BETH CARLSON

writer | editor | reporter

phone
email
address

503.715.6631
bethgcarlson@gmail.com
703 A N. Garden St. | Bellingham, WA 98225

EXPERIENCE
January 2015 - present
Editor-in-Chief
The Planet Magazine, Bellingham, Wash. (theplanetmagazine.net)
Led a team of editors, writers, multimedia writers and photographers for an
environmental magazine
Edited stories for content, grammar and AP style
Fact-checked stories against scientific journals, government documents and
interview recordings
Researched and assigned stories to reporters
Hired a staff of editors
Maintained a budget, managed payroll
Set and executed a timeline for publication
Led classes and helped plan curriculum on environmental journalism
Spearheaded a radio reporting program and a public relations position

Previous positions: managing editor, story editor, reporter
January 2015 March 2015
Service Learning Intern
WWU Ethnic Student Center, Bellingham, WA
Provided public relations services for Western organization the Ethnic
Student Center
Worked in a team to create a campaign for an event poster design contest
Created digital social media content, including a Vine and memes
Designed and created promotional material, including posters and PSA
flyers
Wrote, shot and directed radio and video PSAs
January 2012-Auguest 2014
Programmer
KUGS FM, Bellingham, Wash. (www.kugs.org)
Planned, executed and hosted weekly two-hour music program
June-August 2013
Reporter
The Jerusalem Project, Jerusalem, Israel (www.jerusalemproject2013.com)
Blogged and reported for student news website based in Jerusalem
June 2011-January 2015
Administrative Assistant
Bench Craft Company, Portland, OR.
Worked with a company-wide database system to complete data entry tasks
Performed clerical tasks such as filing, answering phones and sending mail
Assisted with customer service and accounting tasks
Demonstrated organization, multitasking, professionalism, and the ability
to work in a fast-paced office environment

E D U C AT I O N
2011-present
Western Washington University
Major: Journalism, public relations
emphasis
Minor: Political Science
Graduating Dec.2015
S K I L L S & Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S

AP Style
Social media and blogging
Budget and staff managment
Copyediting
Reporting
News and feature writing
Audio and video editing
Photography
Office organization
Attention to detail

Fluent in:
Microsoft Office Suite
Google Applications
iOS
Windows
WordPress
Audacity
InDesign
Proficient in:
Final Cut Pro
Illustrator
Photoshop
FCC/DMCA
Spent over a year editing The Planet Magazine, a national finalist for the SPJ Best Student Magazine Award for two years in a row
Spent six weeks reporting in Israel and Palestine, navigated cultural, political, social and
language barriers and worked with experienced foreign correspondents
Created, in a team, a short documentary
selected for the Bellingham Human Rights
Film Festival

REFERENCES
Dr. Rebekah Paci-Green
Faculty Adviser
The Planet Magazine
c/o Western Washington University
516 High St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 650-2707 | Rebekah.Paci-Green@wwu.edu

Ms. Paci-Green is the faculty advisor for Planet Magazine, the student-run environmental magazine at

Western Washington University. She oversaw all the work I did for this publication.
Teri DeFrancisco
Art Director
Bench Craft Company
16600 SW 72nd Ave # 10
Portland, OR 97224
(503) 221-0022 ext. 304

Ms. DeFrancisco was my supervisor at Bench Craft Company.
Rachele Kanigel
Executive Director
ieiMedia
(415) 338-3134 | rkanigel@ieimedia.com

Ms. Kanigel was the director of and an instructor for the student-run Jerusalem Project. She oversaw

and edited all the work I did for this program.