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Frank Espinoza

Goodyear,AZ

Summary

Hispanic journalist with experience in writing, filming, and using social media to share content. I have hands on experience with working for a local newspaper, where I learned essential skills to be a dependable writer.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Reporter

The Daily Independent Newsmedia
Sun City, AZ
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • I covered a beat for the city of Buckeye focusing on reporting of city meetings, development, community as well as other hyper-local news.
  • Established relationships with external contacts such as government representatives, community leaders.
  • Attended press conferences, briefings and other events to stay current on newsworthy topics.
  • Posted stories and earned medias online for the website.
  • Assisted in building pages for weekly and monthly print.
  • Generated content on a daily basis as well as created cover stories on a weekly basis.

Reporter/Assistant Manager

NAZ Today
Flagstaff, AZ
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Being a part of the NAZ Today broadcast, I covered reporting of both university and local high school sports.
  • I captured footage, got interviews with coaches/players, as well as created packages to be used for TV.
  • I also volunteered my time to assist in helping run content for the show with scripts and production.

Op-ed Writer

The Lumberjack Restaurant
Flagstaff, AZ
01.2020 - 05.2020
  • I had the privilege to write articles on various topics I was passionate about.
  • I covered the US election, COVID-19, and social issues.
  • Generated original content on a weekly basis for a strict deadline.

Education

Journalism -

Northern Arizona University
05.2022

Associates in Arts -

Estrella Mountain Community College
08.2019

Skills

  • Video journalism
  • Photojournalism
  • Adobe Premier
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • punctual
  • Fact-checking
  • Identifying the audience
  • Feature writing
  • Op-ed writing
  • Create unique angles
  • Dependable
  • Deadline focused
  • Conducting interviews
  • Developing relationships

Timeline

Reporter

The Daily Independent Newsmedia
10.2022 - 10.2023

Reporter/Assistant Manager

NAZ Today
08.2022 - 12.2022

Op-ed Writer

The Lumberjack Restaurant
01.2020 - 05.2020

Journalism -

Northern Arizona University

Associates in Arts -

Estrella Mountain Community College
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