Sarah Rose Shearer

200 Main St, Parkesburg PA 19365 | sarah.r.shearer@gmail.com |(717) 869-8111

EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Graduation Date: April 2019
Bachelors of Arts in English Writing: Non-Fiction track, and French GPA: 3.56
Study Abroad: Aix-Marseille Université, Aix-en-Provence, France January - April
2017

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CRU INTERNATIONAL, Paris, France August 2019 - June
2020
Content Writing Intern
• Advise area Crisis Manager, draft emails and notate meetings as Communicator on CRU’s North Africa-Middle East
COVID-19 Crisis Response Team
• Interview, report and write articles for a quarterly print newsletter
• Notate and interview speakers in English and French at an area-wide conference in Egypt
• Use storytelling and fund-development techniques to create content for a bi-weekly digital newsletter
• Prepare and present an operational assessment for an international team to evaluate their capacity-building potential

PITTSBURGH REGION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MINISTRIES (PRISM), Pittsburgh, PA January - May 2019
Grant Writing Intern
• Collaborate with PRISM co-founder to identify appropriate grants
• Develop skills to draft a completed grant proposal, and submit a completed proposal for approval

PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE, Pittsburgh, PA

Editorial Intern August 2018 - December 2019
• Pitch, research and write blog posts for the “412” blog
• Manage the magazine’s online event calendar

THE PITT NEWS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA August 2017 - December 2018
Assistant News Editor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA August 2018 - December 2018

• Oversee news production five days per week with two other news editors
• Prepare weekly story budget for staff writers and teach reporting, concise writing and AP style
Assistant Opinions Editor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA January 2018 - April 2018
• Edit two columns per week and prepare for publication
• Work with columnists to develop arguments and flesh out ideas for columns and features
• Write one editorial per week on behalf of The Pitt News Editorial Board

CULTURAL EXPERIENCES ABROAD, Aix-en-Provence, France January - April

2017
Mobile Journalist
• Publish 7 written and 2 video blogs for CEA’s study abroad blog while studying in Aix-en-Provence, France
• Collaborate with onsite advisors to curate informational content promoting Study Abroad to potential students

OTHER EXPERIENCE
CRU, Pittsburgh, PA September 2016 - May 2019
Women’s Bible Study Leader and Mentor
• Prepare a weekly Bible study, cultivate one-on-one relationships to encourage and pursue personal and spiritual growth

FORBES & FIFTH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA September 2015 - December 2016
Editor
• Select submissions for the undergraduate research journal’s bi-annual publication
 • Coordinate closely with authors to edit their work in content and grammar before publication

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
• Readings in Contemporary Nonfiction Media Literacy Journalism Bootcamp Senior Seminar in Nonfiction

SKILLS
• French (fluent), AP style, Proofreading, Interviewing, Researching, Revising, Social Media (Facebook, Instagram), Fund
Development, Storytelling, Print and Digital Communication, Newsletters, Email, Wordpress, MailChimp