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Resume
June 2020 - Present
Latino Communities Reporter
The Sacramento Bee & Report for America | Sacramento, Calif.
• I cover policy and politics through the lens of California's Latino communities through Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project
• Worked on long-term projects with support from the Solutions Journalism Network
November 2019 - May 2020
Audience Strategist/Breaking News Reporter
Deseret News | Salt Lake City, Utah
Use sound judgment to select stories for positioning and promotion
Make decisions based on data and effectively interpret analytics
Monitor and improve the quality of our online presentation, particularly headlines and photo selection
Find innovative and creative ways to enhance content with graphics, videos, photos, links and other elements to engage readers
Use social media platforms to expand the reach of Deseret News content
Create and schedule the morning edition of Deseret News' daily newsletter
Report breaking news two nights a week
Copy edit stories and cutlines from a variety of different topics and sections
Interact with audiences through our comment moderation system
May 2019 — November 2019
News Division Intern (Extended)
Deseret News | Salt Lake City, Utah
• Covered general assignments, politics and hard news for the daily newspaper
• Created a Latinos in Public Service series
• Pitched daily story ideas and coordinated with photographers to submit photo requests
May 2018 - May 2019
Presidential Intern to the Vice President of Communications
Utah Valley University | Orem, Utah
• Wrote and produced long-form features on the success stories of students for UVU Magazine
• Wrote and edited multiple press releases relating to UVU’s academic programs, events and initiatives
• Assembled backgrounders and demographic reports for the president of the university
Summers of 2017 and 2018
Freelancer
Daily Herald | Provo, Utah
• Translated English feature article to Spanish for Latino audiences
• Wrote features on local events and interviewed officials on Utah County's rapid growth and zone changes
January 2018 - May 2018
Street Team Member
Salt Lake City Weekly | Salt Lake City, Utah
• Worked under the marketing and events director to implement marketing campaigns
• Attended multiple events in downtown Salt Lake City to subscribe readers to the alternative magazine
Fall 2017
Intern
ABC4 Good Things Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah
• Wrote online stories and recaps of the morning show’s segments
• Cut and edited clips from the morning show for the official website
• Curated and planned posts for the organization’s official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts
May 2017 – May 2018
Editor-in-Chief
UVU Review | Orem, Utah
• Set the tone, policies and editorial direction of the university’s independent student newspaper
• Reported on and produced articles on proposed activities on a tight schedule for print and online
• Coached a staff of 40 students to produce a weekly newspaper with a strong online and social media presence
• Spearheaded weekly budget meetings with the news, sports, arts/culture and opinion teams
July 2016 - May 2017
News Editor
UVU Review | Orem, Utah
• Investigated and wrote about challenging topics that involve national issues, local crime, social justice and multicultural issues
• Interviewed demonstrators in front of the Minnesota Governor’s Mansion following the officer-involved shooting of Philando Castile
• Interviewed the Governor of Utah, Gary Herbert, on the 2016 U.S. presidential election and on Utah’s public education system
News Photography
Education
Utah Valley University | 2019
B.A. in Communication/Journalism
Latin American Studies minor
• I was selected as the 2018-19 Outstanding Graduate of UVU's Communication Department.
• Served as the communication branch coordinator for Multicultural Student Council.
• Presented two years in a row at the Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter National Student Journalism Convention.
• I was granted a three-year student media scholarship.
Honors
My Skills
Data Journalism
Long-form Feature Writing
Contact me directly to learn more specifics about my skill set.
About Me
California-born and Utah-raised, Kim earned her B.A. in communication/journalism and minor in Latin American studies at Utah Valley University in 2019.
In college, she served as a presidential intern, member of the Multicultural Student Council and as the editor-in-chief of the UVU Review, UVU's independent student newspaper.
In 2016, Kim traveled to Minnesota and reported on protests sparked by the police killing of Philando Castile. This event inspired her to focus on issues pertaining to race, class and social inequity. Kim was named an honorary recipient of the 2018 Utah SPJ Sunshine Award for pushing to keep police records open to the public. She also gained recognition for her business and military reporting while working in Salt Lake City.
Her work has appeared in The Sacramento Bee, McClatchyDC, the Solutions Journalism Network, The GroundTruth Project, Deseret News and the Daily Herald.
When she’s not working, she enjoys cooking Mexican food in her quaint Sacramento apartment and riding her bike to Philz Coffee.
