JESSICA HUFF

jeshuf88@gmail.com

703-206-8234
www.jessicahuff.com @jeshuf

EXPERIENCE WEB PRODUCER, POLITICO

MAY 2013 - PRESENT
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Prepare and post content to POLITICO.com and POLITICO Magazine. Create SEO-friendly headlines
and URLs. Work with a team to operate social media accounts and heighten reader engagement.
Use analytic tools to create daily online trend reports. Aid in managing the testing and evaluation of
online and digital projects. Train new team members. Participate in occasional content creation, such
as writing blog posts or building photo galleries. Populate POLITICOs polling center and promote
with the use of social media.

MAY 2012 - MAY 2013

AUSTIN, TX

NEWS EDITOR, THE HORN

JAN. - APRIL 2013

AUSTIN, TX

MARCH 2013
AUSTIN, TX
SEPT. - DEC. 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C.

SEPT. 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
JUNE - JULY 2012
AUSTIN, TX

FEB. 2011 - MAY 2012

AUSTIN, TX

SEPT. - DEC. 2011

AUSTIN, TX

SEPT. 2009 - MAY 2010

AUSTIN, TX

Tracked daily news and assigned stories to reporters. Copy edited, wrote headlines and posted
stories to the website. Monitored web traffic and created evaluations of news section of the website.
Aided in creating social media policies. Ensured reader-reporter engagement. Worked together with
other editors on multimedia strategies and ideas. Formed and fostered content partnerships.

WEB INTERN, KXAN AUSTIN NEWS

Wrote stories, headlines for the website. Published content to web. Created online photo galleries. Cut
video and posted to web. Gathered data, conducted research for reporters.

SOCIAL INTERN, NOWTHIS NEWS

Helped run an on-the-ground social media campaign using Vine and Twitter to promote a contest
held by NowThis News and Mashable during SXSW.

PRODUCTION INTERN, ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS, NBC NEWS

Conducted research for MSNBCs Andrea Mitchell Reports. Prepared comprehensive background
information for major news events such as presidential debates and election night. Transcribed
interviews for the web. Assited in updating Andrea Mitchells Twitter account.

REPORTER, ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION STUDENT NEWSROOM

Chosen to be one of 20 students from more than 400 applicants to provide intensive coverage of the
Online News Association Conference and Awards Banquet.

SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR, SOCIAL NEWS NETWORK

Participated in a class in which students operated over five social media accounts geared
towards college students for six weeks. Used analytics tools to monitor social media engagement.
Created daily evaluations of social media reach.

REPORTER, THE HORN

Covered student government, the Texas Legislature and university budget beats. Helped editors
implement live tweeting. Successfully pitched that all reporters have Twitter handles beneath their
byline to encourage reporter/audience interaction. Recruited to make website redesign suggestions.

DIGITAL INTERN, TEXAS MONTHLY

Used Adobe Photoshop to edit photos for online publication. Proofread and fact checked monthly
dining guides. Interviewed Texas Monthly reporters to produce Q&A style articles. Created online blog
posts. Updated online restaurant reviews and iPhone applications.

REPORTER, KVR NEWS, TEXAS STUDENT TELEVISION

Filmed, produced and edited video packages. Anchored and aided in production of live shows.

SKILLS Basic HTML & CSS. Adobe InDesign, Bridge and Photoshop. Final Cut Pro. Web production. Buffer.

SocialFlow. Social media. Chartbeat. Omniture. Wordpress. Drupal. CMS. Google Analytics. Blogging.
Copy Editing. AP Style. Digital photography. SEO. Microsoft Office.

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

MAY 2013
FALL 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Bachelor of Journalism, Multimedia.

BILL ARCHER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Competitively selected as one of 32 UT System students for a Washington, D.C. internship and
academic fellowship program.