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About Me 

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I left my job recently to travel and am seeking writing opportunities in non-profit work, journalism, marketing, copywriting and editing, and public relations. I love asking questions, covering underreported issues, and encountering new and interesting people, places and experiences.

I just returned in December 2025 from a 3-month trip to Mexico and Central America, where I strengthened my skills in budgeting, planning, flexibility, scheduling, collaboration and adaptability. Traveling allowed me the opportunity to experience new cultures and built my Spanish-language skills with daily Spanish conversations

From September 2021 until September 2025, I worked at Ross Dress for Less, where I worked my way up from a retail associate to an area supervisor of operations.

I graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from American University’s School of Communication with a double minor in Spanish language and political science. In my senior year at American University, I was on the student-run newspaper The Eagle. During this time, I created a feature series about clubs and organizations at my school and served as the Style editor.

I have had many opportunities over the years, including my time studying abroad in Madrid in the spring of 2020, where I completed an internship with the online magazine and blog Learn Hot English and my internship at Voice of America on the program Plugged in with Greta Van Susteren in 2019. Some of my other experience includes interning with the Spanish magazine CTXT, the marketing department at the 3D printing machine manufacturer ExOne, and LOCALPittsburgh Magazine, as well as working on my high school newspaper.

 

I would love to work with you. Please reach out.

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 © 2024 Cecilia Markley

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