Education
Emerson College Boston, MA, Master of Arts in Journalism – graduated August 2021, 4.0 GPA
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA, Bachelor of Arts – graduated May 2019
Major in International Studies with concentration in globalization & sustainability
Minor in French and francophone studies
Employment
The Christian Science Monitor – Part-time Editor, July 2023-present
Syracuse.com, Post-Standard – Life & Culture Reporter, November 2021-June 2023
Planet Forward – Storytelling Fellow, June-August 2021
- Pitch, photograph, write articles on food security and agriculture
Christian Science Monitor – Newsroom Intern, May-December 2020
- Pitched, photographed, wrote articles
- Helped podcast team source material
- Monitored, pitched and posted daily wires
- Created animation videos of personal essays
Jean-Monnet High School – English Language Assistant, October 2019-April 2020
- Worked independently with individual or groups of students to teach English
- Organized and carried-out lesson plans
- Held extra-curricular groups for additional language learning
The Burlington Union, Watertown TAB – Freelance writer, 2019
- Reported and wrote articles
- Photographed, shot and edited videos
The Dickinsonian – Co-editor-in-chief, 2015-19
- Researched, proposed, wrote and edited news stories for weekly publication
- Oversaw staff of reporters, designated stories, guided investigations
- Organized and oversaw editorial meetings to assign, review and edit content
- Designed print copy in Adobe InDesign; published in WordPress; managed social media accounts
Patriot Ledger – Journalism Intern, June-August 2018
- Proposed, researched, wrote and edited stories
- Conducted independent, in-depth research and interviews
- Filmed, edited and produced video content
Boston Magazine – Web Journalism Intern, June-August 2018
- Proposed, researched, wrote and edited stories for the website
- Aided in the projects of full-time staff members
- Formatted stories through WordPress for online dissemination
- Gathered video and image content for social media
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – Communications Associate, January-May 2018
- Managed social media sites
- Wrote original content for website
- Designed graphics for website and publications
Voice of America – Communications Intern, May-July 2016
- Conducted research on assigned stories for the China division
- Scheduled interviews, transcribed, wrote radio program outlines for staff
- Organized journalism staff panels with interns for VOA’s Program Manager
- Created short news videos for staff, distributed on social media
- Managed Twitter account, directed daily Facebook live streams of radio programs
PoliticsPA – Intern & Contributing Journalist, May-July 2016
- Wrote articles and conducted in-depth research
WDCV FM, Dickinson College Student Radio – September 2018-May 2019
- Hosted and curated content for a weekly live radio show featuring music, called “Lack of Consistency”
- Independently operated soundboard
Skills
Video Editing and Design
- Proficient with WordPress, Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
- Completed course at Emerson College for Adobe After Effects
- Completed course at Dickinson College for Adobe Premiere
- Scripted and produced several video projects independently and for work
Language, French
- Achieved minor in French & Francophone Studies
- 9+ years of study
- Studied abroad in Toulouse, France and Geneva, Switzerland for 5 months each
- Currently teaching English in France
Art
- Studied art in and out of school for 8 years and have been working independently for much longer.
- Portfolio here
Service
- Achieved Gold, Silver, and Bronze Girl Scout community service awards
- Gold Award: I organized knitters from around the US to make blankets and warm clothes for Syrian refugees displaced in Reyhanli, Turkey.
JULES STRUCK 