JALEIGH JENSEN STORYTELLER AND SOCIAL ADVOCATE AWARDS & ACCOMPISHMENTS - Content lead for the "Best W|W Annual Magazine" written about the connection between women and water - Recipient of the Special Operations Research Grant from the former Ambassador of Tanzania - Recipient of the Special Operations Fund scholarship to Appalachian State University
- Active listenter - Empathetic - Interpersonal communicator - Critical analyst - Creative - Adaptable - Strategic Leadership - Public Speaker - Freelancer -Field Journalist
SKILLS
- Adobe Suite - AP Style - DSLR, Mirrorless - Film Photography - Squarespace - Google Suite - Analytics - Basecamp - Classy - Mailchimp - Canva
EDUCATION APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
WORK EXPERIENCE STORYTELLER
Wine To Water | July 2018 - April 2020 - Conceptualized annual campaigns with a thematic approach to
incorporating research on social, environmental and economic impacts on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) - Created kinetic content with visual and verbal artistry to tell stories of international development within the integration of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals - Worked in sensitive and fast-moving news production with responses to disasters and political activism including COVID-19 - Employed strong editorial judgement when disseminating content through a range of digital, print, and social platforms for various target audiences - Analyzed performance of content across digital, print and social platforms with previously identified key performance indicators - Advised and mentored a team to create content, analyze, reflect, improve and learn
NEPAL INTERNATIONAL FELLOWÂ Wine To Water | August 2018 - June 2019 - Seamlessly incorporated narratives into international program
visions with the highest regard to ethical and political sensitivity. - Managed and executed logistics for over 15 international volunteer
Bachelor of Science | Journalism | 2018
trips
- Graduated with Summa Cum Laude with
- Completed and published research that evaluated applied
Departmental Honors - Served as a service advisor for the Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) office and connected students to volunteer opportunities with Non-Profits in the greater Appalachia area - Led on Alpha Delta Pi Beta Mu Chapter's executive board as Panhellenic Delegate, Public Relations Chair and Multi-Cultural Liaison - Wrote for The Appalachian, The Odyssey and other campus news sources
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE
Bachelor of Science | Journalism | 2017 - Exchange student for the spring 2017 - Learned from progressivism as a culture and exposed myself to new perspectives
jaleighjensen.squarespace.com
quantitative and qualitative findings on applied relationships between menstrual hygiene implementation and the social landscape of rural Nepal
COMMUNICATIONS FELLOW
Wine To Water | August 2017 - July 2018 - Developed content for social, web, email and grant audiences - Reported on sources, tracked analytics, and worked with a team to improve and build audience
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAM AREA DIRECTOR
Lutherock | May 2015 - August 2017 - Managed 20 counselors in all Outdoor Adventure Programming (rock climbing, spelunking, back-packing, mountain biking, camping, hiking, and ropes-coursing) - Served as a counselor for two summers prior - Created visual and verbal content to aid the organizations's PR and recruitment campaigns
jaleighjensen@gmail.com
+1 (910) 585-0372
Boone, NC
/jaleighjensen