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Rochester, Ny, Us

United States

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Oswego, New York, United States

-Covered four area high schools and one college, all within a 30-minute drive-Did season previews for major sports while also covering games at both the high school and collegiate level-Sifted through press releases and other stories sent to me to fill space in daily newspaper-Took and edited own photos for stories, both for the newspaper and website-Used BLOX to post stories on the website-Utilized InDesign to layout two or three pages every day for sports section-Edited own articles, plus other sports reporters' articles for section using AP style-Wrote game stories, which was primary content, for all sports throughout high school and collegiate season

Oswego, New York, United States

-Led four-person newsroom to publish five-day-per-week newspaper-Collaborated with publisher and advertising department to ensure pages were correct-Wrote news stories as seen fit pertaining to Oswego County and surrounding areas-Edited all reporters’ stories, plus incoming press releases, for clarity and AP style-Used Adobe InDesign to create newspaper daily while delegating duties when necessary-Updated social media pages for more consistent sharing of stories to create better digital content for more “modern” newspaper

Oswego, New York, United States

-Covered four area high schools and one college, all within a 30-minute drive-Did season previews for major sports while also covering games at both the high school and collegiate level-Sifted through press releases and other stories sent to me to fill space in daily newspaper-Took and edited own photos for stories, both for the newspaper and website-Used BLOX to post stories on the website the following day-Improved special "PallTimesSports" Twitter account, specifically for local sports coverage-Utilized InDesign to layout two or three pages every day for sports section-Edited own articles, plus other sports reporters' articles for section using AP style-Wrote game stories, which was primary content, for all sports throughout high school and collegiate seasons-Covered Little League over summer when other sports were in offseason, expanding community coverage

Oswego, New York, United States

-Covered local high school and college sports on freelance basis-Traveled to area games -Used social media (primarily Twitter) to live-tweet games, scores, etc.-Wrote game stories on deadline after game; sent to editors afterward-Took and edited own photos during every contest, including hockey, swimming and basketball-Shared articles on social media after published to website-Also wrote features, such as season previews for the college teams during the spring

Oswego, New York, United States

-Maintained primary role as broadcaster for team while taking on secondary duties-Wrote stories for team website-Filled in as Public Address announcer when needed for home games-Helped coordinate different gameday events (such as home game for Pink game to help raise money for cancer research)-Assisted the team's league by managing their social media accounts, website and building graphics

Oswego, Ny

-Set up soundboard and necessary equipment to camera, etc.-Manage live stream over OBS Software and YouTube Live-Learned names from both home and away teams, and any crucial stats necessary-Prepped with different spotting charts before the games-Worked with two other personnel on-camera, maintaining effective broadcast-Traveled with team for occasional away road trips, setting up and tearing down broadcast equipment-Occasionally filled in as Public Announcer for the team, as well. Announced goals, penalties and starting rosters. Made sure breaks in action were filled with music/sound.

Oswego, New York, United States

-Oversaw all four sections of The Oswegonian (news, sports, opinion and arts & entertainment)-Contribute stories when necessary (primarily news, also contributed to sports)-Wrote bi-weekly Editor-in-Chief column for every issue-Copy edited articles for every issue (all sections) and different proofs for sections-Oversaw advertising revenue, working with advertising manager to reach more clients-Oversaw business side with different purchase orders and other monetary decisions regarding our budget-Had to reconstruct newspaper schedule due to COVID-19 restrictions from SUNY Oswego; created bi-weekly paper and editor schedule of who could go in the office at certain times-Maintained communication between Student Association and media organizations; wrote story on potential open meetings law at the end of the year-Was still "unofficial" men's hockey beat writer, despite no season; finished year with features on all five seniors from team

Oswego, New York

-Contributed to all sections of newspaper (sports, opinion, news, arts & entertainment) when necessary-Edited articles for AP Style, edited proofs for structure errors when needed-Posted articles on newspaper's website-Managed Oswegonian Server, created new InDesign files every week in preparation-Wrote on the beat for Oswego State men's hockey during winter

