DELANEY MCPHERSON
Graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2018 with a major in journalism and minor in media arts. Currently an editorial assistant at National Wildlife Magazine. Looking for new and innovative ways to tell stories.
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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
NATIONAL WILDLIFE MAGAZINE - EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
JANUARY 2019 - PRESENT
Writes bimonthly Working for Wildlife section of magazine covering conservation news and the National Wildlife Federation's programmatic successes. Provide supplemental research and interviews to staff writers. Creates video and photographic social media content Assists in judging annual photo contest. Edits all magazine content. Responds to reader mail.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
JANUARY 2018 - MAY 2018
Assisted in the management of all state party social media.
Conducted social media audits and researched special reports. Coordinated messaging to 40,000 state party members.
Organized and staffed the South Carolina Democratic Convention.
CAROLINA REPORTER & NEWS - MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
AUGUST 2017 - DECEMBER 2017
Turned daily and long form stories for the Dateline Carolina website.
Reported on local happenings in Columbia and national news.
Produced and edited photography for stories.
Anchored and directed the Carolina News television show once a week. Designed a style guide to be used by a news room of 30+ journalists working in all mediums.
INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW - POLITICS INTERN
MAY 2016 - AUGUST 2016
Conducted interviews, pitched and wrote stories for a daily political website. Provided research to staff writers. Created content for an audience for over 10 million viewers monthly.
Participated in the monthly meeting to learn about how the business worked. Assisted seasoned reporters while they covered major political events.
THE DAILY GAMECOCK - ARTS AND CULTURE WRITER
JANUARY 2016 - DECEMBER 2016
Worked with editors to conceptualize and create interesting content for the student run newspaper.
Attended events, organized and ran interviews, conducted research, and wrote pieces that range on topics from local events to worldwide culture phenomena.