About Me.
Erica Bouska is a professional journalist with experience reporting, writing, editing and photography. She has worked at six publications with articles in nine, both newspapers and magazines. Though she currently covers primarily the equivalent of a city desk at the Troy Record, she also has experience covering food, the arts, history and business.
Below is a selction of her work experience as well as a downloadable copy of her resume. The portfolio page on this website has links to much of her published work. The Wake and Influx showcase her magazine writing as well as her editing. The Record and Pulse exhbit her newspaper coverage.
Selection of work experience
Reporter
The Troy Record
Oct. 2023 to present
Developed and maintained relationships with sources in government and community with near-daily front-page coverage; covered both hard and soft news congruently for the paper of record in three municipalities and one county. Managed multiple stories on deadline with online WordPress coverage for breaking news.
Writing & Editing Team Leader
Influx Magazine
Jan. 2023 to May 2023
Capstone project
Managed a team of seven writers as well as coordinated our team with graphics, photography, website, social and copy-editing teams; edited all pieces of writing including captions. Curated the theme and direction of the magazine within a large team environment with quick deadlines. Pitched, reported and wrote a feature-length article
Arts and Outdoors Intern
The Peninsula Pulse
May 2022 to Aug. 2022
Pitched, interviewed for, reported, photographed and wrote articles for a weekly newspaper; contributed feature stories for magazines “Door Wedding” and “Door County Living.” Managed multiple stories on various topics with on-the-ground reporting and uploaded all through WordPress.