Mckenna Clarke

/ (603) 921-1121mckennagclarke @gmail.com

Education

BA English Language,Brigham Young University, GPA: 3.88 / December 2017
Minor: Editing

Editing and Writing Experience

Managing editor, Stowaway TravelMagazine / September 2017 – present

Chosento be the managing editor out of 6 applicants for leadership skills and editing ability

Set and manage production schedule for staff of 13

Write 3 travel-related articles to be published in the magazine

Edit, fact-check, and proofread entire 96-page magazine

Editorial assistant, BYU Magazine / March 2017 – present

Write4 – 7 articles and blurbsfor the quarterly magazine, interviewsources from all over the country by phone and local sources in person

Wrote the 8th-most-viewed article on magazine.byu.edu so far for 2017

Edit, fact-check, and proofread multiple articles per quarterly issue

Use WordPress to add and edit articlesonline, train three other interns to do the same

Web director and associate editor,Stance: Studies on the Family / January 2017 – April 2017

Supervised 15 authors to write, edit, and publish blog posts three times per week

Performed copy and substantive edits on student articles

Corresponded with the authors to implement copy edits and substantive edits

Participated in the acquisitions process through on-campus marketing

Executive assistant, TOP CFOS / August 2016 – April 2017

Wrote weekly business-related blog articles for the website, increasing webpage views by 250%

Formatted, edited, and wrote letters and documents for clients

Updated the company social media handles: Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Organized bi-monthly networking events for up to 20 executives

Editor in chief, The Hawk—Merrimack High School newspaper / September 2011 – June 2012

Managed 20 staff writers, led staff meetings, and edited dozens of articles

Wrote 2 or 3 articles for each issue of the newspaper

Utilized online printing program to lay out and print bimonthly newspapers

Leadership Experience

Full-time missionary, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints September 2013 – February 2015

Supervised up to 20 other missionaries for 9 months

Led numerous training sessions for dozens of missionaries during zone and district meetings

Relevant Coursework and Grades

ELANG 322: Modern American usage / A
ELANG 350: Basic editing skills / A
ELANG 410: Magazine substantive editing / A
ELANG 430: Intro to print publishing / A