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0-5 years of experience
- Assisted with the general oversight of the entire staff as one of the chief editors for SUNY Buffalo State's award-winning, student-run, weekly newspaper.
- Provided bylines that appeared in any of the paper's four sections: News, Culture, Sports, Opinion.
- Helped with the coordination of social media by posting stories on the organization's Twitter and Facebook page.
- Contributed to the overall layout of the paper using Adobe InDesign.
- Co-initiator of printing a special commemorative issue celebrating 100 years of [company name]'s existence.
- Along with the executive editor, moved the publication's web presence to a faster domain host. The change led to the paper's first-time incorporation of video, a 24/7 news cycle, cleaner layout and increased readership.
0-5 years of experience
Off-Staff Reporter
- Wrote pieces on variety of sports from MLB baseball to Bradley Tennis Team
- Created variety of pieces including recaps, opinion, and previews
- Wrote own leads and structured stories in pyramid format
- Scheduled and conducted own interviews with coaches and players
- Researched facts and stats to provide stories with a surplus of detail to inform readers
10+ years of experience
- Wrote features, game stories and enterprise pieces on a variety of sports, with an emphasis on high school athletics, for daily newspaper, circulation 30,000.
- Wrote a daily sports blog for the newspaper's website.
- Filled in on copy desk and in page design using QuarkXPress and InDesign when needed. Designed the yearly 56-page high school football preview section.
- Coordinated sports content for Slippery Rock-Grove City weekly newspaper published by the [company name].
0-5 years of experience
- Served as the beat writer for the daily newspaper's top sports beat -- Division-I Youngstown State University football, men's and women's basketball and baseball.
- Wrote game, feature, news and enterprise stories, as well as columns, to sufficiently cover the beats.
- Assisted in covering all high school sports in the northeast Ohio tri-county area.
- Utilized social media to cover games and events, promote stories and break news. Also used the company program NewsEdit to assist in preparing the sports section on a nightly basis.
6-10 years of experience
- Assembled nightly roundup of area high school and college games from information
- Wrote game accounts and features involving local high schools and colleges.
- Compiled score lists and typed box scores.
- Produced and maintained a daily schedule of events.
0-5 years of experience
Quickly developed expertise across all facets of high school sports.
- Tracked, recorded and integrated statistics into all sports stories.
- Generated coach and player profiles from post-game interviews.
- Covered multiple sports and generated multiple stories daily on deadline.
0-5 years of experience
- Functioned on many social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook etc. to increase awareness.
- Utilized excellent communication skills and revolved local stories into feature stories, also delivered sportscasts in studio and/or in the field on daily basis with professionalism.
- Competently responded to current sports events including coverage, news updates, game scores and outcomes, player injuries, sports personalities and other related topics. Efficiently conducted interviews in a professional manner from high school to professional teams.
- Co-hosted Friday Night Blitz (a thirty minute show highlighting high school football on Friday nights) and became award winning sports in southern Colorado.
- Achieved proper coverage of any special sports events and used different cameras from different angles.
0-5 years of experience
Responsibilities include producing, board operation and on-air sports reporting of Michigan Sports.
- Sports reporter for morning show's on [company name] and MY 104.3
- Write daily sports report's for both morning shows.
- Successfully scheduled all guests appeared on both morning shows.
0-5 years of experience
- Created video packages for the sports segment of Marshall University's student-produced newscast using Premiere Pro.
- Gathered interviews from players and coaches.
- Provided game-coverage for Marshall athletic sporting events.
0-5 years of experience
- Cover high school sports in York and Adams counties for GameTimePA.com, with primary beats including wrestling, football, baseball and track & field. Provide live game coverage on Twitter and Periscope. Produce game stories, features, enterprise stories, blog posts and videos.
- Promote my work and staff projects on multiple social media platforms. I've built a verified Twitter brand of more than 2,300 followers, a Facebook page brand of more than 400 followers and a Periscope brand of more than 150 followers.
- Cover other local sports, such as dirt-track racing, and contribute to local news coverage for The (Hanover) Evening Sun.
- Contribute to cluster-wide coverage of Penn State Nittany Lions football.
- Appear as a host of GameDay with GameTimePA, a weekly radio show on WOYK 1350 (an NBC sports radio affiliate).
- Worked as a web producer for The Evening Sun on Friday and Saturday mornings during the summer of 2015.
0-5 years of experience
- Traveled and provided video and live reports for Nebraska football road games
- Weekday reporter and photographer for games, news, and human interest stories
- Promoted to Weekend Sports Anchor in January 2012.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for helping report on sporting events involving nine high schools and developing features on high school athletes.
- Responsible for helping report on state sports involving Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss
- Responsible for helping report and develop stories on local sports and features on local athletes.
- Responsible for helping paginate sports pages four to five times a week.
- Responsible for helping read and edit copy.
0-5 years of experience
Report on high school sporting events and write sports game stories and features.
