JACKLYN PELLEGRINO

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Summary:

I’m a skilled journalist who conducts meaningful interviews by asking thought provoking questions. I write feature pieces, lifestyle content and cover a variety of events on deadline. I also take photos and use effective SEO strategies to help reach a wider audience. I’m detail oriented, highly organized and collaborate well with other writers and editors. 

Professional Experience:

Hearst Connecticut Media Group
Freelance Reporter

Remote
8/2024-Present

Education:

Quinnipiac University
Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s 3+1 Program
Master of Science, Journalism
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism
Dean’s List: Fall 2021-Spring 2024

Remote
11/2024

  •  Conducted interviews and wrote lifestyle feature pieces on local cafes and took accompanying photos

INDUSTRY Magazine
Freelance Reporter

  •  Writes feature stories on prominent business professionals for their “Power Players” section

Golden Peak Media
Editorial Intern, Quilting Daily

Remote
5/2023-8/2023

  • Created content, wrote articles and edited for the website and daily newsletter using effective SEO

  • Curated posts and resized images for multiple social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram

Campus Experience:

The Quinnipiac Chronicle
Arts & Life Editor

  • Oversaw story idea creation, reporting, writing and editing for the entire section

  • Wrote engaging feature stories and regularly covered events, stayed up to date with the latest pop culture trends

  • Used Adobe InDesign to layout and design the section each week

  • Uploaded stories to WordPress weekly, made sure to implement effective SEO strategies

  • Attended weekly meetings with editors to budget for future issues and critiqued previous ones

  • Published 42 articles across the news and arts and life sections of the paper

Associate Arts & Life Editor

Hamden, CT
12/2023-5/2024

  • Pitched ideas and wrote unique and engaging articles for the section

  • Assigned stories to writers and edited all articles for the section before deadline each week

Copy Editor


GPA 3.8
8/2024-5/2025
8/2021-5/2024
Minor: Psychology

Key Projects:

4/2023- 12/2023

4/2022- 4/2023

  • Edited articles for proper AP style, flow, content and grammar in the news and opinion section

Master’s capstone piece on how people are turning to thrifting amid tariff increases, details negative effects of fast fashion

  • Conducted interviews, sorted through data, took photos, created multimedia graphs and maps

Undergraduate capstone piece on what Hamden High School in Hamden, CT is doing to help students boost test scores

Additional Courses:

New York University (NYU) x Rolling Stone Modern Journalism Online Course

4/2024-4/2025

  • Completed six modules by watching lectures from experienced industry professionals

  • Conducted interviews and wrote several news and feature articles with various multimedia elements to complete assignments