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Kalia Kornegay

(860) 857-4935 kkornegay@ithaca.edu kaliakornegay.wordpress.com/


Twitter: @KaliaKornegay Facebook: @KaliaEKornegay LinkedIn: @KaliaKornegay

Education

Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Aug 2014 - May 2018


Roy H. Park School of Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
French Language Minor
Employment

Ithaca College Office of Marketing Communications, Ithaca, NY Aug 2015 Aug 2017
Student Writer/Editor
o Created and contributed written articles for Ithaca College magazines IC Fuse and IC View
IC Fuse is sent out twice a year to over 5,000 prospective students
IC View reaches over 10,000 alumni, parents of current students, employees, retirees, friends, peers,
and neighbors of the college three times a year
o Interviewed diverse sources using face-to-face, phone, and web methodology
o Developed content which highlights the successes of the institution
o Collaborated with core team of staff writers and editors to identify innovative journalistic material
The Day Publishing Company, New London, CT May 2017- Jul 2017
Summer Reporting Intern
o Produced features and briefs for theday.com and The Day daily newspaper
Covering a 20-town region in eastern Connecticut with a daily and Sunday readership of nearly
100,000
Theday.com generates more than 3 million page views a month.
o Strategized with editorial team to pitch articles, select featured topics and generate story ideas
o Coordinated and conducted interviews with residents and business leaders from around the state
Media Experience

Distinct Magazine, Ithaca, NY Jan 2017 - Present


Lifestyle Editor/Culture Editor
o Generate, pitch and assign article topics to staff writing team
o Edit and proof articles published in the magazines Culture section
o Actively participate in recurring editor team meetings
o Design layout of section with InDesign
o Utilize social media platforms to promote magazine and share works

The Ithacan, Ithaca, NY Feb 2015 Aug 2017


Staff Writer for Life & Culture section
o Wrote feature articles for events hosted on and off college campus
o Ensured all edits given by section and copy editors were compliant with AP Style
Skills

Operating Systems Windows Vista, 7 and 8, and macOS


Programs Microsoft Office, Adobe Premiere CC, Photoshop CC
Website development tools HTML, CSS, JQuery, Bootstrap, WordPress
Social media Hootsuite Certified, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn
Conversational proficiency with French

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