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Katelyn J ohnson

(847) 9 24-‐6557, k ajohnson@davidson.edu, D avidson, N orth C arolina

December 3 1, 2 0XX

Ms. S amantha S mith

Charlotte M agazine

309 E . M orehead S t. S uite 5 0

Charlotte, N orth C arolina 2 8202

Dear M s. S mith:

I w as p leased t o l earn a bout t he C harlotte M agazine E ditorial I nternship a dvertised o n t he D avidson

College C areer D evelopment w ebsite. Y our o rganization’s e fforts t o c elebrate C harlotte’s p eople,

culture, a nd t alent a re a dmirable a nd a lign w ell w ith m y p ersonal c ommitment, s kills, a nd e xperience.

Please f ind m y r ésumé a nd w riting s amples e nclosed w ith t his l etter i n a pplication f or t his p osition.

My e xperience w orking w ith a d iversity o f p eople i n t he C harlotte a rea m akes m e a n e xcellent

candidate f or t his i nternship. D uring m y p ast t hree y ears a s a s tudent a t D avidson C ollege, I h ave

worked a longside l ocal f armers, c oached f emale s ocial e ntrepreneurs i n a s eed f unding c ompetition,

conducted i nterviews w ith b urgeoning s tart-‐ups, a nd a ssisted C harlotte a rtists w ith g allery e vents.

Throughout t hese e xperiences I h ave w orked i n f ast-‐paced e nvironments, m anaged m ultiple p rojects,

and c ollaborated w ith a r ange o f p eople a nd o rganizations. A ll o f t hese s kills a re e ssential f or w orking

in a t a m agazine t hat s eeks t o w rite C harlotte’s s tory.

As a n E nglish m ajor, I r egularly p roofread, f act-‐check, a nd c onduct r esearch. W hile a ll o f m y E nglish

classes d emand c reativity a nd s trong w riting s kills, t he c reative n onfiction c ourse I t ook l ast s emester

has b een m y m ost c hallenging a nd r ewarding w riting e xperience. T he c lass n ot o nly d eveloped m y

interviewing, r eading, a nd w riting s kills b ut a lso h elped m e b egin t o f ind m y v oice a s a w riter.

Throughout t he s emester I w rote s everal p ieces r anging f rom s atire t o p ersonal e ssays; I h ave i ncluded

two o f t hese p ieces w ith t his l etter o f i nterest.

I h ave a lso a dvanced m y w riting a nd r eporting s kills o utside o f t he c lassroom. T hrough s ummer

internships w ith K now Y our F arms a nd t he F ood a nd W ater W atch, I i nterviewed f armers a nd w rote

press r eleases. L ast f all w hen I s tudied d evelopment a nd h uman r ights i n T hailand, I i nterviewed

villagers a bout h ow m ining, f ood i nsecurity, a nd w aste i ssues a ffect t heir c ommunities. I n a ddition, I

helped d raft a nd e xecute a r esearch p roposal t o e stablish a n o rganic m arket i n a T hai r ural v illage a nd

shared m y r esearch w ith c ommunity m embers, N GOs, a nd l eading a cademics.

I a m e ager t o c ontribute m y s kills a nd e xperience t o C harlotte M agazine’s m ission. I a m c ertain I c ould

be a v aluable c ontributor t o t he m agazine w hile f urthering m y w riting s kills a nd l earning h ow a

successful p ublication o perates. I w ill f ollow u p w ith a p hone c all i n o ne w eek t o e nsure y ou h ave

received m y a pplication. P lease l et m e k now i f y ou n eed a ny m ore i nformation.

Sincerely,

Katelyn J ohnson

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