1. Melody Dixon
Journalist
414Ritchie Street | Clarksdale, MS 38614 | (662)385-0815 | melodywrites22@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Contributor/Freelance Journalist
HottyToddy.com, OleMissYearbook.com; Oxford, MS, October – November 2015
Commercial Dispatch; Columbus, MS, April 2015
Clarksdale Press Register, Freelance Journalist, Clarksdale, MS, April 2016 - Present
 Ole Miss Cheerleader, November 2015
http://hottytoddy.com/2015/11/06/meet-the-only-black-male-cheerleader-on-the-ole-miss-spirit-squad-this-fall-
semester/
 Miss Black & Gold, HottyToddy.com
http://hottytoddy.com/2015/11/13/though-this-was-her-first-pageant-ole-miss-senior-wins-miss-black-gold-2015-
2016/, Article reached more than 28,000 views
 Students Make Fashion Statement, HottyToddy.com
http://hottytoddy.com/2015/11/20/two-rebs-make-fashion-statements-on-the-campus-runway/
 Natural Hair Feature, OleMissYearbook.com
http://theolemissyearbook.com/natures-way/
 Columbus High School Homecoming Queen & Pageant Participant, Commercial Dispatch
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=41151
EDUCATION
University of Mississippi
Meek School of Journalism & New Media, August 2013 – May 2016, University, MS
•B.A., Journalism, Emphasis : News Editorial, Minor : English
•Overall GPA: 3.08
•Luckyday Transfer Scholarship Recipient, August 2013 - May 2015
•Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement, July 2015, Online-based Honor Society
Coahoma Community College, August 2011 - May 2013, Clarksdale, MS
•A.A., Psychology
•Member of Phi Theta Kappa, Honor Society for Community Colleges
SKILLS
Key Skills: Multimedia Reporting, Feature & Profile Writing, Editing, AP Style
Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere, Adobe InDesign
Social Networking Sites: Tumblr, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Periscope, Snapchat
VOLUNTEER
UM Big Event, Oxford, MS; March 2015
Moved antique objects and clothes out of local resident’s attic into garage and rearranged them for sale
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
News Reporting, Advanced Reporting, Editing, Magazine and Feature Writing, Photojournalism, Communications Law,
Mass Media & Social Issues, Creative Visual Thinking
Online Portfolio: www.yourglowmelsglam.weebly.com