Miles Bates
Freelance Journalist
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Energetic writer with over four years of experience writing for online and print media. Eager to promote important services, products and people. Engagements matters.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Education Reporter
The Daily Dispatch
Henderson, North Carolina
08.2016 - 03.2021
Created a weekly newspaper column focused on music and the arts.
Sparked idea for what became the Student Spotlight series, which highlighted students in Vance County.
Streamed events on Facebook Live via the newspaper's Facebook page.
Shot photos and smartphone videos to accompany articles online.
Interviewed musicians and captured their performances via a smartphone.
Promoted articles on Facebook and Twitter.
Freelance Content Writer
Chapelboro
Greensboro, NC
02.2020 - 10.2020
Pitched and wrote original music stories for chapelboro.com.
Secured interviews with musicians of national acclaim, including Adriana DeMeo, who appeared in Seven Seconds on Netflix.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Media Studies
Radford Univeristy
Radford, VA 05.2016 - 05.2016
Timeline
Freelance Content Writer
Chapelboro
02.2020 - 10.2020
Education Reporter
The Daily Dispatch
08.2016 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Media Studies
Radford Univeristy
05.2016 - 05.2016