EDITOR'S LETTER
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Hello, I'm Lauren Johnson! Undergraduate journalism student at the University of Missouri, graduating in May 2027. Journalism major with an emphasis in reporting and writing and an art minor.
I am a journalist focusing on reporting and writing about important issues the effect society. My main focus and interests is about environmental problems and issues. I have started writing for the Columbia Missourian the beginning of 2026 for my course, called JOURN-4180W. This was the course that introduced me to journalism writing at a professional local news outlet.
Additionally, at the same time, I started writing for Vox Magazine where I was assigned the city life department. I had to pitch three different ideas during the 2026 spring semester under the city life category. I am also a graphic designer and have several years of experience working with Adobe software.
I first gathered this experience in high school with my magazine club where I served as photo editor. Additionally, I was able to branch out and work on different Adobe Cloud softwares during my time at my community college.
Currently at Mizzou, I have different roles in the community that test my graphic design skills. I served as one of the social media chairs for the Mizzou Magazine Club where I created social media posts. As well as being a part of the Her Campus magazine committee, it has allowed me to have creative freedom when it comes to creating spreads for the print magazine. Lastly, I serve as the assistant art director for Vox Magazine where I help create department spreads while assisting with design changes the magazine faces.
EDUCATION
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St. Charles Community College
Associate of Arts and Science
May 2024
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Bachelor in Journalism, emphasis in reporting & writing
Minor in art
May 2027
GPA: 3.714
WORK EXPERIENCE
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Art Director —Vox Magazine | Columbia, Missouri
June 2026 — Present
• Train two additional art directors
• In charge of designing and formatting the magazine
Assistant Art Director
January 2026 — May 2026
• Provided assistance toward design layout for the monthly magazine
Design Assistant
September 2025 — January 2026
• Worked in InDesign and Blox TCMS
Page Designer — Columbia Missourian
May 2026 — August 2026
• Worked in InDesign and Blox TCMS
• Designed daily pages for the newspaper
Graphic Designer — University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri
September 2025 — October 2025
• Designed social media posts and posters for MU Manufacturing Day Events, part of a National Science
Foundation-funded project
• Worked in InDesign & Photoshop
City Life Writer —Vox Magazine | Columbia, Missouri
January 2026 — May 2026
• Pitched and wrote city life stories for alternating cycles for both online and print magazine
• Interviewed a variety of sources
Reporter and Writer — Columbia Missourian
January 2026 — August 2026
• Wrote for the daily print and online newspaper every other week
• Was assigned story pitches and published the same day
• Involved interviewing, research, active listening, fact checking & accuracy, and occasional team
collaboration
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