-Wrote on the beat for Oswego State sports (men's ice hockey)-Wrote weekly articles, meeting strict deadlines-Set up interviews with athletes/coaches through Athletic Communications-Managed small group of writers, preparing a weekly rundown-Used Adobe InDesign to layout the newspaper and format-Occasionally looked for AP Style and Structure errors-Used Twitter to cover games, and tweet out articles online

-Edited articles for general grammar an AP Style errors-Checked newspaper proofs for structure errors

Oswego, Ny

-Wrote on the beat for Oswego State sports (Men's / Women's Ice Hockey, Baseball)-Wrote weekly articles, meeting strict deadlines-Met with players and coaches with interviews set up by Editors/Athletic Communications-Covered games live on Twitter

Auburn, Ny

Golf Sales Associate -Assisted in customer service helping customers choose merchandise with ease. -Fixed golf clubs (re-shaft, new grips). -Fitted customers for golf clubs they were interested in buying. -Stocked shelves with new merchandise and supplies. -Stayed up to date with latest golf technology.Assisted in Team Sports -Qualified to sharpen Ice Skates to company standards. -Learned to steam baseball gloves for a faster breaking in process -Assisted in customer service helping customers choose merchandise with ease. -Built bicycles to company standards; regulating breaks, gears, assembly, etc. -Inspected bikes when purchased (breaks, gears, etc.) for liability reasons. -Stocked shelves with new merchandise and supplies.Assisted at Front End/Sales Support -Helped customers check out at register, at fast and efficient pace -Handled returns/exchanges and defective items -Experience with both cash/checks, as well as card payments -Helped grab items for "Ship from Store" and "Buy Online Pick Up In Store" -Packaged items to be shipped in UPS Trucks -Worked early morning truck shipments, unloading trucks and processing freight for floorCertified as "Head Coach"-Take hourly shifts (when placed by management) to walk around store and make sure customers are assisted-Make sure all tasks are being completed and online orders are being kept track of-Watch fitting rooms and take out clothes left by customers-Keep track of hourly metrics for entire store

Oswego, New York, United States

-Was in charge of 14-person student executive board, alongside other event director-Worked with faculty and staff of school to coordinate different plans-Had monthly meetings with school's executive board to discuss strategies among COVID-19-Hosted weekly meetings with student executive to discuss deadlines, projects, etc.-Coordinated entire day-long event over Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions-Brought in alumni and other notable names within the media field to talk to students

Oswego, New York, United States

-Served as main point of contact for The Oswegonian with different executive-board members for the Media Summit-Attended weekly meetings to provide new ideas and give updates-Created "Media Summit Guide" tabloid, created and produced by myself with minimal help-Was a student ambassador on the day of event, walking and guiding a media professional to different events-Coordinated different articles that were written by The Oswegonian to cover the actual event

Buffalo, New York, United States

-Work was remote for majority of the summer-Drive to Buffalo once or twice a week to learn the process of a newsroom better-Got assigned weekly articles to send to editors, maintaining AP Style-Shared articles/weekly issues on social media (primarily Twitter)-When in the office, utilized FRED and TED software programs

Oswego, New York

-Spent 8-10 hours per week performing different tasks, both in and out of the newsroom-Drove to different local locations to report on high school and collegiate athletics-Gathered stats and interviews to write game stories on deadline-Worked in the newsroom to format pages for future issues-Completed 61 bylines in two semesters of internship (spring semester cut short due to COVID-19)

Oswego, New York, United States

-Called games on live radio, with play-by-play and color commentary experience-Experience in multiple sports. - Primarily called sports in fall (Soccer, Field Hockey) and spring.-Named "Man Behind the Glass" for the women's ice hockey season for 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 -Was also the intermission report host/analyst