Jason Michaels
864-965-8496
Coral Springs, FL
Email: jaymich1128@gmail.com | Website: jay-michaels.com
Summary: Writer using journalism and public relations skills to inform people of local news and events while increasing viewership and communication
Education:
- University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | Master of mass communication (2015)
- USC Upstate | Spartanburg, SC | Bachelor of Arts in communications (2012)
- Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY | Bachelor of Science in social work (1994)
Skills:
- Journalism
- Public Relations
- Copy Editing
- Photojournalism
- AP Style
- WordPress
- Social Media
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Photoshop
- Constant Contact
Experience:
- Communications Specialist | Center for Independent Living of Broward |
Fort Lauderdale, FL- Increased Facebook page likes by over 10 percent
- Raised Constant Contact viewership by 20 percent
- Added and edited website content
- Shared information with agency providers and local government officials
- Ghostwriter | Gryffin Media | Worked Remotely
- Wrote articles about business, health and education issues
- Blogger | The Powell Group | Anderson, SC
- Discussed real estate and Western Upstate highlights on the company website
- Intern Staff Writer | Index-Journal | Greenwood, SC
- Informed readers about local news, events and people for daily newspaper
- Writer | Carolina Reporter | Columbia, SC
- Wrote articles for University of South Carolina quarterly newspaper
- Writer | Garnet & Black | Columbia, SC
- Wrote entertainment stories for University of South Carolina magazine
- Freelance Writer | Spartan Buzz | Spartanburg, SC
- Informed faculty, staff and students about local news for campus digital magazine