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Kylie Clifton

Los Angeles,CA

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

UI/UX Designer

Los Angeles Loyolan
02.2024 - 12.2024

Pioneered and refined over 20 interactive multmedia tools to enhance both storytelling and the reader experience at the publication. This work included animated maps, timelines, image sliders, storymaps, audio embedding and coordinating multimedia content for special issues.

Enterprise Reporter

Los Angeles Loyolan
02.2023 - 02.2024

Conducted weekly reporting and copywriting across all sections at the Los Angeles Loyolan. Pioneered digital media storytelling tools and interactive data visualization. Produced long-form, investigative, breaking news, video journalism, follow up coverage and data journalism work.

Foreign Correspondent Trainee

IEI Media International
06.2023 - 07.2023

Spent four weeks in Arles, France whilst tasked with connecting with a foreign community to produce journalistic work for an American audience. Conducted reporting in French and learned to work with an interpreter.

Assistant Managing Editor

Los Angeles Loyolan
05.2022 - 02.2023

Served on the executive team to perform internal and external facing responsibilities. Helped lead a team of 60 staff members. Produced investigative reporting, pursued breaking news coverage and reported on two labor rights movements with persistent dedication to follow up reporting.

Social Justice Editor

Los Angeles Loyolan
02.2022 - 05.2022

Led a team of student journalists dedicated to producing news, opinion and feature content under the focal theme of social justice. Revitalized a section to focus more on campus coverage that fostered greater engagement from the local audience.

Social Justice Intern

Los Angeles Loyolan
10.2021 - 02.2022

Editor in Chief

Portage Northern Light
05.2020 - 05.2021

Led a staff of 20 people entirely digitally for the rst time Managed a digital first methodology for former print publication that shifted due to COVID-19. 


Education

Bachelors - Journalism

Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
12-2024

Skills

  • Data Visualization
  • Copywriting
  • AP Stylebook
  • Multimedia Journalism
  • Management
  • International Reporting
  • Video Production
  • Graphic Design
  • Adobe Suite
  • Reporting
  • Data journalism
  • Investigative Reporting

Accomplishments

1st Place Best Interactive Graphic | College Media Association Pinnacle Awards November 2024


1st Place Best Use of Multimedia | Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Region 11 May 2024


1st Place Best Multimedia Package | California College Media Association April 2024


1st Place Best Arts and Entertainment Story | LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Awards March 2024


1st Place Feature Story | California College Media Association March 2024


1st Place First-Person Experience | Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards March 2024


1st Place General Humor or Commentary | Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards March 2024


1st Place Interactive Graphic | Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Awards March 2024


2nd Place Best Multimedia Feature Story | College Media Association Pinnacle Awards November 2024


2nd Place Best Multimedia News Story | College Media Association Pinnacle Awards November 2024


2nd Place Best Column | College Media Awards Pinnacle Awards November 2024


2nd Place Best Social Justice Coverage | California College Media Association April 2024


Top Story of the Year 2022-2023 Los Angeles Loyolan May 2023 | 10,454 Individual Website Page Views



Software

FlourishStudio

DataWrapper

CMS

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Audition

Timeline

UI/UX Designer

Los Angeles Loyolan
02.2024 - 12.2024

Foreign Correspondent Trainee

IEI Media International
06.2023 - 07.2023

Enterprise Reporter

Los Angeles Loyolan
02.2023 - 02.2024

Assistant Managing Editor

Los Angeles Loyolan
05.2022 - 02.2023

Social Justice Editor

Los Angeles Loyolan
02.2022 - 05.2022

Social Justice Intern

Los Angeles Loyolan
10.2021 - 02.2022

Editor in Chief

Portage Northern Light
05.2020 - 05.2021

Bachelors - Journalism

Loyola Marymount University
Kylie Clifton