Riley A Sommers

writing, reporting, media

EXPERTISE

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• Canon Eos Rebel T3i & similar

• Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop

• Adobe Premiere

• Canva

• Flourish.studio

• Datawrapper

• Tabula

• Tableau

• Microsoft Office

• Google Drive

• Excel & Google Sheets

• iMovie

• Zoom & Google Hangouts

• Social media (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitch, Tumblr)

• AP and MLA style

WORK EXPERIENCE

Contributing Writer, The Depaulia/La DePaulia

• Currently serving as a contributing writer and freelance reporter for DePaul’s student media publications

• Student member of SPJ and NLGJA

Social Media presence, Instagram

• Instagram with equestrian content and photography featuring action shots, videography of riding and competing, and product photos that has earned sponsorships from both small local businesses and international corporations such as Riding Warehouse and Charles Owen

• Created and maintain Instagram page @tamethetornado which reaches up to 10,000 users with tagged and sponsored content

Boarding Stable Manager & Assistant Trainer, Coraggio Equestrian

• Managed competitive equestrian boarding stable with 30+ horses on 20+ acres of property in Austin, Texas

• Managed stable schedule including veterinarian and farrier schedules, horse training sessions, rider lessons and competition schedules

• Managed routine, special and emergency care for 30+ horses, assisted veterinarian and farrier. Maintained feeding schedules, health documents and files for each horse

• Created lesson plans and teach lessons to students of various levels

• Provided training and exercise rides for clients’ horses

• Managed travel accommodations for horses, personally travel to attend and train clients at competitions

Literary Magazine Editor, Lake Travis High School

• Editor of student-run literary magazine overseeing 19 student staff members

• Selected submissions to be published in a yearly magazine out of over 100 student submissions, organized layout and title/appearance of magazine

• Recruited students for submissions and promoted magazine within the school’s faculty and student body