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Kevin Thibodeaux

Kevin Thibodeaux

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Software Engineer at Capital One

  • Education

    • Louisiana State University

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mass Communication/Media Studies

      Activities and Societies: The Daily Reveille, LEGACY magazine, Society of Professional Journalists

  • Experience

    • LSU Cold Case Murder Project

      Aug 2012 - May 2013
      Team Lead

      As part of class project, combed through thousands of previously classified FBI documents about the unsolved civil rights era murders of African-Americans in Louisiana and Mississippi. Traveled to Washington D.C. and met with FBI agents working on the cases. While there, visited the National Archives to look through documents. Wrote stories based off of findings.

    • The Daily Reveille

      Aug 2013 - May 2014
      Editor in Chief

      Managed a staff of more than 90 student workers. Balancing school work while also running a daily, student-run newspaper. Made decisions about the coverage given to stories as well as personnel decisions like hiring and payroll.Focused exclusively on updating the newspaper's design so that it had a more reader-friendly layout. This included more graphic elements and reader-submitted content in our print edition of the paper. I also put more of a focus on our publication's web presence, hiring a social media coordinator and building our Twitter following from around 8,000 followers to nearly 12,000 -- a number that exceeds other comparatively sized college newspapers in the country. During my time as editor, The Daily Reveille was awarded best all-around daily student newspaper and best affiliated website in the Society of Professional Journalism's Region 12 Mark of Excellence Awards. The paper went on to compete for the honor nationally with papers from the other eleven regions. Show less

    • Aerion: Proactive Fluid Solutions

      May 2014 - Jan 2015
      System Administrator

      Managed computer systems of small office as well as providing support for two other offices around the country. In charge of ordering new hardware and software as needed. Helped manage company website.

    • The Advocate

      Sept 2014 - Apr 2015
      Freelance Writer

      Covered sports and news for The Advocate's Acadiana bureau.

    • International Budget Partnership

      May 2015 - Oct 2015
      Communications Intern

      Assisted communications team in the production of bi-monthly newsletter. Frequently updated homepage with articles about IBP and its partners, adding pictures and crafting headlines. Sent out email announcements for upcoming events or to publicize new publications. Managed email subscribers and tracked unsubscribers.

    • Washington Examiner

      Oct 2015 - Nov 2016
      Designer

      Designed and laid out weekly magazine for The Washington Examiner, apolitics-focused publication in DC. Also created marketing and promotionalmaterials, online graphics, wrote headlines and photo cutlines and editedstories where appropriate.

    • The Brookings Institution

      Dec 2016 - Feb 2019
      Senior Web Content and Digital Media Specialist

      Managed web content for the Brookings Economic Studies program, including publishing web content on the Economic Studies section of the Brookings website, which received more than 7 million views from 5 million visitors in the past year; visualizing research and data using HTML, CSS and other programming languages to enhance reports' web presence; and running the Brookings Econ Twitter feed and managing five newsletters for the Economic Studies program at Brookings, including spearheading the creation of two newsletters, while at the same time brainstorming other methods for marketing new research. Show less

    • Federal Reserve Board

      Feb 2019 - Jan 2023
      Public Communications Strategist

      Helped prepare and post content to the Federal Reserve Board's public website, including content related to the Federal Open Market Committee Meeting. Managed the Board's social media channels and worked to launch and manage a new social media account to publicize Board research.

    • Capital One

      Feb 2023 - now
      Associate Software Engineer

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kevin Thibodeaux
      2013 Roy M. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition Finalist Indiana University School of Journalism May 2013 Traveled to Japan for an all-expense paid trip to learn about the culture and media in the country. Roy W. Howard was a famous journalist who covered Asian politics and figureheads. One of only nine students nationally to receive the honor that year.
    • Awarded to Kevin Thibodeaux
      2012 Press Club of New Orleans Scholarship Recipient Press Club of New Orleans Jun 2012 One of only two students to receive a scholarship from the Press Club of New Orleans, which were awarded to undergraduate journalism students who demonstrated their skill and qualification through their writing experience.