My name is Yolanda Perez Ramirez. I am a Mexican-American bilingual student Journalist studying at the University of Las Vegas, where I am currently in my senior year. I have 5+ years of experience in various different fields of journalism such as video, photo, writing, and design. I have had my writing published in UNLV’s Scarlett and Gray Student Newspaper, where I also contributed as Layout Editor. I have also received awards for my design work from The Las Vegas Review-Journal. I am interested in a career in communications to further develop my skills in mass media.
Opportunities that excite me within the journalism career field are the various paths one could take. Through my time at UNLV studying journalism, I have developed skills in writing, video, photography, design, and social media. As technology and social media become more integrated into our daily lives the definition of being a journalist continues to change. I am someone who has multiple interests and having the chance to explore all of them within one profession is inspiring. It allows me to be able to create endlessly through different mediums.
Most recently I have developed skills in Spanish tranlstion of print materials. As well as conducting and analyizing data of research for print materials.I have also earned certifcates in creating 508 compliant documents.
I would like to make a change by using my knowlege and skills as Latina journalist to bring awareness to issues that underrespresented in the media.