Andrew Peters
167 Reservoir Rd
Plymouth, NH 03264
andrew.peters@uconn.edu
307a Hoisington
Storrs, CT 06269
Education
University of Connecticut, 2009
- B.A. in Journalism
- B.S. in Management
- GPA: 3.5/4.0
- Dean's List 2 semesters
Journalism Experience
Copy Editor, (Aug. 2006 - present)
UConn Daily Campus , Storrs, CT
UConn Daily Campus , Storrs, CT
Laconia Citizen , Laconia, NH
Plymouth Record Enterprise , Plymouth, NH
UConn Daily Campus , Storrs, CT
- Edited student copy and selected wire stories
- Designed and created news pages for daily paper with circulation 10,000
UConn Daily Campus , Storrs, CT
- Wrote over 20 stories for the news department
- Stories featured in other publications nationwide
Laconia Citizen , Laconia, NH
- Wrote feature stories and photographed for regional daily paper
- Worked and traveled independently to report and photograph topics
Plymouth Record Enterprise , Plymouth, NH
- Wrote and photographed stories for weekly regional newspaper representing 21 towns
- Photographed for the news section
- Evaluated newsroom copy and edited relevant press releases
Business Experience
Staff Intern, (Summer 2007)
Hedge Solutions , Manchester, NH
Hedge Solutions , Manchester, NH
- Created and coded a dynamic database to manage and display years of reports
- Designed and illustrated marketing materials to send to clients
- Relayed vital market information to clients
Relevant Skills
- Adobe Illustrator / InDesign / Photoshop / Dreamweaver
Microsoft Word / Excel / Access / Powerpoint - Proficient in CSS, (X)HTML, and VBA
- Experience in web and newspaper page design
- Conversational Spanish (4 years of instruction)