(This is going to look best on a computer.)

You made it! Hello!

You are a creative company…

I’m creative!—Can’t you tell?

You brought Patrick Mahomes down to Earth…

I have spent many an hour in a Dick’s Sporting Goods!

You value opinions…

I started a newsletter to broadcast mine!

You reminded people how dreamy a Drumstick can be…

Leading the fight against hippie ice creams!

You made my mouth water for orange chicken…

No mall is complete without a Panda Express!

You should want to talk to me!

I certainly want to hear from you!

but really

but really

What I bring to the table:

Drive

High-quality work is what gets me out of bed in the morning. Whether I’m drawing inspiration from Matisse’s interiors or figuring out how exactly to phrase an email, I believe that an appreciation for, and commitment to, doing things well is what keeps the world (and myself) working.

Ravenousness

I dare you to find another gen Z-er who is as excited about how design history informs the current consumer landscape (I’d love to meet them).

Personality

Showing up everyday isn’t always easy. I take a lot of pride in being a consistent, enthusiastic presence. A trio of my former supervisors would be thrilled to tell you about how I do that. And, not to flex, but I was named “funniest girl” in my 8th grade class.

Experience

  • Columnist - Oregon Sports News (current)

    Weekly sports columns on University of Oregon football, sports events in Portland, other pertaining topics.

    https://oregonsportsnews.com/author/audrey-kalman/

    Writer and Editor - Media Roundup (current)

    Writing, editing, and assembling the independent Substack newsletter Media Roundup. Publishing 2+ issues each month.

    https://mediaroundup.substack.com/

    Arts & Culture Writer - Daily Emerald (2019-2022)

    Writing for the University of Oregon’s newspaper, The Daily Emerald, on the Arts and Culture desk. Weekly book reviews, pieces on movies, music, museums. Started biweekly gear column.

  • Woodshop Supervisor - UO Craft Center (2021-2024)

    Supervising students in the woodshop, ensuring no fingers are lost, maintaining machinery, appreciating craft.

    Metal Machinist - UO Technical Sciences Administration (2019-2021)

    Request fabrication to schematics, precise to the thousandth of an inch. Primarily using a Bridgeport mill.

  • Baseball Coach (2025 - )

    Baseball means a whole lot to me. I’d say it’s how I learned to be any semblance of decent. So now I coach a team of 12 year-olds and try and teach them how to hit triples AND how to make good impressions.

    Advisory Board Chair - Erb Memorial Union (2022-2024)

    Spearheading student board which advises on the UO’s student union budget and programming. Serving on development and hiring committees.

    Curatorial Student Assistant - UO Special Collections and University Archive (2022-2023)

    Organizing collections of historical photographic negatives, assisting with curation, marketing, and installation of exhibitions, handling fine art throughout the UO libraries.

    Gallery Assistant - Visual Arts Team (2020-2021)

    Working with local and other artists to make gallery shows happen from start to finish in the UO student union building.

    External Relations Intern (Summer 2018)

    Organizing Culture for Climate Celebration with other San Francisco museums, assisting with general office tasks and coordinating meetings.

  • Book Research Assistant (2020-2021)

    Working under University of Oregon English professor José M. Cortez, conducting research for a forthcoming book on the U.S./Mexico border. Research included finding and gathering immigration statistics, studying the history of the U.S. Border Patrol, and compiling other reports on the history of borders more broadly.

    American Art Research Intern (Summer 2016)

    Working alongside curator Emma Acker to find pieces for 2018 show on American Precisionism titled Cult of the Machine.

+ Beyond!

  • MS, Communications and Media Studies, University of Oregon

    BA, History, University of Oregon

  • Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Google everything, Notion, Mailchimp, Squarespace, Chat GPT, Perplexity, et cetera, et cetera

  • (all former supervisors)

    Ellen Grant - egrant@uoregon.edu - 541-346-6064

    Terrence Heldreth - theldreth@uoregon.edu - 541-346-0603

    José M. Cortez - jcortez3@uoregon.edu - 541-346-0069

  • Edwin J. Bingham Scholarship (UO, Department of History)

    Clio Award (UO, Department of History)

    John R. Moore Scholarship Award (UO)

    Outstanding Student Employee of the University of Oregon

    Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Collegiate Contest: First Place for “Best Review”

Okay, okay, if you insist! A bit more about me:

The movie I most wish I were watching right this moment is Rosemary’s Baby. My favorite ice cream is mint chip, but only if it’s green. I believe in miracles, but only on football fields. I think McDonald’s should go back to all day breakfast, and I’ve been eating a lot of sweet potatoes lately.

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