeley-Swan Pathfinder, the attorney general’s race. Interviewed candidates, [email protected] fact-checked, and went to events. Worked with a photog to put out two stories over the election campaign, and filmed Skills segments for Montana PBS. 1) Adobe suite, specifically Lightroom, Premier Pro and Volunteer Experience InDesign 2) Shoots with Sony Mirrorless camera October 2019 - PRESENT 3) AP style Flagship - Tutor 4) works well on deadline 5) Good at communication/collaboration with editors Originally a free tutor for students at Hellgate Highschool in and multimedia Missoula, Montana. I do basic drop-in tutoring, but I also create long term lesson plans with students who need extra help. I tutor for any highschool level course. Worked for pay starting fall 2020, and directed a photography program.
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