Caleb Aguilera
Fullerton | 760-617-0112 | caleb.j.aguilera@biola.edu | calebaguilera.com
Experience
VeSync
— Copywriter | March 2019 – Present
Produced incisive copy for the company’s brand. Created engaging headlines and copy to peak the consumer’s interest. Wrote microcopy for the company’s website and app.
o Produced creative and clear copy in a fast-paced company. Created stylish headlines, web pages, and advertising content. Wrote clear UX copy for the company’s website and app.
o Created high-quality promotional content such as product web ads, blogs, emails, newsletters, and video scripts for Google, Amazon, company website, and retail websites.
o Wrote technical assets such as product manuals, packaging copy, and instructional video scripts according to strict deadlines.
KBR The Torch, Biola University
— News Manager | September 2018 – May 2019
Oversaw the station’s daily news update, which involved writing news scripts, recording and editing the audio to upload to Soundcloud. This job gave me experience working at a radio station as well as the broadcast side of journalism.
o Recruited and managed students doing daily news updates.
o Wrote, recorded, produced and edited a four-episode podcast as part of the station’s content.
o Gained experience managing people, working as a team and developing the station’s brand.
Enrollment, Marketing and Communications, Biola University
iBiola Reporter | September 2018 – December 2018
Assisted Biola’s Public Relations team by writing engaging stories about the university’s students, faculty and alumni. This internship gave me P.R. experience and taught me how to professionally represent an institution.
o Wrote press releases and feature stories about people and events associated with Biola.
o Edited articles and press releases for AP Style, grammar and sentence structure.
o Worked closely with the university’s P.R. team to brainstorm marketing strategies.
The Daily Press, Victorville
Summer Intern | June 2018 – August 2018
I pursued different stories every day, which involved contacting people for information and interviews as well as chasing down leads for each story. This internship placed me side by side with a number of outstanding, professional journalists who taught me how to be a better reporter.
o Contacted citizens and government employees for information and interviews.
o Wrote several front-page stories for the daily newspaper.
o Worked closely with professional journalists on feature stories, public safety press releases and photography projects.
The Chimes, Biola University
Arts and Entertainment Editor | May 2017 – May 2018
Actively pursued creative and captivating arts and entertainment stories on campus, which taught me how to find the best angle in my stories and write them in a powerful, engaging way that informed Biola’s student body of events taking place on campus.
o Scheduled and conducted interviews with students, faculty and sources in the area.
o Developed an in-depth knowledge of the AP Style, Google Docs and Sheets.
o Wrote and edited up to six stories every week.
Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University
2017 Los Angeles Theology Conference Assistant Coordinator | September 2016 – January 2017
Oversaw conference preparation and planning to create a fruitful and intellectually stimulating conference for Biola’s graduate students and faculty.
o Created and managed the conference budget.
o Contacted conference plenary speakers from different countries via email.
o Developed proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
Thousand Pines Christian Camp and Conference Center
Audio Visual Technician | June 2015 — August 2016
§ Filmed and edited weekly recap videos and learned how to operate a camera and lighting and recording equipment, which helped me serve the campers by giving them a powerful reminder of the week they spent at camp.
o Learned how to edit with Adobe Premiere Pro.
o Became proficient at filming with Canon cameras.
o Conducted and filmed interviews with campers.
Education
Biola University, La Mirada, CA – expected graduation date May 2019.
Bachelors of Arts in Journalism and Integrated Media with an emphasis in writing and publishing.
Skills
o In-depth knowledge of AP Style and the process of editing.
o Experience recording and interviewing sources for news stories.
o Experience recording and editing audio on Audacity.
o Experienced writer and editor.
o In-depth knowledge with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Google Docs and Sheets.
o Experience using Adobe Premiere Pro to edit weekly videos.
o Experience working in a newsroom with a team of journalist to decide which stories are newsworthy for our audience.
o Experience in Public Relations tactics and strategies to help promote a company’s brand.