Andrea Asuaje
andrea.asuaje@gmail.com // 954.854.2873
Journalism Experience
The Miami Herald
Features and Continuous-News/Metro Intern
May 2009 – Present- I write stories about Miami and South Florida culture, such as healthy cooking, the local performing arts scene, museums on South Beach and comic-book conventions, for the features section. I also spend one day a week working for the continuous-news desk, where I update the Web site with breaking news and also go off on assignment and write stories for the Web.
Independent Florida Alligator
Metro writer
August 2008 – December 2008- I wrote general assignment for the metro desk. I focused most on the national and local elections of Alachua County. Aside from several news features and daily deadline stories, I attended and covered Gainesville City Commission meetings, an Alachua County Commission retreat, Michelle Obama’s record-breaking rally in downtown Gainesville and Election Day, in which I Tweeted from several voting locations and wrote the front-page article.
Copy Desk Chief
January 2008 – May 2008- I supervised a staff of copy editors and helped correct and edit each of the stories for the next day’s paper. I also approved headlines and wrote photo captions when necessary.
Contributing Writer
January 2008 – May 2008- I wrote at least two stories a week covering local news for the metro desk while juggling school and being the copy desk chief.
Copy Editor
September 2007 – December 2007- I was part of a staff that edited stories for grammatical and factual errors. I also wrote headlines and checked flats for last-minute changes.
City Link Metromix.com
Editorial Intern
May 2008 – August 2008- I copy edited feature stories, wrote small stories for weekly events throughout South Florida, booked a cover-photo shoot for the weekly arts and music magazine’s annual “Sex Issue,” and reported and wrote several “Best Of” features for “Best of 2008” issue.
Special Skills
Computer
- Experience working with both Macs and PCs (Windows and Leopard operating systems)
- Able to work with Microsoft Office, iWork and iLife, along with Adobe PhotoShop, InDesign and InCopy
- Currently learning SoundSlides, Audacity and HTML
Online Presence
- Blog: “Andrea’s AcaWorld”– http://neverbeernorneer.wordpress.com
- Twitter: aasuaje
Languages
- Native Spanish speaker
- Proficient in French
Activities
No Southern Accent, University of Florida’s co-ed competitive a cappella group
Musical Director: August 2007 – Present
Member: August 2006 – Present
- I arrange music, edit other arrangements, lead rehearsals and auditions, and choose music for performances
Education
University of Florida
Expected graduation: May 2010
- B.S. in print journalism; B.A. in English literature
