Work Experience Education Related Coursework Awards References
Work Experience
The West Orange Times and Windermere Observer
Staff Writer
September 2015-Present
- Report arts, feature, news and sports stories
- Shoot photographs
- Manage social media and orangeobserver.com.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Reporting intern
May-July 2015
- Report business and feature stories
- Shoot and edit video and photographs
- Write for an online-based site, unravel.us
B2 Communications
Public Relations intern
May-August 2014
- Write newsletters and media alerts
- Manage social media accounts
- Track news coverage for clients
USF St. Petersburg Crow’s Nest Newspaper
Editor-in-chief
May 2014-April 2015
- Edit and write news stories
- Coach staff on stories
- Oversee production
Assistant News Editor
May 2013-May 2014
- Write news stories
- Assist News Editor in planning and editing
Reporter
January-April 2013
- Write life and news stories
Education
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
May 2015
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies
Minor in English Writing Studies
Honors Program
GPA 4.0
Indian Rocks Christian School
May 2012
Co-Salutatorian
GPA 4.2
Related Coursework
Research Methods in Mass Communication
- Learned basics of research for news writing, using tools such as Lexis Nexis
Communication Law
- Studied copyright, defamation and the risks of using anonymous sources in news writing
Neighborhood News Bureau
- Wrote several stories covering the Midtown area of St. Petersburg, including one that ran in the Tampa Bay Times
- Shadowed the Tampa Bay Times City Hall reporter
News Editing
- Gained a strong knowledge of AP style
- Discussed difficult editorial decisions
Photojournalism I and II
- Used principles such as rule of thirds and golden rule
- Gained basic knowledge of Photoshop
- Learned how to use ISO, f-stop and shutter speed to make best photography decisions
Awards
Outstanding Graduate Award
Awarded to one graduate at USF St. Petersburg each semester. I was nominated by the journalism department and selected as the winner by the university, 2015
King O’Neal Award
Awarded for graduating with a 4.0 GPA, 2015
USF Directors Award
Annual award, 2012-2015
USFSP Chancellor’s List
Awarded each year I earned a 4.0 GPA, 2013-2014
USFSP Arts and Sciences Dean’s List
Awarded each semester I earned a GPA above 3.5, 2013-2014
References
Please contact me at jennifernesslar@gmail.com to receive contact information for my references.
Robert Hooker
Adjunct Professor, USF St. Petersburg
Former Deputy Managing Editor, Tampa Bay Times
Kyle Parks
Principal, B2 Communications
Former reporter and editor, Tampa Bay Times
Scott Carroll
Special Projects Editor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune