Morgan Charlton
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Morgan Charlton

MORGAN CHARLTON
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EDUCATION
University of Colorado Boulder May 2019
College of Media, Communication, and Information
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Minor: Religious Studies
Dean’s List, GPA: 3.8 Spring 2017-May 2019

School for International Training February-May 2018
Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Branding Intern March-September 2019
Jaipur Literature Festival
- Expanded JLF presence by managing and developing the growing community of attendees
- Worked remotely on projects for supervisor and maintained and organized calendar
- Corresponded with local businesses through email and in-person meetings to develop sponsorships and partnerships
- Created public relation strategies and media materials and worked as an event photographer

Writing Intern October 2018-May 2019
Rooster Magazine
- Pitched story ideas to editor after extensive research and interviews of sources
- Wrote short and long-form pieces, with an emphasis on collecting sources and developing leads
- Worked with editorial team and designers to produce monthly magazine and online publication

RELEVANT COURSES
University of Colorado Boulder
Photojournalism Portfolio January-May 2019
- Covered the use of Nikon and Canon camera systems and Adobe Photoshop
- Learned the ethics of journalism and how it relates to visual storytelling
Editing and Presentation January-May 2019
- Learned copy editing, including how to edit print journalism, captions, and slideshows
- Studied the principles of newspaper design
News Corps January-May 2019
- Worked with a team to develop a CU News Corps fact checker
- Wrote and photographed investigative and explanatory journalism pieces

SKILLS
Software: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
Platforms: Canva, WordPress, Squarespace, Keynote
Clifton Strengths: Futuristic, Intellection, Input, Maximizer, Competition