Resume
Alex Tiegen
10968 151 Lane N.
Jupiter, Fla. 33478
561-329-5389
Skills:
- social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) Basic Spanish
- blogging- alextiegen.com (WordPress software) Basic photography
- Audio collection and editing Proficient in editing
- Typing 30-40 wpm Experienced with AP Style
Journalism:
Feb. 2010-July 2010 Sunshine State News (Tallahassee Internet Start-up Covering Business and Politics for a Conservative Audience)
Staff Business and State Senate Reporter- Was responsible for writing articles for a business-minded audience. Wrote 1-2 stories and at least one blog post a day about the Florida Senate and business news. Launched and maintained for a month the site’s Twitter account, @SSNAlerts. Shot photos for my stories.
Oct. 2008- February 2010 Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers (Series of daily community newspapers on the Treasure Coast of Florida) Circ. 30,000
Freelance Correspondent- Wrote an average of five news or feature articles in Martin County each week. Half of my story assignments were my own ideas.
Dec. 2008-January 2010 Forum Publishing Group (a series of South Florida weeklies published by the Sun-Sentinel) Circ. 20,000
Freelance Correspondent-Covered Southern Palm Beach County cities for the Sun-Sentinel’s weekly community publications
October 2009-Feb. 2010 Miami New Times and Broward/Palm Beach New Times (Circ. 100,000)
Freelance Correspondent- Wrote on the arts in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties
April 1, 2008-Oct. 3, 2008 Valley News (Covers communities on the Vermont/ New Hampshire border)
Full-Time Temporary Staff Writer: Wrote 40-60 stories, many on 1A
Clips:mediafire.com/AlexTiegen
Dec. 2007/May 2008 Florida FlyIns (Main Web site) Survival by Design (story, with photos by Jeremiah Wilson)
(Online magazine produced by an advanced class at the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida)
Spent a week researching the stories of struggling artists on the largest island of the Bahamas. Story later featured in the class gallery exhibition and the FlyIns Web site
July 2006- December 2007 The Independent Florida Alligator- (independent student newspaper at University of Florida)
- Wrote in-depth enterprise stories as a staff writer
- Edited student work as enterprise section editor
Editing:
May 2009 A Cook’s Cookbook
- Edited portions of alternative health cookbook for grammar, style and content
Voluntary/ Personal Projects:
January 2010 Crisis Camp Miami
Live Blogger- Helped to document a South Florida gathering of tech specialists hoping to improve relief to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
July 2009-present The Prague Blog at www.Alextiegen.com-
Documented a recent trip to my grandparents’ homeland with sound, photos and text on my personal blog.
Public Relations:
April 2009 College of Engineering at the University of Florida.
- Wrote two press releases for the college Web site.
Education:
- University of Florida- 3.4 GPA
College of Journalism and Communications
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
August 2005-December 2007
- Florida Gulf Coast University- 3.8 GPA
Associate of the Arts Degree
August 2003-July 2005
