Luke Lyons
Pueblo,CO
Summary
Award winning journalist and editor who is passionate about telling people's stories. Driven, motivated and dependable. Delivers quality customer service with excellent written and verbal communication skills. A natural leader.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Success Coach
Pueblo Community College
01.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented individualized academic plans for students.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Improved student success rates by implementing personalized coaching strategies and goal-setting techniques.
- Connected students with appropriate resources, including tutoring services, financial aid assistance, and mental health counseling.
- Consulted with students to advise on topic selection, appropriateness and academic value.
- Provided support and guidance to students experiencing academic and personal troubles.
Managing Editor
The Alamosa Valley Courier
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Developed and maintained editorial standards for content.
- Monitored breaking news for information on incidents, events, and topics of interest to quickly assign coverage to staff.
- Streamlined editorial workflow by implementing efficient processes and tools for the team.
- Edited and reviewed content for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Interviewed sources and developed relationships with informants to obtain vital information for stories.
- Pitched stories to reporters and to publisher
Editor/reporter
The Pueblo Chieftain
08.2015 - 01.2022
- Utilized SEO techniques to optimize content for search engine rankings.
- Delegated and tracked each staff member's assignments and deadlines.
- Developed strong relationships with sources to obtain exclusive interviews and information for stories.
- Conceptualized, pitched, assigned and monitored stories from origination to publication.
- Maintained the publication''s reputation for accuracy through rigorous fact-checking procedures.
- Planned for coverage of large events by assigning reporters and photographers.
- Wrote and created content for various topics and mediums.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO12.2013
Skills
- Maintaining standards
- Troubleshooting
- Article Writing
- Planning and coordination
- Covering events
- Copy Proofreading
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Office
Awards
Excellence in Print Media, Southern Colorado Press Association (2023).
Best Column, First Place, Colorado Press Association (2020).
Best Sports Story, First Place at the Top of the Rockies, Society of Professional Journalism (2017).
Bronze for Best Columnist, Best of Pueblo (2018).
Best of Fest; Audience Choice; Best Cinematography, Pueblo 24-Hour Film Festival (2014).
Best Cinematography, Pueblo 24-Hour Film Festival (2013).
Timeline
Student Success Coach
Pueblo Community College
01.2024 - Current
Managing Editor
The Alamosa Valley Courier
08.2022 - 12.2022
Editor/reporter
The Pueblo Chieftain
08.2015 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications
Colorado State University Pueblo
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