Lisa K.

Carter

EDUCATION
Master of Science candidate in Interactive Publishing | Northwestern University | Evanston, Ill. | Aug. 2013 Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication - Journalism | Texas State University | San Marcos, Texas | May 2011 Poynter Fellowship for College Journalists | The Poynter Institute for Media Studies | St. Petersburg, Fla. | May 2011 Study abroad Spanish courses | Universidad Antonio de Nebrija | Madrid, Spain | June 2009

EXPERIENCE
Sports Business Reporter | Medill News Service | Chicago, Ill. | Jan. 2013-present Write stories focused on business issues in sports with a focus on Chicago and the Midwest Downtown/Paradise View Reporter | Las Vegas Review-Journal | Las Vegas, Nev. | Sept. 2011-Sept. 2012 Wrote feature stories and shot photos for the downtown/Paradise edition of View Newspapers under the Review-Journal Contributing Writer | BusinessNewsDaily.com | New York, N.Y. | June 2011-Aug. 2011 Responsible for writing stories on a freelance basis with a focus on small businesses and trends News Desk Intern | NearSay.com | New York, N.Y. | June 2011-July 2011 Responsible for writing and curating hyperlocal-based stories for Manhattan and Brooklyn Business Desk Intern | Austin American-Statesman | Austin, Texas | Jan. 2011-May 2011 Responsible for research, development and reporting of local business news stories and profiles and covering the interactive portion of the South by Southwest festival City Desk Intern | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, Texas | June 2010-Aug. 2010 Responsible for research, development and reporting of local news stories, crime briefs and obituaries Sports Editor | The University Star | San Marcos, Texas | July 2007-May 2011 Wrote, edited and assigned stories to a staff of 10 or more reporters covering Texas State athletics and sport clubs

HONORS
First Place, In-Depth Reporting | Texas State Intensive English Program investigative series | Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 Awards | April 2011 Honorable Mention, Best Podcast | This Week in Bobcat Sports | Texas Intercollegiate Press Association | April 2011 Deans Scholarship Recipient, School of Journalism and Mass Communication | Texas State University | Dec. 2010 Friend of Fine Arts Scholarship Recipient, College of Fine Arts & Communication | Texas State University | April 2010

SKILLS
News writing | Business writing | Sports writing | Copy editing | Web design | InDesign | Multimedia

REFERENCES
Available upon request

lkcarter.com | twitter.com/LisaCarterMNS | linkedin.com/in/LisaKCarter New York, NY 10002 LisaKCarter11@gmail.com (281)-757-5949