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Geoffrey A. Brooke Jr.
gbrookejr@gmail.com

Education:_____________________________________________________
University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor of Journalism in Convergence, May 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, May 2011
Master of Arts in Journalism, May 2012

Work Experience:__________________________________________

Internet Assistant, Religion Newswriters Association, Columbia, Missouri
September 2008-October 2008, June 2009-July 2009

  • Developed & integrated social media presence on twitter, Facebook and other sites
  • Wrote weekly newsletter, other Web related tasks for RNA.org, ReligionLink.com, ReligionWriters.com
  • Live blogged, twittered, captured video from annual conference in Washington D.C.
  • Worked on transferring old data, researching and building resources and Wiki to help religion journalists


National Desk Intern, Catholic News Service, Washington D.C.
May 2008-August 2008

  • Covered events including: congressional press briefings, congressional hearings on China, and immigration raids in Iowa, death and funeral of Tony Snow, death of Tim Russert, reaction to flooding in Myanmar and Iowa, other events involving the Catholic Church
  • Worked on CNS Blog, which involved finding client articles and posting stories linking to the articles, consulted Blog director on improving blog, and trained other staff on how to blog

Blog Director, Center on Religion & the Professions, Columbia, Missouri
October 2007-Present

  • Perform all duties including: web design/layout, content editing, story assignments, recruiting and contributing for the ReligiousLife@MU blog, a blog that covers all of the religious organizations on campus
  • Web design and layout for the God Media and More blog, a blog on the role of religion in the media

Blog Contributor, Most Valuable Network
September 2007-November 2007

  • Cover and provide input into Rutgers University Athletics
  • Comment weekly on the recent NCAA polls
  • Interviewed and wrote article on lacrosse prospect

Sports Reporter, The Montgomery News, Montgomery, New Jersey
March 2005-August 2007

  • Cover all 27 Montgomery High School varsity sports for the local town paper; wrote monthly articles 11 months/year
  • Started the Athlete of the Month feature for the Montgomery News

Intern & Liturgical Assistant, St. Charles Borromeo, Skillman, New Jersey
April 2007-August 2007

  • Write column in bulletin covering youth ministry program
  • Train altar servers and Eucharistic ministers
  • Assist with other administrative tasks

Seasonal Sales & Internet Assistant, Shoppers Vineyard, Clifton, New Jersey
December 2002-Present

  • Database products
  • General Customer Assistance

Other Skills:____________________________________________
Fluent in Spanish, WordPress, Typepad, Dreamweaver, Pagemaker, Photoshop

References available upon request