Amanda Irwin

AMANDA IRWIN GRAPHIC DESIGNER | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - |-WWW.AMANDAIRWIN.COM ____________________________________________________________________________________________ In my ten years working in news media, I have reported, copy edited and designed. My design work is concise, but engaging and effective. I have a well-rounded professional background working remotely and in-person at both weekly and monthly magazines, as well as daily and weekly newspapers. My design work can be viewed at my website www.amandairwin.com. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ EXPERIENCE DESIGNER (Part-Time)| September 2020 - Present | The Dallas Morning News (Remote) • Design and layout daily sports and news pages and weekly Spanish publication. • Pull wire stories and photos for World/Nation • Copy edit news • Typeset pages on deadline for print site DESIGNER (Part-Time)| October 2021 - November 2023 | Sightline Media Military Times (Remote) • Design and layout four monthly military magazines. • Pull stories from Arc and prep photos • Coordinate with editors and fellow designer • Typeset pages on deadline for print site DESIGNER (Seasonal) | November 2018 - March 2019 | The Nashua Telegraph (New Hampshire) • Design and layout news sections for a daily and two weekly publications • Pull wire stories and photos • Copy edit stories, captions and headlines • Typeset pages on deadline for print site • Publish web content DESIGNER II (Full-Time) I April 2016 - June 2017 | Gannett/USA Today (New Jersey) • Budget stories • Design and layout pages for three daily publications • Maintain workflow and communication between reporter, copy editor and print site • Implement style guide changes among several publications • Typeset pages on deadline for print site NEWS REPORTER (Full-Time) | January 2013 - July 2015 | The Greer Citizen (South Carolina) • Generate story ideas and leads • Write news, government, business, features and planning/zoning stories • Write a weekly opinion column • Interview and maintain relationships with sources • Photograph events and people • Copy edit stories • Assist in design layout • Publish web content • Attend government meetings, press releases, public events and pursue breaking news DESIGNER/COPY EDITOR (Full-Time) | August 2012 - January 2013 | The Journal (South Carolina) • Design and layout Lifestyle and World sections • Copy edit cutlines, headlines and stories • Prep photos and graphics • Generate and write stories for Lifestyle section • Interview and maintain relationships with sources • Design and layout special sections and tabs • Serve as news editor fill-in • Publish web content ____________________________________________________________________________________________ SKILLS & TRAINING CCI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel; Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, ARC, editing, researching, journalism, features, budgeting, reporting, design layout, social media management ____________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh | May 2011 | Bachelor of Arts | Journalism and English