Becky Hoag

Download one-paged resume here.

Asana

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Adobe Suite

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Final Cut Pro

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Google Apps

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Microsoft Office

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Slack

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WordPress

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Outlook

​Climate Youtuber | The Beckisphere Climate Corner

Oct 2020 - present

• About 1,600 subscribers, over 100 videos, over 100 podcast episodes

• Creating deep dive videos on climate policy, science, and solutions including the Inflation Reduction Act, West Virginia v EPA ruling, California’s climate action record, the IEA “road to Net-Zero” report

• Creating a ~20 min “Climate Recap” episodes on international and US-based climate news for YouTube, podcast, TikTok, and IG reels

• Collaborating with an international community of climate youtubers

• Twitch streaming climate news and topics on Tuesdays and Fridays

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Science Writer | Naval Postgraduate School (contracted by DeVine Consulting)

January 2020 - Present

• Wrote feature stories on research conducted by faculty and students (topics include climate modeling, hurricane evacuation procedures, battery-powered warships)

• Worked to prioritize climate communication with the NPS Climate & Security Network

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Freelance Writer | The Earth & I

April 2021 - Dec 2021

• Conducted research, interviews, and wrote stories on topics including youth conservation education in Buffalo, New York, manatee conservation in Belize, and sustainable agriculture practices in Norway

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Website Co-Administrator, Media and Communications Officer | Ocean Everblue

January 2018 - October 2019

• Created logo using Adobe Illustrator

• Organized Everblue tabling opportunities on UO campus

• Built website Summer 2018 using Wix

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Writer | OR Magazine

April 2019 - June 2019

• Co-wrote 2 multimedia stories

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Science/Environmental Reporter | Daily Emerald

August 2018 - June 2019

Podcast Co-Host

January 2019 - Present

• Wrote 3 cover stories, one on how UO-owned natural gas plant impacts the university's climate goals

• Co-hosted 5 "Spotlight on Science" episodes, hosted 1

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Corporation Communications Intern | School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC)

May 2017 - June 2019

• Wrote over 20 pieces for the main site, Around the O (UO main news site), and Oregon Quarterly (UO alumni magazine)

• Wrote Oregon Quarterly cover story

• Co-wrote script for Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism nomination video​

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Editor-in-Chief | Envision Magazine

June 2017 - September 2018

Feature Writer

October 2016 - March 2019

• Produced 4 feature stories

• Led 15 staff members in weekly meetings

• Helped design print layout for 2 editions

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Science and Environment Intern | KQED Science Desk

June 2018 - September 2018

• Worked specifically on the "This Moment on Earth" program

• Recorded and cut audio using Dalet Galaxy to publication level

• Published audio and audience-submitted written pieces on WordPress site​

• Four segments aired on The California Report Magazine (700,000 weekly listeners)

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Science Communicator | Science & Memory

June 2017 - August 2017

• Wrote two feature-length articles about climate change effects on the Oregon Coast

• Translated complex scientific topics to my journalism peers