Contact

casmith11@bsu.edu
317-489-2137
Twitter: @SmithCaseyA
LinkedIn: CaseyAnnSmith
www.caseyannsmith.com
Education
Ball State University
Bachelor of Arts in news
journalism, anthropology
Minor in Spanish
Presidential Scholar;
CASEY SMITH
multimedia reporting | research | copy editing | analytics
Work Experience
Ball State Daily News, Editor-in-Chief
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana | August 2017 - Present
• Oversee a staff of 100 students producing 24/7 content for ballstatedaily.com and a 24-page weekly paper.
• Previously: Senior news editor (August 2016 - May 2017) and chief news reporter (August 2014 - May 2016)
Led a section of 25 reporters as editor; responsible for all breaking news coverage and two special reporting
projects. Spent two years reporting on crime and campus beats; gained experience with public records.
National Park Service, Digital Content Producer
Remote — Muncie, Indiana | August 2017 - Present
• Report, write and edit for the NPS digital database. Written pieces focus on natural resources and
contemporary Native American topics.

Honors College member National Geographic Magazine, Editorial Intern

GPA: 3.85 American Society of Magazine Editors, Washington, D.C. | May 2017 - August 2017
• Reported, edited and fact-checked print and online stories. Produced more than 30 online articles and wrote
Graduation: May 2018 three pieces for the print magazine on topics including science, space and the environment.

USA TODAY College, News and Features Correspondent

Honors/Awards Remote — Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana | January 2017 – June 2017
• Pitched and wrote original weekly stories on deadline. Responsible for composing enterprise pieces on topics
• 2017 Fulbright Scholar — that included university grade distributions, student technology security and environmental issues.
Berlin Capital Journalism
Program Smithsonian Institution, Multimedia Intern
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. | May 2016 - August 2016
• 2017 Regional Emmy ® • Assisted in day-to-day media operations at NMAI. Shot photos and videos before and during events for
Award Nominee online packages. Conducted research and composed articles for NMAI Magazine and other ongoing
multimedia projects for NMAI’s website.
• 2017 SPJ Excellence in
Journalism Newsroom Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act Intern
• 2016 Indy Press Club Ball State Applied Anthropology Laboratory, Muncie, Indiana | December 2015 - May 2016
Keating Competition finalist • Assisted with documentation of funerary objects associated with human remains and assisted with affiliated
tribal consultations. Other tasks included photography, database entry, cataloging and bagging collections.
• Ball State Honors College Drum Corps International, Communications/Digital Intern
Research Fellow 2016-2017
Indianapolis, Indiana | May 2015 - August 2015
• 2016 Indy Pro SPJ • Produced stories and social media content for dci.org and print publications. Tracked analytics and updated
Scholarship website daily; created alternative form online content under strict deadlines.

• 2016 Journalism
Interactive presenter
Recent Projects
• First place from Indiana Writer, Editor, Researcher
Collegiate Press Association “Water Quality Indiana” | Fall 2016 | www.waterqualityin.com
Wrote and researched a 26-minute documentary on farming practices impacting water quality in Indiana’s rivers.
• Kappa Tau Alpha,
Traveled to New Orleans to report. Nominated for Lower Great Lakes Region Emmy® Award for Writing.
Lambda Alpha and
Phi Kappa Phi inductee Reporter, Assistant Editor
• Four-time Columbia Gold “BSU at the Games: Rio Olympics 2016” | Summer 2016 | www.rio.bsuatthegames.com
Circle Award Winner Reporter at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Wrote stories on-site and collaborated efficiently with
peers while on intense deadlines. Work featured in USA Today, Indiana Public Radio and others.
• SPJ Excellence in
Journalism finalist Content Coordinator, Editor, Reporter
• Ball State Inglehart “Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration” | Summer 2015 | www.bsuibe.weebly.com
Journalism Scholar Spent two weeks in downtown Indianapolis covering events and high-profile individuals during the 2015 Black
Expo Summer Celebration. Managed project website; produced content on deadlines; organized story budget.