1. Madison Ward
mmward@iastate.edu
madison.ward@iowastatedaily.com
(C) 515-707-4664
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Professional Summary
Journalism and Mass Communications student with excellent writing and communication
ability. Brings additional valuable knowledge from time spent as a student journalist for
the Iowa State Daily as a columnist, editor and reporter.
Professional Achievements
Iowa State Daily Style Reporter 2016-2017
Produces 2-3 articles monthly both print and online
Conceptualizes content
Takes photographs
Produces video content
Iowa State Daily Opinion Editor 2015-2016
Worked full time while taking full course load
Supervised staff of 10 writers
Edited every column and editorial
Reviewed and approved submissions of letters to the editor
Wrote 2-3 editorials a week
Conducted group and individual meeting weekly
Iowa State Daily Columnist 2014-2015
Wrote two columns per week for online and print
Responsible for meeting tight deadlines
Produced alternative story formats for each column
Conceptualized column ideas and visuals
Valley High School Spotlight Managing Editor of Content 2013-2014
Assigned content to reporters and designers
Approved final layout to be printed
Sold advertising space
Managed tight deadlines
Education
Iowa State University Bachelors Degree in Journalism and Mass Communications
December 2017
Emphasis in Apparel Merchandising
Dean's List, Fall 2014
Dean's List, Spring 2016
2. Skills
• Extremely organized
• Team leadership
• Project management
• Strong verbal communication
• Self-motivated
• Conflict resolution
• Superior verbal and written
communication skills
References
Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State Daily Advisor
515-231-8150
mark.witherspoon@iowastatedaily.com
Danielle Ferguson, Iowa State Daily Editor-in-Chief 2015-2016
605-421-8558
Stephen Snyder, Iowa State Daily Opinion Editor Spring 2015
515-554-1236
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Exceptional attention to detail
• PowerPoint presentations
• Excellent time management
• Self-starter
