Hola! Im Nataly "Grace" Aguiar,

Thank you for checking out my virtual portfolio. As a recent graduate of Journalism and Spanish from Appalachian State, (go mountaineers!) I am eager to put my skills to use at your company.

-Relocating from North Carolina to California, as of May 2025.

RESUME 🖋️

Don't go yet! check out my work below.

Examples of my work

Written experience

Culture story here

This cover-page article that discusses the vibrant Latino community that exists in rural Appalachia was nominated for the N.C. College Media Conference awards, rewarding me with both the best Multi-media Story of the Year award and the most well-rounded Reporter award by my publication.

Investigative story here

This in-depth investigative article dives into the small mountain community of Boone NC’s climate challenges originally written for a class during my time in school.

Feature story here

This feature article covers the heartfelt story of a prominent figure in Watauga County involved in the education department who advocates for Latinos throughout the region.

Multimedia experience

Multimedia article

This article includes infographics, photographs, and a short video created by me and gathered from interviews I had with members of the local community to produce an in-depth article on Latino entrepreneurship.

Photography/social media

This links to an example of a photo carousel I created for an article published on my Instagram where other examples of my photography are available.

Infographic designs

Besides expertise in video editing software, I also am experienced with graphic design seen in Buenos Dias Boone's social media here and in this example from a multimedia article I created.