I’m Payton, a journalist, communicator, artist, and soon-to-be graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

I tell human-focused stories with an emphasis on emotion, arts, environment and local communities. With concrete skills in writing, graphic design and content creation, I also have experience with photography, UX design, analytics analysis and entrepreneurship.

Throughout my studies, I’ve completed editorial and communications internships with the National Alliance for Mental Ilness Wake County, Triangle Media Partners, UNC-Chapel Hill Student Affairs, The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill and Student-Made UNC. I’ve done freelance work for The Woobles, written pieces published in The Burlington Times-News and The Durham VOICE, and built a successful small business selling crocheted items I make in my free time.

These experiences have given me a well-rounded understanding of what it takes to make it in the communications world. I am passionate, driven, hardworking and reliable. As I approach my graduation, I am seeking a job to apply my communications skills in a way that makes a difference.

Want to learn more? Check out my resume here.