Gina Van Thomme

Minneapolis, MN USA
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Professional Experience

A recent college grad with writing and fact checking experience for a national publication. I've written press releases, features, and drafted social media posts on topics from wheelchair mobility vehicles, to the green service industry, to the effects of blindness on self image, to college life. If you'd like to help a fresh grad break into the industry as she helps with your social, writing, or fact checking, you've come to the right place!

Expertise

Writer
6 Years
Fact-Checker
1 Year
Producer (new media)
4 Years

Specialty

Lifestyle
2 Years
Humor
4 Years
Travel
1 Year

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
1 Year
Academia Other
3 Years
PR (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients
3 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

4 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Delta Sky Magazine (10+), The Wake Magazine (10+), Sons of Norway Magazine (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

NetPistol (10+), HindSite Software (6-10), MSP Communications (10+)

Technical Skills

Video editing (Avid) Photo editing (Adobe)

Foreign Language Skills

Proficent in German

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite

Equipment

Audio recorder Laptop

Awards

Hearst nominated feature story

Associations

Minnesota Magazine and Publishing Association University of Minnesota Magazine Club president

Showcase

Press Release

Tempo Soccer Club Announces New Soccer Complex to Open in Tea, SD
(NetPistol 1/23/2014)
Tempo Soccer Club Announces the purchase of 20 acres of land for a brand new soccer complex right outside of Tea, SD.
Performance Mobility is Proud Supporter of the Star Spangled Salute Wheelchair Van Giveaway Con
(Performance Mobility 4/12/2013)
Performance Mobility is excited to support VMI in their first annual Veterans Star Spangled Salute Wheelchair Van Giveaway contest.

General

The Stages of Finding a Summer Internship
(The Wake 4/20/2015)
Ah, summer! Green grass, warm sun, and the panic of impending unemployment…
Citylicious
(Delta Sky Magazine 1/6/2015)
A taste of what's happening around the world this month
One Class One Day
(CEHD Undergrad Blog 9/1/2013)
All first-year CEHD students are required to take PSTL 1525 First Year Inquiry: Multidisciplinary Ways of Knowing, but thanks to a variety of themes, engaging professors, and interactive learning, it's not another pre-requisite to be dreaded.
(1/21/2025)
Inside AlJazeera
(Faribault Daily News 2/16/2015)
Faribault resident and University of Minnesota student Gina Van Thomme is studying social media and political change for three weeks in Qatar. She agreed to share her blog with the Daily News. Look for her previous entry at Faribault.com.
Not By Sight
(University of Minnesota Unfiltered Magazine 1/8/2015)
How going blind shaped one woman's self-image