Kelsey Davis has over 5 years of experience in journalism. She received her Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Spanish from Auburn University, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of The Auburn Plainsman student newspaper. During her time there, she managed a staff of 30 and helped the newspaper win a national Pacemaker Award. She has since worked as a reporter for The Montgomery Advertiser and completed internships at Texas Monthly Magazine and The Lagniappe. Davis has received several state-level awards for her news writing and reporting.

1. Kelsey Davis
1026 Pershing St.
Montgomery, Al 36106
Phone: 251-656-7919
E-Mail: Daviskelsey421@gmail.com
The Auburn Plainsman
Editor-in-Chief Summer 2013 - Spring 2014
Education
Auburn University Auburn, Ala.
Bachelor of Arts: Journalism and Spanish Aug. 2010 - Dec. 2014
El Centro de las Lenguas Modernas Granada, Spain
May 2012 - Aug. 2012
• Proficient in Spanish language
and composition
• Proficient with AP Style
• Proficient with Adobe Acrobat
programs:
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Premiere
• Proficient with DSLR cameras
Skills
• Managed a 30-person staff
• Led that staff to win a Pacemaker Award, an achievement considered
to be the highest national honor a student newspaper can earn
• Helped nearly double the Plainsman’s Twitter following
References
Auburn University’s student newspaper
Rick Harmon
Managing Editor
The Montgomery Advertiser
334.322.7639
erichmi@yahoo.com
Jeff Salamon
Senior Editor
Texas Monthly Magazine
512.320.6900
jsalamon@texasmonthly.com
Austin Phillips
Editorial Adviser
The Auburn Plainsman
205.616.9037
adp0019@auburn.edu
Experience
Texas Monthly Magazine
Editorial Intern Fall 2014
The Lagniappe
Freelance Writer Summer 2014
Mobile, Ala.’s alt-weekly
• Covered general assignment stories for news and features sections
• Pitched, reported and wrote a story about a series of mishandled toxic
waste sites in the Houston area, making me the first intern ever
commissioned to write a piece for the magazine
• Conducted research and provided transcription help for editors
• Contributed fresh story ideas each month
A National Magazine Award winnining publication
The Montgomery Advertiser
Reporter Feb. 2015 - Present
• Carved out a beat covering courts on the state and federal level, which
had not been regularly reported on for nearly 10 years
• Found human interest narratives within the court systems, taking our
coverage outside the boundaries of reporting on procedural hearings
• Spent roughly a month reporting on and writing a story about those
living in public housing
• Embedded for a week with a group who walked from Selma to
Montgomery for the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights march
A mid-sized metro serving central Alabama
Awards and Achievements
• Alabama Press Association: 2nd
place for Best News Feature
• Alabama Associated Press
Media Editors Award: 2nd place
for Best News Feature
• Pacemaker winner for Best
Non-Daily Newspaper
• Society of Professional
Journalists Mark of Excellence
Award Winner: Best Non-Daily
Student Newspaper