Samuel D.

Condon
4400 North 300 EastAnderson, Indiana 46012
Phone: (765) 621-2105 E-Mail: scondon@ballstate.b su.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelcondon

SC

Objective
To obtain an entry level position where I can apply my professional, journalistic, emerging media and writing skills in
a significant and impactful way.

Experience
Lead Security Guard David Owsley Museum of Art

May 2012 July 2015

David Owsley Museum of Art

Created and maintained the security guard (visitor assistants) work schedules, protected artwork, watched over patrons,
and performed necessary duties for our special events.

Student Assistant for New Media

May 2014 May 2015

Ball State University Alumni Association

I began my position as an intern, and then continued on as a student employee. My position entails proofreading and
copy editing online and print publications, communicating electronically through social media platforms (LinkedIn,
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube), scheduling calendar and website changes, designing websites, writing
e-mails, copy editing, developing class notes for our magazine, Advance IBM coding, advertising and sponsorship
magazines, and of catering to our alumni, friends and donors across the globe.
Writer and Contributor

May 2014 May 2015

Alumnus Magazine
Researched, wrote articles and created content for Ball State Universitys quarterly published Alumnus Magazine. Along with its
producers, University Marketing and Communications, I wrote short and feature length articles pertaining to our alumni and
campus. I was also responsible for interviewing, putting together photos, online videos, and crafting the Class Notes section, which
were short bios resembling that of a Where are they now section.
Dining Services

May 2010 May 2012

Ball State University

Worked as both a barista and custodian in a caf on campus.

Education
Bachelors Degree, Journalism

May 2010 July 2015

Ball State University

Concentration in Magazine Journalism with skills in long-form storytelling, digital publishing, website b u i l d i n g ,
and blog platform building, and interviewing skills.
Minor in Professional Writing & Emerging Media, with a concentration in digital literacy with skills of rhetoric, writing,
literary editing and publishing, HTML and CSS coding, Adobe Suite design.

Skills
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Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Suite
Social Media
HTML and CSS
Copy Editing
Multimedia Storytelling
Video Editing

- IBM/Advanced Coding
- Blogging
- Google Analytics
- Web Design
- News Writing
- Long-form Writing
- Photography

- Photography
- Ethics
- Media Law
- AP Style
- MLA Style
- Audio Editing
- Researching

References

Steve Fulton
Director of New Media
Ball State Alumni Association
(765) 285-1080
sfulton@bsu.edu

Carl Schafer
Associate Director
David Owsley Museum of Art
(765) 285-5270
carlschafer@bsu.edu

Elizabeth Nesbitt
English Professor
Ball State University
(765) 285-8589
ejnesbitt@bsu.edu

Kyle Johnson
Associate Director of New Media
Ball State Alumni Association
(765) 285-1080
kjohnson9@bsu.edu

Sheryl Swingley
Internship Coordinator
Ball State University
(765) 285-8688
sswingley@bsu.edu

Adam Kuban
Journalism Professor
Ball State University
(765) 285-8276
ajkuban@bsu.edu