Annie Berlinsnky 2015

ANNIE BERLINSKY PORTFOLIO 2015

God will take you through places you dont understand just to bring you to the place where he wants you to be.

TRUST HIM -Trent Shelton-

ANNE BERLINSKY 1389 Campbell Street Orlando, FL 32806 aberlinsky97@gmail.com (407) 399-0442 May 14, 2015 Philip Poole Executive Director of University Communication Samford University 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35229 Dear Mr. Poole, I would like to apply for a position on the staff that produces the SEASONS magazines. I have enjoyed my time serving on my high school yearbook staff and I would like to further practice and learn more about the field of journalism through this program.

As a staff member of an award winning publications program, I have developed skills in photoshop, indesign, and photography. I have done multiple interviews and written stories on various topics. I have also learned about advertising and sales which is something I would like to pursue through your program.

I understand that in order to produce the universities magazine, one must be willing to work with others and fully understand the school’s student body as a whole. After producing a yearbook I have learned how to work directly with the student body and re-cap major events that went on throughout the year. I think I could help Samford produce their SEASONS magazines and reflect Samford’s student body.

I appreciate you considering me for a spot on the SEASONS staff and I hope that we could meet in person to talk about the position and it’s qualifications. Attached to this letter is a detailed resume of my experiences. Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully yours, Anne Berlinsky

Enclosed: resume

Resume

ANNE BERLINSKY aberlinsky97@gmail.com OBJECTIVE To bring my own idea and thoughts to the company but also learn and grow more in the field of marketing, advertising and journalism.

EDUCATION • completed four years at William R. Boone High School • graduation date: May 21, 2015 • G.P.A 3.03 EXPERIENCE Legend Yearbook, William R. Boone High School • August 2014-2015, completed deadlines, conducted interviews, took pictures, live tweeted, and wrote stories.

RELEVANT HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES • Journalism I, V, VII • English I, II, III honors • AP Literature • Creative Photography I HONORS, AWARDS, MEMBERSHIPS • 3 Year Varsity Letterman- 2012, I made the varsity team as a sophomore after cheering on the freshman squad. Through this program I have won two second place state championship titles, two showmanship awards, a versatility award, and a varsity letter.

• Youth leader - September 2012-May 2015, lead middle school students through my youth department at my church. Spent my Wednesdays planning and helping out with wednesday night church • Female vocalist -September 2013-May 2015, co-lead worship for my church • SALT Program - selected to work in a program called SALT, which stands for service and leadership training. Consisted of manual labor for a summer camp, washing dishes, cleaning facilities, preparing activities for the camp.

SELF ANALYTICAL ESSAY

I think it was the way Mrs. Burke talked about her staff that made me want to

apply for yearbook. When I was in Journalism 1 she always talked about how hard they work and how proud she was to be their advisor She also talked about the

feeling of accomplishment that she and her staff felt when the book finally came

out. Her words inspired me to apply because I too wanted something that I felt ac-

complished about. However, I realized that that feeling of accomplishment does not come easy and in order to get there I was going to have to face new challenges.

I never actually thought about how a yearbook is put together before I joined

staff. Never did I think that I would be able to navigate through programs like pho-

toshop and indesign, which will put me one step ahead in applying for any job in the future. Learning the editing process was difficult at first but when I did learn it it became very helpful and I experienced what a true work environment looks like.

Deadlines were a serious struggle for me because I am a huge procrastinator.

It was stressful because not only would not meeting deadline affect my grade in the class but it affects the production process of the book and puts more work on the

editors if I don’t do my job. People pay a lot of money and are expecting to get their

money’s worth so knowing that put a lot of pressure on my work. I never actually met

deadline until my last one but through this process I learned responsibility and how to push through and get work done even if it may put me out of my comfort zone.

When Mrs. Burke gave us a list of numbers to call and sell books I think my

stomach dropped instantly. I absolutely hate talking on the phone especially with

people I don’t know. As I called I faced language barriers, disconnected phones, and disinterest in buying a yearbook as I tried convincing parents to buy their kids yearbooks. Even though I sold way less than the amount on my list, I eventually found

it easier to talk with people and not force them to buy but just by talking to them I managed to sell a good amount of books. Being able to sell a product is a great quality that is useful in a lot of industries and I am grateful I have already gotten some experience in that field.

My senior year of high school has been full of downfalls and surprises that

I realized that that feeling of accomplishment does not come easy and in order to get there I was going to have to face new challenges.

SELF ANALYTICAL ESSAY affected me

greatly. Tearing my ACL, recovering from surgery, and getting denied from Baylor

were the low points of my year. They set me back physically and mentally but I knew that I still had a job to do on this staff. I learned to make do with what you can do

and that although you go through hardships you must stay loyal to your commitments.

