Emma Johnson/ Writing Résumé

WRITING EXPERIENCE

Writer (freelance), Midland Daily News (Hearst Corporation), Midland, MI, 12/2009—Present
•    Write stories and features for print and web publication on arts and entertainment, lifestyle, culture, politics and local events. Recently started writing book reviews and a column about my extended trip to Shanghai, with corresponding photography. Print circulation 16,500+ daily and 18,000+ Sunday. [150 articles, including 25 features to date]

School Group Tour Guide, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, 02/2009-Present
•    Research background information on science and art exhibitions. Design and lead tours [23 to date] for ages preschool through adult. Collaborated with colleague to create guide for “Art of the Brick” exhibit.

Proofer/Editor/Writer (freelance), ClearRiver Advertising & Marketing, Midland, MI, 2/10—8/10
•    Proofread and edited material for print and web; wrote profile cards, flyers, newspaper ads, press releases, brochures and testimonials for posters, flyers and websites. Clients included: Gerber/Nestlé, Gratiot Medical Center and MidMichigan Health (which serves a population of 700,000). [Worked on 162 projects.]

ART EXPERIENCE
Freelance Art Faculty, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art Museum School, Midland, MI, 2/10—Present
•    Design and teach drawing classes for children.

Freelance Art Instructor, Creative 360, Midland, MI, 3/09—Present
•    Design and teach a variety of art classes and workshops for children and teenagers; collaborate with other art instructors to develop curriculum; act as a teaching assistant; delegate tasks to a teaching assistant when leading a class; team up with meta4 to design and teach art/art appreciation at St. Briget’s Catholic School in the future; designed and taught art workshop at Montessori elementary school.

Visual Resources Technician, College of Visual Arts Library, St. Paul, MN, 2005-06
•    Processed slide requests from instructors at the college; shot slides from art books using 35 mm and digital SLR cameras; labeled slides; created files and maintained the slide database; maintained the 33,000 slides/digital images in the library’s collection; scanned slides and created digital files; delegated tasks to work-study student.

EDUCATION 

University of Minnesota, B.A. in English (emphasis in poetry), 2006-2008

• Subjects studied: English, writing, German
• Fluent in German, as per Language Proficiency Exam, 1/16/09
• Writer/Researcher, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, 2007

• Copy Desk Editor, The Minnesota Daily, 2006-07
• Radio K Volunteer, 2006-07

Rutgers University, National Student Exchange, 2007-08

• Subjects studied: English, German, interactive design
• Tutor, Plangere Writing Center, 2007 

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

B.F.A. in painting and photography, 2000-2005 

• Subjects studied: Fine art, media arts, graphic design
• Cari-DeWall Obst Uptown Association Scholarship, 2002-04

• Learning Center Tutor, 2003-05
• Macalester Exchange Program, 2003
• Radio MCAD Volunteer, 2003-05

Parsons Paris School of Art and Design
Study Abroad, Fall 2002
• Subjects studied: Fine art, French

COMPUTER SKILLS
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Adobe Creative Suite
• QuarkXPress
• Final Cut Pro
• Pro Tools
• HTML & basic CSS
• TextWrangler
• Social media
• Mac and PC

PUBLICATIONS

02/11/12 'Go Red’ conference attracts250 Midland Daily News
02/10/12 New Dow Gardens treat: Butterflies from Asia, Africa Midland Daily News
02/10/12 Students celebrate Hundred'sDay Midland Daily News
02/06/12 240 attend Piano Paloozafundraiser for Disability Network Midland Daily News
02/03/12 Kozuch among 14 nominatedfor military academies Midland Daily News
01/29/12 The mitten lady Midland Daily News (feature)

01/27/12 TEDxMIDLAND Conference slated at MCFTA Saturday Midland Daily News

01/27/12 Creative 360 hosts 'Breath of Life' Midland Daily News

01/27/12 Dow Gardens celebrates withlocal vendors and candlelit strolls Midland Daily News

