Ashton Tack
Multimedia Journalist
Undergraduate Student
tackash89@gmail.com | ashton.tack@iowastatedaily.com
Education:
Iowa State University (August 2021 - Present)
Undergraduate - Graduating in May 2025
Major: Journalism and Mass Communication | Minor: Environmental Studies
GPA: 2.57
Work Experience:
Iowa State Daily (August 2023 - Present)
Reporter | Diversity Desk (August 2023 - Present)
Duties: Cover story assignments from a desk editor, write AP-style articles, and cover breaking news events.
News Editor for Politics and Government (August 2024 - November 2024)
Duties: Edit news articles in AP-Style, manage politics desk and reporters, assign stories, fact-check articles, and content management for the politics desk, and cover the 2024 General Election.
Iowa State University - Audio Visual Experience Team (August 2023 - May 2024)
Audiovisual Technician
Duties: Perform maintenance checks on audiovisual equipment, maintain department vehicles, respond to service requests on campus.
Iowa State University - Student Financial Aid Office (February 2022 - December 2022)
Social Media Student Assistant
Duties: Create promotional material through photography, videography, and social media posts. Shoot and edit videos and photos for various projects relating to student financial success.
Skills:
Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Lightroom)
Microsoft Suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
AP-Style Article Writing
Investigative Reporting
Attention to detail
DSLR Photography
Problem-solving
Awards and Accomplishments:
2023-2024 Iowa State Daily Reporter of the Year
Awarded by the Iowa State Daily editors during the 2023-2024 school year.
2024 INA Award Recipient for Coverage of Education
Entry was comprised of four of my articles and one article by a colleague detailing the events of an ISUPD officer student issue that took place in Spring 2024.
References:
Ella Slade - Editor at the Iowa State Daily
Phone: (515) 451-7624
Email: ella.slade@iowastatedaily.com
Dr. Michael Bugeja - Professor
Phone: (515) 294-0481
Email: bugeja@iastate.edu