Jason Michaels
864-965-8496
Email: jaymich1128@gmail.com | Website: jay-michaels.com
Summary: Several years of experience combining journalism and social work to write empathetic stories that highlight people’s successes and inform people in the local community
Education:
- University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | Master of mass communication
- USC Upstate | Spartanburg, SC | B.A. in communications
- Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY | B.S. in social work
Journalism Skills:
- Audience-Based Writing
- Editing
- Interviewing
- Storytelling
- Researching
- Photography
- AP Style
- WordPress
- Social Media
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photshop
Social Work Skills:
- Case Management
- Outreach
- Training
- Information and Referral
Journalism Experience:
- Center for Independent Living of Broward | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Communications Specialist
o Used social media and email marketing to highlight agency’s successes
o Created quarterly newsletters
o Edited agency’s website - Gryffin Media | Work Remotely | Ghostwriter
o Wrote articles discussing business, health, and education - The Powell Group | Anderson, SC | Blogger
o Wrote about real estate, home decorating and highlights in the Western Upstate of South Carolina - Index-Journal | Greenwood, SC | Intern Staff Writer
o Produced and edited stories for the local newspaper - Carolina Reporter | Columbia, SC | Writer
o Wrote clips and features about state issues for the University of South Carolina newspaper - Garnet & Black | Columbia, SC | Writer
o Wrote entertainment and local issue stories for the University of South Carolina magazine - Spartan Buzz | Spartanburg, SC | Freelance Writer
o Published clips and feature stories for USC Upstate online magazine