LARA

HAMDAN CONTACT
lhamdan017@gmail.com

WEBSTER UNIVERISTY +1 314 520 4116

EDUCATION

May 2017 B.A. JOURNALISM SKILLS

Webster University St. Louis

Adobe Photoshop
May 2017 B.A INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Adobe Indesign
Webster University MS Excel
MS Word
Adobe Illustrator
Wordpress
EXPERIENCE
Photography
St. Louis Video
JOURNALISM & PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN
Feb 2017-May 2017 Instagram
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce- St. Louis
Facebook
Schedule and conduct interviews with HCC members. Write Twitter
articles to be featured on the HCC website, e-newsletter and
magazine, ] produce graphic design materials and assist with
event photography. Connect with local media like Red Latina, El
Hispano and Dario Digital.

LANGUAGES
INTERNSHIP Geneva
Palestine Mission to the United Nations Fall 2016

Followed Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi and staff members English

throughout their work with the United Nations and other Arabic
international organizations. Established online media presence for Spanish
the Palestine Mission. Attended UN sessions regarding economics,
law, and human rights.

COPY EDITOR & STAFF WRITER St. Louis

Ampersand Magazine, Webster University. 2015-2016
WEBSITES
Pitched story ideas, wrote feature stories and opinion pieces,
produced videos, and designed page layouts. I proofread stories linkedin.com/larahamdan
and layouts, checked for spelling and grammatical errors, and www.larahamdan.weebly.com (under
fixed story structure for this award winning student-produced construction)
university magazine.

STAFF WRITER St. Louis

The Journal Newspaper, Webster University. 2014-2015

Pitched story ideas and wrote stories weekly on deadline.

Stories ranged from news, lifestyle, features, sports, and opinion
pieces. Produced multimedia content for stories, including
print, photos, and videography for this award winning student-
produced university newspaper.