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Boston, Mass.

Amherst, Mass.

Managed daily operations, including business operations and editorial content operations, and directed staff of over 100 undergraduate students at daily student newspaper, which printed four times per week Monday through Thursday and operated online 24/7.

Amherst, Mass.

One night per week, I directed production of the newspaper, both online and in print. Duties included editing stories for AP style, grammar and factual accuracy, approving layout for every section and sending the paper to print by a 1:30 a.m. deadline.

Amherst, Mass.

Wrote primarily for sports, where I covered the softball beat as a freshman, men's soccer, men's basketball and softball as a sophomore, and football and men's basketball as a junior; Also wrote occasionally for the news and arts sections; Wrote over 250 stories, which ranged from news briefs to concert reviews to sports features.

Amherst, Mass.

Managed daily operations of the sports section, including a staff of about 20, while also covering UMass football and men's basketball; Led weekly meetings, where I planned section content and pitched story ideas; Edited stories for AP style, grammar and accuracy; Worked at least one night a week to lay out section pages in InDesign; Worked with writers to help them improve and stay motivated.

Amherst, Mass.

Assisted the sports editors in the daily operations of the section while also covering men's basketball and softball; Worked at least one desk night per week, where I edited stories for style and accuracy and designed the pages in InDesign.

Amherst, Mass.

Assisted the news editor in the daily operations of the section; Participated in weekly meetings, where I helped pitch stories and plan content; Assisted in coverage of breaking news events; Worked at least one desk night per week, where I edited stories for style and accuracy and designed three pages of content in InDesign.

Amherst, Mass.

Reported and wrote stories relevant to UMass men's basketball for the Maroon Musket, the UMass affiliate on 247Sports.com, during the 2013-14 season. Stories included news roundups, game previews, game stories, sidebars, features and reader mailbags; Used Twitter as a platform to share stories in addition to in-game updates, breaking news and general thoughts surrounding the team; Traveled to several road and neutral-court site games, including the NCAA Tournament and Atlantic 10 Tournament, on a limited financial budget.

Watertown, Mass.

Worked three days per week as an assistant editor for NESN.com; Edited stories by other writers for style and accuracy; Wrote stories that ranged from a variety of topics on national and Boston sports in a fast-paced, digital-first environment.

Brighton, Mass.

Assisted WEEI.com writers in coverage of several Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park over the course of the summer, writing pregame news and notes, postgame blog posts and game recaps; Produced content for WEEI.com, ranging from writing on-air radio interview recaps to blogging stories relevant to Boston sports.

Wrote game stories, sidebars and features on the UMass men's basketball team for Scout.com during the second half of the 2011-12 season.

Taunton, Mass.

Wrote stories on a freelance basis, including features and game stories, for the sports section of the Taunton Daily Gazette.

Taunton, Mass.

Help maintain the company website, produce brochures and flyers, answer phones and record messages.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

High School Diploma, Computer Information Technology

Activities and Societies: Business Professionals of America, National Honor Society, Varsity Soccer