Resume
BIO
Sarah specializes in magazine and digital journalism and has developed particular skills over the years in feature writing and research. Her work can be found in Notre Dame Magazine, New Hampshire Magazine, 5280, Down East, Indianapolis Monthly, HelloGiggles.com, LovinDublin.com, and the Pharos-Tribune of Logansport, Indiana.
Skills
ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE
WORDPRESS
DRUPAL
RIVISTA
MICROSOFT OFFICE
DSLR PHOTOGRAPHY
WORK
Reporter, New York Times
April 2020 - Present
I work on the coronavirus tracking team, compiling municipal, state, and tribal data on COVID cases around the United States and tracking case clusters linked to nursing homes and workplaces.
Associate Editor, Notre Dame Magazine
October 2017 - August 2019
Wrote and edited news and feature stories for quarterly print magazine and oversaw web coverage, composing and editing articles and maintaining a roster of regular contributors.
Assistant Editor, New Hampshire Magazine
March 2016 - October 2017
Maintained layout, oversaw web coverage schedule, managed interns, edited all submitted freelance copy, and wrote regular department and feature stories for both print and web, including a recent cover story on New Hampshire's best pizza.
Contributor, 5280
January 2016 - April 2018
Composed weekly Best Bets events e-newsletter and served as research editor for 5280 Traveler 2016, in addition to general fact-checking assistance.
Editorial Intern, 5280
August 2015 - January 2016
Fact-checked stories of all lengths, liaising in the process with sources that ranged from homeless mothers to TV actors and the mayor of Denver. Contributed regular stories to print and web, amassing more than 40 bylines during six-month internship term.
Writer, Lovin Dublin
December 2014 - July 2015
Contributed bi-weekly lifestyle and humor stories to Ireland's largest lifestyle blog, including "34 Things That Have Surprised Me Since I Moved to Dublin," which was one of the site's top-performing stories of 2015. Served as the site's primary food critic, composing 2-4 restaurant reviews per month.
Languages
FRENCH (Proficient)
SPANISH (Basic)
school
Northwestern University
September 2019 - August 2020
M.S., Journalism
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Specialization: Magazine Writing
University of Notre Dame
August 2010 - May 2014
B.A., English and American Studies.
GPA: 3.7/4.0
Honors: Sigma Tau Delta, American Studies High Honors, Glynn Family Honors Program.
Notre Dame London Program
January - May 2013
GPA: 3.9/4.0
Course highlights: Shakespearean Acting, Yolanda Vazquez, The Globe Theatre.