S A RA H C A S K I E

Sarahacaskie@gmail.com | (571) 246-2670

40194 Main Street| Waterford, VA 20197
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E D U C AT I O N
Pennsylvania State
University
State College, PA
2011 2015

Bachelor of Arts| Journalism

Minor English
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
3.8 GPA

WORK EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE WRITER
Washington, D.C.

2015-Present

Writes for widely read publications including

Alternative Press Magazine and Thought Catalog
Develops content that generates a strong web
and social media presence
Consistently writes high-quality content on tight
deadlines
Generates and pitches relevant story ideas to
editors

JOONBUG.COM
New York, NY

2015

Editor in Chief
Responsible for managing editorial team
members in New York City, Philadelphia, and
Washington D.C. offices
Managed the creation and publication of editorial
content across several websites
Worked with event managers to develop
appropriate marketing strategies needed in
editorial content
Developed and maintained all key
communication plans

O N W A R D S T AT E . C O M
State College, PA

Created copy for large-scale marketing projects

ranging from app launches to celebrity events

2013- 2015

Reporter
Responsible for creating online viral content on
tight deadlines
Story featured as top trending topic on Facebook
Stories collectively garnered over 15,000 shares
on social media
Aided in producing and editing video content
Stories cited by national publications like
Cosmopolitan Magazine

R E S U LT S R A D I O
State College, PA
2014

Intern
Production Assistant for B94.5 and Wowy 97.1
Aided in production of morning radio show, The
Morning Zoo
Responsible for researching information for
segments and making sure hosts had all
necessary materials
Delivered entertainment news on-air several
times a week
Edited audio for on-air broadcasts

T H E D A I LY
COLLEGIAN
State College, PA

2013

Reporter
Reported on Penn State campus news
Wrote several articles a week for one of the top
college newspapers
Conducted interviews with influential members
of the community and campus leaders

U N I T E D S T AT E S
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY -department
of the interior
Reston, VA
2013

Intern
Worked with executive bureau leaders to create
USGS blog posts
Assisted in increasing traffic to internal website
over 200%
Story featured on Department of the Interior
website
Published two fact sheets detailing government
supplemental funding
Aided in developing social media strategy

A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M AT I O N
S O F T WA R E S K I L L S

Hidenburg| Audition
Premiere | Photoshop
Quark | Soundslides

Illustrator
COLLEGE
COURSEWORK

Advanced Multimedia Production

Television Reporting
Radio Reporting
Newspaper Writing
Magazine Writing
Telecommunications