Haley A. Hodges
Experience
Zebulon Solutions, LLC – Longmont, Colorado
Marketing Specialist
JUNE 2018 – PRESENT
- Spearheaded the redesign of zebulonsolutions.com
- Created new promotional materials following the rebranding of the company
- Produce copy, edit blog posts, and manage social media
- Worked with and hired third parties for graphic design and advanced coding items
Drake Political Review – Des Moines, Iowa
Editor-in-Chief
JAN 2017 – MAY 2019
- Worked collaboratively with writers and staff to create a bi-annual nonpartisan political magazine
- Led, organized, and communicated with both staff and writers as the Editor-in-Chief
- Created and continued to build drakepoliticalreview.com
- Responsible for coordinating all aspects of production from budgeting to production to printing
Urban Plains – Des Moines, Iowa
Managing Editor
AUG – DEC 2018
- Supervised production of different multimedia based stories for urban-plains.com
- Worked closely alongside the Editor-in-Chief to assign stories, oversee writers, and create content
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation – Des Moines, Iowa
Communications Intern
MAY 2017 – JAN 2018
- Work in the office of a conservation non-profit protecting and restoring Iowa’s land, water, and wildlife
- Responsible for writing blog posts, creating web pages, managing social media sites, coordinating the Hagie Heritage Award nomination process, and other office tasks
The Times-Delphic – Des Moines, Iowa
Staff Writer and Photographer
SEP 2015 – DEC 2018
- Routinely contributed stories and photos during the 2015-2016 school year
- Staff writer for the Features section for the 2016-2017 school year
- Bi-weekly reporter for the Humans of Drake column
CBS News – Des Moines, Iowa
Runner
NOV 2015
- Worked with CBS News during the second Democratic Presidential Debate assisting the production team behind the scenes leading up to and during the broadcast
Left Hand Valley Courier – Niwot, Colorado
Facebook Reporter and Photographer
MAY 2013 – AUG 2015
- Regular photographer for local events
- Ran The Left Hand Valley Courier’s Facebook page by posting photos, announcements, and news
- Sporadically wrote photo captions, gathered content for stories, and wrote articles
Additional and Short Term Experience
- Editor-in-Chief for my high school yearbook for two years, leading a twenty-person student staff
- Article published in the March 2016 issue of Des Moines Urban Experience
- Articles published in Drake University Independent News (DUiN) Magazine
- Worked with Drake Broadcasting System during the 2016 Drake Relays live student-run production
Skills Summary
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud programs
- Creative writing
- Magazine and news style writing
- Textual editing
- Photography
- Knowledge of AP and MLA styles
- Web design
- Working knowledge of CSS, HTML, and Python coding languages
- Knowledge of social media profiles and analytics
- Organizational leadership
Education
Drake University – Des Moines, Iowa
AUG 2015 – MAY 2019
- Graduated Cum Laude with a B.A.J.M.C in News, a B.A. in Writing, and University Honors
Maynooth University – Maynooth, Republic of Ireland
JAN 2018 – JUNE 2018
- Study Abroad experience outside of Dublin during my junior year of college
- Received a certificate in Irish Cultural Heritage
Niwot High School – Niwot, Colorado
AUG 2011 – MAY 2015
- Graduated with a 3.9 unweighted GPA
- Attained the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma