Sara Fender

Resume:

Sara Fender
314 N. 7th St.
Murray, Kentucky 42071
Cell--(910) 987-7061
sara.fender@murraystate.edu

Objective:

To obtain a job as a copy-editor where I can utilize my English and Journalism skills

Education:

Murray State University
Murray, KY
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Area: English/Creative Writing
Print Journalism
•Excellent oral and written communication skills
•Computer literacy, both McIntosh and IBM
•Checking for accuracy and grammar in other people’s work
•Ability to learn quickly, work under pressure and meet deadlines
•Able to interact and work with diverse groups of people

Employment:

Murray State News
Murray, KY (Spring/Fall 2007)
Copy-editor
▪Checked pages for grammatical and factual errors
▪Helped write headlines and cut-lines
▪Assisted with layout and editing for special sections

Largo Bar & Grill
Buchanan, TN (April 2005 – Present)
Waitress/Bartender
▪Responsible for guest relations and customer service
▪Train new employees
▪In charge of opening and closing duties, including cash registers

Nick’s Family Sports Pub
Murray, KY (November 2003 – April 2005)
Bartender/Waitress
▪Accountable for liquor inventory
▪Responsible for bar wait staff, guest relations and customer service
▪In charge of opening and closing duties, including cash registers

Fifteenth & Olive
Murray, KY (October 2001 – October 2003)
Waitress/Bartender
▪Only on-staff daytime waitress
▪Responsible for all opening duties, including cash registers
▪In charge of all guest relations and customer service

Internship:

Fulton-Leader
Fulton, KY (June, July 2007)
Summer Intern
•Copy-edited faxes, stories, and dummy pages for publication
•Reported and wrote stories for every issue
•Photographed events around town for each issue
•Checked e-mail daily for newsworthy information
•Wrote headlines and cut-lines
•Attended and reported on city and school board meetings
•Maintained daily interactions with local law enforcement officers and government officials
•Typed variety of stories to have available as space fillers

Activities:

•Notations, semi-annual English Department Publication, Contributing Fiction Editor
•Chi Omega Social Sorority
•Former two-year Features Editor for campus newspaper at Union University, Jackson, TN
•Murray State News, copy-editor
•Summer Internship through Kentucky Press Association
▪Dean’s List--Fall 2006, Spring 2007

References:

Available upon request