Alexandra Canal

19 St. Moritz Lane| Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003

1-856-912-2993| anc47@georgetown.edu

EDUCATION

Georgetown University, College of Arts and Science Class of 2016, Washington, DC

Georgetown Universitys Villa le Balze, Florence, Italy
Fall 2014; one of 30 Georgetown students selected to participate in the program
Major: English
Minors: Business Administration
Journalism
GPA: 3.75/4.0
Senior writer for the online magazine, HerCampus Georgetown (Summer12 Fall14)
o Wrote weekly articles about the latest college trends and happenings
o The article Hoya Beats: Break Up Songs made it onto the national page for top chapter articles of the day
Peer Advisor (Summer13 Spring14)
o Instruct incoming freshman on class schedule. Selected based on a competitive application
Blogger for Georgetowns Office of International Programs website for study abroad (August14 December14)
Member of the Georgetown a capella group, Superfood (Fall13 Present)
o Rehearse 6+ hours a week, including performances at the Diplomatic Ball, the Georgetown Wall Street
Alliance dinner, and The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) competition
o Awarded Outstanding Soloist in the 2015 ICCA quarterfinal round
Featured blogger for www.ReadUnwritten.com, a website geared toward current college students and young adults
(Summer14-Present)
WORK EXPERIENCE

6 ABC/WPVI-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Production and Programming Intern, June - August 2015
Assist producers and on-air talent on live and pre-recorded shoots
Perform stand-ups, write scripts and edit individual packages/promos using Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Pro X
Transcribe tapes and footage for producers
Perform social media strategy
Research special events/news segments and make suggestions for potential content
The Sentinel Newspaper, Ocean City, NJ
Editorial Intern, May - August 2014
Originated a weekly, independent Beach Bums column which addressed beach etiquette, skin care tips, places to
visit along the Jersey shore and more
Wrote 2-3 published articles per week, including business features, event previews and local celebrity interviews.
o Articles ran across 6 different newspapers: Ocean City Sentinel; Cape May Star and Wave; Upper
Township Sentinel; The Sentinel of Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield; Ocean City Sure Guide; Sure
Guide of Cape May, The Wildwoods, Stone Harbor and Avalon
o Article, Cierra Kaler-Jones, 21 Of Galloway, Comes Out On Top As Second African-American Miss New
Jersey Saturday Night, was published on the front page of several newspapers
Edited and evaluated articles before print based on clarity, organization and grammatical structure
Crab Trap Restaurant, Somers Point, NJ
Waitress, May, 2014 - August, 2014
May, 2013 August, 2013
SKILLS AND INTERESTS

MS office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Digital Video and Audio Editing: Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Pro X; SoundSlides; Audacity
Social Media strategy