01/22/12 Progress: Educators hope state aid cuts are over Midland Daily News

01/01/12 Wilt brings special performance to Midland Midland Daily News

12/31/12 Former Midland High School student graduates Ohio State U with honors in 2.5 years Midland Daily News   12/24/11 The tradition that keeps building Midland Daily News   12/13/11 Aging in Midland County: Seniors look to stay in their own homes Midland Daily News  12/11/11 Best-selling Michigan authors to sign new children’s book at Dow Gardens Midland Daily News  12/10/11 Veterinarian: Vaccination easiest route to preventparvovirus Midland Daily News  12/09/11 Credit unions, small banks see increases Midland Daily News  12/08/11 King's Daughters Christmas Closet helps clothe 1,800 children Midland Daily News  11/29/11 JA holiday fundraising online auction now open Midland Daily News  11/27/11 Hospitals leery of proposed changes to no-fault law Midland Daily News  11/25/11 Early bird gets the worm... and a television — Black Friday campers get a jump on sales Midland Daily News (feature)  11/22/11 Student drive nets 68 boxes of canned food Midland Daily News  11/21/11 Creative 360’s future weighed Midland Daily News  11/18/11 Rhapsody is high voltage Midland Daily News 11/13/11 Encouraging healthy eating through education Midland Daily News  11/12/11 Chef Andy to be on Dr. Oz show (again), to discuss White House trip Midland Daily News  11/05/11 Harvest Ball raises money for Alzheimer’s Association Midland Daily News  11/04/11 Northwood University students making a difference Midland Daily News  10/29/11 County jobless rate drops to 7.5 percent in September Midland Daily News  10/26/11 Midland runner with diabetes to race across U.S. Midland Daily News  10/18/11 Wall Street Protest Comes to Midland Midland Daily News (feature)  10/10/11 Speakers discuss future of biofuels Midland Daily News  10/03/11 Big crowd attends Brew Fest Midland Daily News (feature)   10/03/11 Walking to fight hunger Midland Daily News  10/02/11 Midland artist, Class of 2011 combine talents, philanthropy to leave legacy at Northwood Midland Daily News  09/26/11 HOT TIMES: Downtown Midland hosts chili-salsa taste-off Midland Daily News  09/18/11 Rallying to support cancer research Midland Daily News  09/16/11 Residents share historic preservation ideas Midland Daily News  09/16/11 Main Street glowed Thursday at kickoff of Re/Max Balloon Festival Midland Daily News  09/15/11 ACS Cancer Action Network rally set Midland Daily News  09/14/11 Midland Center for the Arts Celebrates 40 years Midland Daily News  09/14/11 Morris highlights tax cuts, deregulation in talk Midland Daily News (feature)  09/11/11 RSS feed benefits explained Midland Daily News/!gnite: creating conversation  09/09/11 NU to host 9/11 memorial Midland Daily News  09/09/11 Former Midlanders recover from hurricane Midland Daily News  09/06/11 Midland to Mackinaw bicycle journey raises money for Joplin tornado victims Midland Daily News  09/02/11 Michigan group tests car seats for toxic chemicals Midland Daily News  09/01/11 Scam artists go digital with latest attack Midland Daily News  08/26/11 Midland soldier returns home Midland Daily News (feature)  08/26/11 Midland Area CROP Hunger Walk recruiter’s rally Midland Daily News  08/23/11 Exhibit has graffiti as art Midland Daily News  08/20/11 The cultural enrichment of living abroad Midland Daily News (column)  08/16/11 BBBS selling tickets for golf ball drop Midland Daily News  08/11/11 Midland DDA summer events a great success Midland Daily News  08/10/11 Humane Society President brings book tour to Midland Midland Daily News  08/08/11 Twang Thang Midland Daily News (feature) 06/16/11 Unusual Relay fundraiser Midland Daily News (feature)  06/13/11 Highland Festival: Event celebrates Celtic traditions Midland Daily News (feature)  06/12/11 Former foster care youths share keys to success Midland Daily News   06/05/11 Midlander co-founds group to care for orphaned children in China Midland Daily News  04/17/11 More than 1,000 fourth graders attend music celebration Midland Daily News  04/11/11 NU’s international students job shadow Tri-City businesses Midland County Review  03/26/11 Sensational Speakers prepare member for contest Midland Daily News  03/25/11 Elementary students prepare for annual Music Celebration Concert Midland Daily News  03/19/11 Campbell honored with 2010 Stutelberg award Midland Daily News  03/14/11 Nearly 500 enjoy Literacy Council's 'World's Greatest Dessert Party' Midland Daily News  03/09/11 Nearly 500 enjoy Literacy Council's 'World's Greatest Dessert Party' Midland County Review  03/09/11 A bird in the hand...is a lesson taught to Central Middle School students Midland Daily News (feature)  03/08/11 Chef Andy named 2011 Educator of the Year Midland Daily News       03/11 Cooking up a competitive edge Great Lakes Bay Regional Lifestyle Magazine  02/26/11 Troop 767 celebrates 100th Eagle Scout, 100 years of scouting Midland Daily News  02/26/11 NU Black History Week trivia quiz Midland Daily News   02/26/11 Documentary caps Northwood Black History Celebration Week Midland Daily News  02/22/11 Poets share verses as part of Northwood University Black History Celebration Midland Daily News  02/16/11 School radio club fosters science, connections Midland Daily News  02/14/11 At least 35 cats and dogs adopted Midland Daily News  02/07/11 