Editor

Posted on: 2010-04-06

Katy R. Johnstone

Education     

Sweet Briar College, Class of 2010

                        Majors: English & Creative Writing, Cultural Anthropology; Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4.0

St. Anne’s College, Oxford University – Virginia Program at Oxford, Summer 2009

            Areas of Study: 16th- and 17th-century British literature and history

Related Experience

Sweet Briar Voice student newspaper, Sweet Briar College, VA

• Editor-in-Chief, August 2008—May 2009

-Supervised staff of 30 through entire publication process

-Scheduled and led weekly staff meetings

-Wrote lead editorials and other stories as appropriate

-Doubled frequency of publication

• Copy Editor, August 2007—May 2008

-Edited, fact-checked, and proofread all copy

• Staff Writer, January 2007—May 2008 

-Brainstormed, researched, and wrote stories as assigned

Red Clay literary magazine, Sweet Briar College, VA

• Managing Editor, August 2008—May 2009

-Solicited, judged, proofread, and edited student submissions

-Organized publicity for submissions and sponsored events

Style Weekly alternative newspaper, Richmond, VA

• Arts & Culture Editorial Intern, May—August 2008

-Researched and wrote a variety of stories, including the lead in the Arts & Culture section

-Coordinated and produced Style’s first online-exclusive multimedia feature story

-Conducted dozens of interviews, including with celebrities Bruce Hornsby and Idina Menzel

Cooperative Living magazine, Richmond, VA

• Editorial Intern, May—August 2007

-Proofread all editorial copy and assisted editor with copy editing

-Performed fact-checking and research

-Researched and wrote feature story published in October 2007 issue

Academic Resource Center, Sweet Briar College, VA

• Writing Tutor, August 2007—February 2008

-Assisted students with brainstorming, writing, and revising academic papers

Awards and Honors

• Dean’s List: Awarded each semester, Fall 2006-Fall 2009
• Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society: Inducted Fall 2007
• Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society: Inducted Spring 2008, Vice President 2009-2010
• Who’s Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges: Selected, 2009-2010
• New York Times College Editors’ Workshop: Selected to attend, February 2007

Skill Highlights

Strong communications and leadership skills; very organized and responsible; excellent writing and copy-editing skills; extensive knowledge of AP Style; proficient in all Microsoft Office applications; basic knowledge of InDesign, Audacity, and iMovie; able to work well both independently and with others; working knowledge of Spanish.