Kelsey Vlamis

Management Consultant

Los Angeles, California, United States6 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Award-winning journalist with impactful stories.
Expert in breaking news and enterprise reporting.
Strong background in environmental issues and policy.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media and Environmental Reporting Specialist with strong journalism and content creation skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

JournalismNews ReportingContent CreationEnvironmental ScienceCity Planning

Other Skills

Breaking NewsResearchPublic SpeakingData AnalysisTeam LeadershipWritingEditingPhotographySocial Media ManagementNatural Resource ManagementCollaborationUrban PlanningPolicy DraftingMicrosoft OfficeRenewable Energy

Experience

6 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Business insider

2 roles

Senior Reporter

Promoted

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

Received awards from the New York Press Club and the North American Travel Journalists Association, and an honorable mention from the Society of American Travel Writers, for feature story "Disaster at 18,200 feet"
Received an American Journalism Online Award for coverage on missing and murdered Indigenous people in Wyoming
Balance daily breaking news coverage with enterprise reporting and long-form features
Pitched and produced exclusives and quick-turn features on the news of the day, sourcing up quickly and deeply on a wide range of coverage areas
Edit news stories, send timely push alerts, manage homepages, and mentor colleagues
Appeared on CBS, NPR, NBC, and other outlets to discuss reporting

Breaking NewsResearchPublic SpeakingData AnalysisTeam LeadershipJournalism+1

Reporter

Oct 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

Bbc news

Resident Journalist

Sep 2019 – Dec 2019 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

Covered breaking world news online, writing 2-4 stories daily, many amassing >1m views
Pitched news stories and contributed to daily editorial planning and decision-making
Pitched, reported and wrote longer news features which received >100k views
Produced stories for science team, finding and pitching studies to report on

ResearchWritingJournalism

Various

Writer, Photographer and Social Media Manager

Sep 2015 – Sep 2019 · 4 yrs · Greater Denver Area

Worked with dozens of brands to create online content, articles, blogs and web copy
Photographed food, products and small weddings and elopements
Developed social media strategies and grew social channels
Researched and edited "The Foodist Bucket List" guidebooks for Maui and Fort Collins, CO
Wrote an edible insect cookbook; developed and photographed all 20 recipes

WritingPhotographySocial Media ManagementContent Creation

Us fish and wildlife service (usfws)

Natural Resources Planning Intern

Jun 2015 – Oct 2015 · 4 mos · Colorado and Wyoming

Executed natural resource management plans on military bases in CO and WY
Collaborated across federal departments for site assessments on proposed developments
Performed detailed resource management fieldwork: habitat mapping, water sampling, etc.

Natural Resource ManagementCollaborationEnvironmental Science

City of williston, north dakota

City Planner

Jun 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr · Williston, North Dakota

Approved proposals and aided applicants on subdivisions, rezones, special uses, more
Drafted policy for city development code through zoning code research and public input
Composed reports and presented to the Planning and City Commissions at public hearings
Led monthly meetings on zoning issues with commissioners and city department heads; developed solutions to enforcement issues
Achieved compliance on 80+ cases by assisting citizens, interpreting ordinances and conducting site assessments
Compiled data for various planning studies, including parking, land use and growth studies
Conducted outreach and served as a point of contact for citizens regarding city ordinances

Urban PlanningPolicy DraftingCity Planning