Professional Resume 2022

CHELSEA BABIN

chelseal.babin@gmail.com | 586-292-8528 | 7700 Gleason Drive, Apt. 32C Knoxville, TN 37919

Career Objective

A talented, hardworking, journalist who is equ

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ped with a variety of skills – writing, editing, photography, social media platforms, and graphic design.

Professional Experience

• Server/Line Cook/Trainer/ToGo Specialist/Bartender/Host/Service Expo Chuy’s INC. Knoxville, Tennessee. |Present|

• Freelance writer & Social Media Manager Knoxville, Tennessee. | Present.

• Social Media Manager/Photographer & Videographer Smoky Mountain Traders/Smoky

Mountain Auto Sales. | Maryville, Tennessee. | June 2020 – June 2021.

• Editorial/Social Media Intern Discovery INC. | Knoxville, Tennessee | January 2020 – April 2020.

• Graduate Research Assistant University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2018 – June 2020.

• Managing Editor/Head Designer/Photographer Knoxville Style Media | Knoxville, Tennessee | January 2019 – January 2020.

• Editorial Intern Open Chord Music | Knoxville, Tennessee | September 2019 – Present.

• Head Photographer TAB Radio Institute | Knoxville, Tennessee | June 2019.

• Staff writer

SCOOP Magazine | Knoxville, Tennessee | January 2019 – May 2019.

• Assistant to Art Director Knoxville Style Magazine | Knoxville, Tennessee | May 2018 – January 2019.

• Editorial intern Knoxville Style Magazine | Knoxville, Tennessee |March 2018 – January 2019.

• Managing editor Tennessee Journalist | Knoxville, Tennessee | May 2018 – December 2018.

• Editor-in-Chief SCOOP Magazine | Knoxville, Tennessee | January 2018 – May 2018.

• Section editor Tennessee Journalist | Knoxville, Tennessee | December 2017 – May 2018.

• Magazine Intern Daily Beacon | Knoxville, Tennessee | November 2017- May 2018.

• Staff writer Tennessee Journalist | Knoxville, Tennessee | August 2017– Present.

• Head Photographer TAB Radio Institute | Knoxville, Tenness

ee | May 2017.

• Managing Editor & Staff writer SCOOP Magazine | Knoxville, Tennessee | January 2017-May 2017.

• Design intern Daily Beacon | Knoxville, Tennessee | August 2015-December 2014.

• Staff writer MTSU Sidelines | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | August 2014-May 2015.
  

Education

• Lenoir City High School | Lenoir City, Tennessee | May 2014.

• Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | August 2014-May 2015 | Visual Communications major.

• University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | B.S. in Communication | Major in Journalism & Electronic Media | Minor in English Literature | Degree obtained May of 2018.

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville | M.S. in Communication | Journalism & Electronic Media | Degree obtained December 2020.
  

Skills

Proficient in German, AP, APA and Chicago Style, Adobe software, Canon DSLR cameras & Sony Mirrorless Cameras, WordPress, WIX, various social media platforms, Windows and IOS operating systems. HubSpot certified.

References

Dan Vallie | danvallie@nationalradiotalentsystem.com | Steven Friedlander | (865) 254-4561 | Steven8232@aol.com | Jama Creswell | (865) 755-6126 | jamacreswell@gmail.com | Catherine Luther | (865) 974-5118 | cluther@utk.edu