Mckayla Hull

Multimedia & Entertainment Journalist | Music Lover



Phoenix, AZ | hullmckayla@gmail.com | 480-292-3033

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckaylahull/

Passionate worker with a love for music and writing. Efficient in video, print and online inter-
views and writing. Ample experience working in the music industry and with music profession-
als. I have experience working with social media, analyzing digital audiences on platforms and
working with professionals in different fields throughout Arizona.


TOOLS & SKILLS

• Social Media Coordination

• Digital Audience

• Communication

• Adobe Premiere

• AP Style

• Basic Coding (HTML, CSS)

• Interviewing

Clips:

http://entertainermag.com/blog/2018/06/29/in-pictures-warped-tour/

https://www.westvalleyview.com/news/wv-native-is-luke-afb-s-new-commander/arti-
cle_97e7be36-797d-11e8-9c17-778c7dcd222a.html

http://entertainermag.com/blog/2018/07/12/its-ok-to-not-be-ok-fairy-bones-shares-its-
struggles-via-video-for-incapable/

http://entertainermag.com/blog/2018/10/13/young-dangerous-the-struts-want-to-step-
beyond-the-jagger-and-mercury-comparisons/
http://gilbertsunnews.com/gilbert-public-safety-training-center-in-the-planning-stages/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Music Journalist | Burning Hot Events | Phoenix, Ariz. | April 2017-Present

Local online music publication

Wrote concert reviews

Interviewed several local/national bands including: The Maine, The Faim, The Wrecks, Post An-
imal and MRCH.


Intern/Outsource Manager | Green Kite Entertainment LLC | Phoenix, Ariz. | Nov. 2016 -
June 2018

Online mentorship record label

Social media content and campaigns for several bands and events.

Managed social media and accounting departments with various numbers of team members at a
time.

Assigned reps to various social media campaigns for bands and events, as well supported team
on campaigns as needed.



Intern | Times Media Group | Tempe, Ariz. | May 2018 - August 2018

1.1M+ printed copies and millions of monthly online readers

Wrote entertainment stories for The Entertainer! Magazine and West Valley View.

Covered Warped Tour for The Entertainer! Magazine. Interviewed various bands and attended
sets.

Also wrote stories for Lovin’ Life in Tucson and Nearby News

Interviewed Grammy-award winner Ray LaMontagne.

Freelance | Times Media Group | Tempe, Ariz. | August 2018 -Current

1.1M+ printed copies and millions of monthly online readers

Since the end of my internship, I have freelanced for The Entertainer! Magazine and Lovin’ Life
in Tucson.

I have interviewed The Struts, Lydia, Jesse McCartney and THE WLDFE.



Professional Program | Cronkite News | Phoenix, Ariz. | January 2019 - April 2019

I helped manage the social media accounts for Cronkite News i.e. Twitter and Facebook.

I made social videos, Twitter polls, Twitter moments, threads and a graphic.

I made social media posts for stories on Facebook and Twitter, as well as helped make Instagram
and Snapchat stories.


EDUCATION

Arizona State University, Phoenix, Ariz.

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication | Spring 2019

Emphasis: (Print/Digital Journalism), (Public Relations), (Music)

Dean’s List: 2017-2018




Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, Ariz.

Associates of Art, 2016, Phi Theta Kappa, Sigma Delta Mu, Highest Honors

Scholarships: Presidential Scholarship, women’s golf team