Maggie Miller
Journalist
RESUME
Professional
Information
Maggie is a reporter for Inside Cybersecurity at Inside Washington Publishers, where she reports on cyber policy and regulations, with a focus on areas including election security, autonomous vehicles, and Capitol Hill action on cybersecurity. She is a graduate of American University with three years of internship experiences across the media and communications fields both locally and internationally. Skills gained in the classroom and the field include writing for online, print, and broadcast, and editing video and audio on Adobe Premiere and Adobe Audition.
Skills
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Adobe InDesign, Premiere, and Audition
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AVID
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Social Media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tumblr
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AP Style
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Some HTML Coding
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Micrsoft Office Suite
Work
Experience
Reporter for Inside Cybersecurity at Inside Washington Publishers
August, 2017-present, Washington, DC
-Writes 2-4 stories per days on cyber policy and regulatory issues
-Works on Capitol Hill covering hearings, press conferences
-Covers cybersecurity conferences and other events in the Washington, DC metro area.
British Embassy Washington, Digital Media Intern
January, 2017-May, 2017, Washington, DC
-Worked with communications team on proposals and press releases
-Assisted with Embassy events, and covered news events for the Embassy
-Helped monitor social media, specifically Twitter
Voice of America, News Intern
September, 2016-December, 2016, Washington, DC
-Assisted with filming and interviewing for broadcast stories
-Wrote broadcast scripts and edited online articles
-Logged and transcribed footage
Conservation International, Media Intern
June, 2016-August, 2016, Arlington, VA
-Compiled media lists
-Wrote and edited media releases and pitches
-Worked full time four days per week
GRNlive Editorial Intern
October, 2015-December, 2015, London, UK
-GRNlive is a Foreign Correspondent's Network, with over 1,000 journalists worldwide
-Published the Daily Digest of news on the GRN website
-Managed the GRNlive blog
-Worked full time four days per week
KXAN News Reporting Intern
May, 2015-August, 2015, Austin, TX
-NBC News affiliate in Austin
-Conducted interviews for various stories
-Edited packages for the nightly news
-Wrote stories published on KXAN website
Moment Magazine Editorial Intern
September, 2014-December, 2014, Washington, DC
-One of the most prominent Jewish magazines in the USA
-Edited all articles for the print magazine
-Wrote and published articles for the online magazine
-Helped to plan the major gala hosted by the magazine each year
Her Campus American University Vice President
September, 2014-May, 2017, Washington, DC
-Pitched content ideas at weekly meetings, and wrote articles several times a semester
-Helped to manage 20-30 writers
-Worked as a staff writer, then section editor, for the two years prior to this position.
American University Ambassador
September, 2013-May, 2017, Washington, DC
-Tour guide for potential students
-Gave tours twice per week to around 30-40 students each time
-Helped to host and organize preview days on campus
Languages
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HTML/CSS
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Basic Spanish
Education
American University, Washington, DC
August, 2013-May, 2017
-Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in International Studies
-Student in the School of Communications and the School of International Service.
-GPA of 3.69
-Dean's List all semesters of freshmen and sophomore years
Boston University London
September, 2015-December, 2015
-Study abroad program based in South Kensington in London
-Received 16 credits, 12 from classes taken during first half of the semester from BU professors, 4 from internship placement during second half of semester
-Studied on the journalism track, then placed at GRNlive