Piano Palooza raises $20,000; Disability Network program still needs $10,000 Midland Daily News  02/07/11 Go Red for Women: Helping women become heart healthy Midland Daily News  02/07/11 Students create snow sculptures at Farmer’s Market Midland Daily News  02/06/11 One act showdown: MCFTA hosts state play festival Midland Daily News  02/04/11 Chinese culture classes offered to the public Midland Daily News  02/04/11 Disability Network’s Piano Palooza Saturday Midland Daily News  02/04/11 Go Red for American Heart Month with a healthy diet Midland Daily News  01/23/11 Meridian symphonic band plays music educators’ conference Midland Daily News  01/22/11 NU goes back to ‘The 90s’ for Coming Home 2011 Midland Daily News  01/19/11 Northwood presents Swimp at MLK Luncheon Midland Daily News  01/17/11 Health officials target radon Midland Daily News  01/10/11 Keyboard Fest: 236 piano students perform at Midland Center for the Arts Midland Daily News (feature)  01/07/11 Experience of a lifetime: Local woman competes in AKC/Eukanuba National Champianship Midland Daily News (feature)  01/06/11 Pianos featured at MCFTA Midland Daily News  01/05/11 Part of the family Midland Daily News (feature) 12/26/10 Celtic Moon expands to offer coffee shop Midland Daily News  12/24/10 New fund established for Chemical City Band Midland Daily News  12/10/10 Washington Woods tradition: Decorating the lounge with love Midland Daily News  12/10/10 250 attend MidMichigan Medical Center's 29th annual Love Light ceremony Midland Daily News  12/07/10 New era of medical care: Harlow Building transformed as part of expansion project Midland Daily News (feature)  12/03/10 Northwood students host Salvation Army Christmas Party Midland Daily News  12/02/10 Children get to shop with heroes Midland Daily News (feature)  12/04/10 Ground broken on new Residence Inn in Midland Midland Daily News  11/30/10 Creek band members visit The Caring Place Midland Daily News (feature)  11/28/10 A culinary Christmas at Peel 'n Pare Midland Daily News  11/26/10 Library needs help to win audio book prize Midland Daily News  11/20/10 Desserts bring Girl Scout supporters to Bake-Off Midland Daily News  11/12/10 Riverside Remembers Midland Daily News (feature)  11/09/10 Northwood University hosting Make a Difference Week Midland Daily News (feature)  11/08/10 Hippotherapy: Having fun, achieving goals Midland Daily News (feature)  11/08/10 Treadwell: Society pays for lack of preventive care Midland Daily News 10/29/10 New school, great old science Midland Daily News 10/27/10 Jim Ardis: Creations in copper and clay Midland Daily News  10/27/10 Research council analyzes ballot proposals Midland Daily News  10/25/10 Valley Lanes celebrates 50th anniversary Midland Daily News (feature)  10/25/10 Midland native dean at school receiving $1 million from Oprah Midland Daily News  10/22/10 Pumpkin Fest rolls into downtown Midland Midland Daily News (feature) 10/21/10 Author says Michigan example of how not to govern Midland Daily News  10/20/10 Dow Gardens celebrates 100,000 visitors Midland Daily News  10/18/10 Brewfest draws a large crowd Midland Daily News  10/10/10 'Dirty Dogs' run for a good cause Midland Daily News (feature) 10/10/10 Author Dunya Mikhail tells of her life in Iraq Midland Daily News 09/28/10 Great Lakes Bay Autism Center hopes to raise awareness at Fair Midland Daily News  09/21/10 Readers' Choice award winners for 2010 Midland Daily News  09/14/10 2010 harvest looking sweet for farmers Midland Daily News  09/10/10 Bone Marrow Drive set for Saturday at Midland Mall Midland Daily News  08/27/10 Kindercare kids walk more than 400 miles during summer program Midland Daily News  08/26/10 Pure Michigan campaign a game changer Midland Daily News  08/23/10 Bed Bugs not a threat in Midland County Midland Daily News  08/23/10 Homebuilder survey shows market still soft Midland Daily News  08/16/10 Lady Antebellum performs to sold-out crowd Midland Daily News (feature)  08/09/10 Little Forks awarded national accreditation Midland Daily News  08/01/10 Bouchard: 'Make Michigan the place to do business' Midland Daily News  07/16/10 Governor candidate Snyder brings Reinvent Michigan Tour to Michigan Midland Daily News  07/10/10 House legislation battles growing energy theft Midland Daily News  06/24/10 Animal Magic coming to Midland Midland Daily News/Verge  06/23/10 Health care reform to have big impacts Midland Daily News 06/09/10 Chefs gather at White House to spur healthy eating in schools Midland Daily News 06/03/10 Local chef to be at White House Friday Midland Daily News  05/31/10 Mighty proud: Lashuay family has given 100 years service to U.S. Navy Midland Daily News (feature)  05/17/10 Dogs compete at MMKC show at Midland County Fair Grounds Midland Daily News (feature)  05/--/10  Midland County Educational Service Agency Midland Daily News  05/10/10 On the wild side: 13 horses, one burro find new homes after adoption event at fairgrounds Midland Daily News  04/29/10 Horses and burros available for adoption May 7-8 Midland Daily News 04/20/10 'Architectural gem' demolished as renovations continue Midland Daily News (feature)  03/25/10 The House That Love Built Midland Daily News (feature)  03/11/10 Kevin Cotter to Run for 99th State District Representative Midland Daily News    12/25/09 Ornament Tradition Grows Annually Midland Daily News