WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Features reporter, Northwest Florida Daily News/nwfdailynews.com

Regional daily newspaper, Fort Walton Beach, Florida

JUNE 2016 – PRESENT

• Launched and managed the Day & Night social media accounts and podcast. Constructed and scheduled social media posts for the newspaper’s accounts.

• Established connections with the local music scene and created a concert series in the newsroom.

• Pitched and produced content related to art, music, food and events.

• Provided stories for the Food, Faith and Lifestyle newspaper sections and the Day & Night entertainment magazine.

 

Freelance writer, Inweekly

Alternative weekly, Pensacola, Florida

APRIL 2018 – PRESENT

• Pitched articles and accepted assignments highlighting music and arts.

• Balanced multiple long-term assignments and met deadlines.

 

Features desk intern/freelance columnist, The Oklahoman/newsok.com

Regional daily newspaper, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

MAY 2015 – PRESENT

• Worked as full-time features reporter, covering the arts and nonprofits.

• Contributed to Look at OKC, a biweekly entertainment publication.

• Planned and managed fashion photo shoots for weekly Life & Style section.

• Contributed freelance fashion and music columns.

 

Social media editor/entertainment editor, O’Colly/Ocolly.com

College newspaper, Stillwater, Oklahoma

JANUARY 2016 – MAY 2016

• Curated social media posts for every platform and demographic.

• Managed and assigned content to a staff of 20 entertainment writers.

• Posted daily entertainment content using Town News CMS.

• Assisted in page layout and design.

 

EDUCATION

 

DECEMBER 2013

Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma GPA: 3.543

24 hours college credit, Multimedia Journalism

CONTACT

 

918 – 402 – 0439

SavannahEvanoff.com

SKILLS

 

Social media management

AP style

Features writing

Copy editing

Adobe Creative Suite

Podcast production

Video production

Photo editing

Hootsuite

MediaWare CMS

TweetDeck

REFERENCES

 

Nick Tomecek

Digital Content Editor

Northwest Florida Daily News

850 – 699 – 7709

 

Matt Price

Former Features Editor

The Oklahoman

405 - 243 - 8550

 

Joani Delezen

Editor and Creative Director

Independent News

850 – 438 – 8115