EMMA WEAVER
Journalist Portfolio
About Emma
Emma Weaver is a journalist, photographer, and nature lover who spends most of her time outside hiking while capturing landscape photography.
Learning photography from her grandfather, Weaver incorporated photography into her weekly hikes around Arizona and beyond. Bringing her camera everywhere she possibly could. Weaver captured lively and vivid wildlife in Canada, Monument Valley, locally in Flagstaff and in Italy during her semester abroad.
Weaver spent her time at Northern Arizona University writing for the student-run newspaper The Lumberjack. After spending two semesters as a news writer, Weaver was promoted to assistant news editor. As an editor, Weaver investigated students not receiving financial aid, interviewed NAU President Cruz Rivera after announcing NAU's new College of Medicine, and was a pool reporter when Vice President Kamala Harris visited NAU.
During her free time Weaver loves to bake cookies, watch action-packed movies' and lift weights.
Work Experience
January 2025 - May 2025
NAU Study Abroad Program, Flagstaff, Arizona — Italian Global Ambassador
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Working event booths
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Interacting with students, parents & advisors
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Answering a variety of questions
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Providing real-world experience
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Directing people to the website for further information
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Sharing contact information
August 2022 - December 2023
The Lumberjack - NAU student-run newspaper - News writer - Assistant News Editor
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Pitching 3 articles a week
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Writing up to 10-12 stories a semester
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Publishing breaking news stories in a day
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Meeting deadlines
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Conducting 2-3 interviews per article
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Editing writers’ stories
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Fact-checking writer’s work
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Communicating with other editors/photographers/writers
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Publishing articles and photos/graphics to website
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Creating a newspaper layout/design for print
August 2021 - July 2024
NAU Music and Dance Academy, Flagstaff, Arizona — Office Assistant
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Answer and make outgoing phone calls
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Schedule appointments
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Responding to emails
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Filing and organization
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Invoicing/collecting payments
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Interact with clients
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Organize community events
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Designing brochures/flyers/programs
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Advertised upcoming events
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Misc. projects as needed