Yearbook has prepared me with hands on skills that will benefit me in the future, but it has also taught me a valuable lesson about responsibility.

I wish that I could say I gave it my all throughout the year but that is not en-

tirely true. I slacked off a lot and too often depended on others to get things done.

I think every person contributes a great amount to the staff but I know I could have

tried a lot harder. Although I now know journalism is not my forte, I would not change anything about me being on this staff. I am thankful for my peers who helped me

when I was recovering from surgery for they made sure I was comfortable and were

always willing to do anything I physically could not do. I am thankful for all the editors and their constructive criticism that has enabled me to improve in all areas.

Finally I am thankful for Mrs. Burke and the way that she teaches. he never

treated me like a child making me step out of my comfort zone but was always there to help when I really needed it. She has one of the biggest hearts I have ever seen

for she has impacted my family and all of her students. She was always helpful and cared greatly about me when I went through my hardships but taught me to keep

fighting through. She has taught me to be confident in myself and not to doubt my

abilities which has meant the world to me and given me a new kind of confidence.

For the past ten years, Mrs. Burke has played a huge part in my family’s life teaching three very different and sometimes dysfunctional Berlinsky sisters but I know I can

speak for all three of us and say that she is a major reason why we feel equipped to take on new adventures. Although I have only been apart of this staff for one year, I

am now prepared to move on to a new stage in my life and with me I will carry all the lessons I have learned while being on Boone Publications.

I know I can speak for all three of us and say that she is a major reason why we feel equipped to take on new adventures.

REFLECTION ONE For my deadline four, I had the Foreign Language page. I knew I wanted to use Hannah Paymayesh for my story because of her French background.

During her interview I had a feeling this story was going to be different than any other one I had done before. The interview felt just like a normal conversation and as she continued to tell me more about her life I found myself forgetting that I needed this information for a story and I just wanted to know more because I was so interested in what she was saying. I have always thought that the French language was beautiful and i enjoyed hearing about her experience growing up around her family that taught her about the language when she was so young. Writing the story was pretty easy from there, everything flowed and for the first time I felt like I actually knew what I was doing which was really encouraging. My favorite part about that story is the headline which is “Joie de vivre,” which translates to Joy derived from life.

Hannah had said that she loved this quote because she has found joy in knowing two different cultures. I feel as though I made the story reflect her and her story very well. Towards the end of this deadline, I tore my ACL and was extremely upset that I wouldn’t be able to compete with my team for the rest of the season, but this headline made me realize that joy comes from all areas in our lives and when one goes away another follows through.

“ ...joy comes from all areas in our lives and when one goes away another follows through.”

ENO NOITCELFER

“May the God of hope fill you with all

JOY

and

peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

» - Romans 15:13

REFLECTION ONE

ENO NOITCELFER

R E F L E C T I O N TWO

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Single illiustration: computer generated

This was my first deadline ever in yearbook and I had a lot of troble with it at first. I had trouble connecting each fact back to the picture of the teacher and aking sure that a student would be able to follow the quiz with ease. The easy part about this deadline was that I only had to take pictures out of past yearbooks and all of the interviewing was through email instead of on person. I think it was a really good start and helped me ease into the role of being on the yearbook staff.

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Featured writing: Student Life

I actually enjoyed writing this body copy because I felt like I really captured the students story very well. My interview with Hannah Paymayesh felt just like a conversation and I found myself extremely amused with her story. She talked about growing up with the influence of her grandmother who is french. She began speaking french as soon as she began speaking english. She said how she has found joy in knowing both languages and cultures. My headline is a quote that she said was one of her favorites; it says, “joie de vivre”, which means joy derived from life. I think it really pulls the story together and it sounds really beautiful. During this deadline I tore my ACL and meniscus which was really hard to coope with because I wasn’t able to finish out my final season with my cheer team and seeing them go on without me was really hard. But I realized that there are so many other things in my life that give me joy and that when we have tragedies or hardships, the things we find joy in fulfill us and able us to get through tough times.

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Photography: Portfolio of work

These three pictures were taken as all the spanish classes went around campus and sang spanish christmas carols to multiple classes. It was neat to see a group of high school students come together and sing for their classmates. They had instruments and they clapped and danced to the songs. You could tell they were having a really good time. They made a special stop at the special needs classroom and continued to sing the upbeat fun songs. As they sang the songs, the special needs kids began to clap and dance. They were so excited and happy to be apart of this activity and the joy I saw in their faces almost brought me to tears. Although I could not publish those pictures I took I will never forget the look on their faces as they danced and clapped to the songs. It was also cool to see the students reaction to this moment and I very much enjoyed capturing this special moment.

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