Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
Timeline
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Samantha Margot

Washington,DC

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Server

No Goodbye’s, The Line Hotel
04.2024 - Current
  • Effectively serviced a full section of six tables or more
  • Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items
  • Collaborated with kitchen and bar staff for efficient workflow and excellent guest experiences.
  • Adapted to the unique requirements of private events

Life Staff Writer

The Eagle
09.2022 - 05.2024
  • Wrote breaking news on tight deadlines
  • Centered niche DC voices and on-campus community leaders with feature reporting
  • Ensured clarity and accuracy with thorough research and expert interviews

Outreach Assistant

Learning by Leading at American University
01.2022 - 05.2024
  • Developed strong partnerships with on-campus environmental clubs and programs to implement grassroots collaboration
  • Tracked composting trends across American University to identify gaps in reporting
  • Redesigned the Learning by Leading website for increased accessibility and advertising


Editorial Intern

Green America
06.2023 - 09.2023
  • Developed and pursued environmental interest stories relating to community, education, and policy
  • Investigated evidence of urban heat islands, air pollution, and greenwashing
  • Enhanced the overall quality of published materials by identifying and addressing inconsistencies in style, formatting, and tone across all content platforms

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Minor in Environmental Science

American University, School of Communication
Washington, DC
05.2024

Skills

    Climatology & Oceanography

  • Experience examining atmosphere-ocean interaction, wind circulation patterns, and storm-front development
  • Superb understanding of plate tectonics, heat budgets, chemical and physical oceanography as it affects life in the seas and global economies
  • Removed catches from fishing equipment, sorted and measured fish
  • Journalism

  • Detail-oriented research and data analysis
  • Organized source development and interviewing procedure
  • Creative story pitching, news writing, and multimedia storytelling
  • Fact-checking and ethical journalism
  • Collaboration and team management
  • Data Analysis

  • Proficient in InDesign, Adobe Premier Pro, HTML Script, Audacity, Microsoft Excel & Microsoft Word

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Certification

Beekeeper Certification of Completion – DC Beekeepers Alliance

Timeline

Server

No Goodbye’s, The Line Hotel
04.2024 - Current

Editorial Intern

Green America
06.2023 - 09.2023

Life Staff Writer

The Eagle
09.2022 - 05.2024

Outreach Assistant

Learning by Leading at American University
01.2022 - 05.2024

Beekeeper Certification of Completion – DC Beekeepers Alliance

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Minor in Environmental Science

American University, School of Communication
Samantha Margot