- Find the most interesting angles to reports and features that interest all readers, not just the sports fan.
- Maintain professional relationships with athletic directors, coaches and athletes in the St. Cloud area.
- Take information via phone, fax, and e-mail as reported by high school coaches and collegiate sports information departments and assemble the information into brief capsules.
- Track down scores, proof pages and stories and delegate tasks to other staff members while on 'rim' shifts.
- Produce information on digital platforms, including Twitter and CoverItLive.
0-5 years of experience
- Produced content covering local high school, college and professional sports
- Promoted stories and provided additional online content via social media
- Developed and maintained working relationships with local athletes and coaches
0-5 years of experience
- Interviewed college football athletes and coaches on air
- Wrote articles that were published on the website
- Recorded and edited videos of interviews of athletes and coaches
0-5 years of experience
- Covered high school sports and college summer league baseball team as part of daily beat
- Wrote game stories, player profiles and features
- Photographed games for art to accompany stories
- Ran sports department's social media pages as Social Media Editor, live tweeting games, breaking news and interacting with readers
- Designed and laid out sports section nightly using InDesign
0-5 years of experience
- Reported on an array of University of Alabama athletics including gymnastics, men's and women's basketball, tennis and hockey.
- Established a rapport with sports information directors, athletes and coaches.
- Updated the websites homepage and social media accounts daily with key moments and statistics of the game.
0-5 years of experience
Covered variety of high school sports including football, soccer, volleyball, basketball and baseball
- Wrote gamers and sidebars under tight deadlines
- Wrote columns on girls basketball
- Wrote profiles on different subjects including college track and field and UFC
- Handled News-Item Sports Twitter and Facebook accounts
- Used personal Twitter to cover game events
- Paginated sports front, jumps and agate along with other sports pages using InDesign
0-5 years of experience
- Covered a wide-range of sports for seven local area high schools, [company name], an NJCAA school, and two NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Sports include Football, Softball, Baseball, girls and boys Basketball, Soccer and Tennis.
- Nightly copy editing duties and pagination duties including laying out pages using News Edit Pro and Quark Express programs for AP sports and news content as well as photo duties for news stories.
- Also writing feature stories on local teams and people of interest in the community.
0-5 years of experience
- Coordinate and work as a reporter for news and sports departments.
- Delivered news and sports content on various media platforms: television, web, and social media.
- Analyzed and interpret news and information received from various sources in order to be able to broadcast information.
- Write scripts for broadcast and columns for internet media.
- Shoot and edit news and sports material for broadcast.
- Report live and co-host weekly high school sports shows.
0-5 years of experience
- Write and edit articles for the sports section of an award-winning student publication
- Produce content for our news website and associate media channels
- Conduct in-depth and engaging interviews with players and coaches
- Capture photos and digital videos for both print/online formats
0-5 years of experience
- Receive phone calls and correspond with local youth and high school representatives for the [company name] newspaper and website
- Report and input statistics and highlights from games and tournaments
- Interview coaches and provide post-game analysis after attending live sport events such as basketball, lacrosse and little league all-stars.
- Create feature articles on the Brooklyn Nets, NBA FIT and Derek Jeter
6-10 years of experience
Research relevant sports news over the course of the week
- Outline sports reports into concise "run down" for show host Tim Mihalsky
- Produce sports reports with relevant information to convey story to listeners
- On air talent
- Other responsibilities delegated from host of show, Tim Mihalsky
0-5 years of experience
- Wrote recaps and news stories on the Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, U.S. Women's Soccer team, and the U.S Men's Basketball team.
- Covered Texas Rangers games from the press box.
- Responsible for getting stories submitted on time.
0-5 years of experience
- Lead golf writer on 15-member staff, responsible for all coverage inside state, centering on major amateur tournaments and the NW LPGA Championship
- Co-coordinator on Little Rock Marathon coverage, keying in on featury angles away from actual race
- Writer/compiler of Second Thoughts article on Page 2C every Saturday
- Cover other games and events as needed
- Copy editor and proofer of 6-16 page section
- Design pages using inDesign as needed
- Past interviews have included Ben Crenshaw, John McEnroe, Jim Nantz and Stacy Lewis
- Photography
years of experience
Reported for the Golf Team.
- Covered anything sports related at Baylor University.
- Editor
- Edited stories written by other Lariat writers.
0-5 years of experience
- Cover 13 high schools in Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties.
- Recruit, hire and manage freelancers
- Edit copy
- Feature writing
- Shoot video
- Backend web work.
10+ years of experience
- University of Maine ice hockey beat writer and assist with coverage of other University of Maine sports
- Also assist with coverage of the Portland Pirates, the local American Hockey League affiliate, and high school sports
- Write weekly trend stories, ranging from pole vaulting to local personalities
0-5 years of experience
- Student newspaper reporter for University of Idaho Swim & Dive/Tennis teams
- Opinion/Prediction columns for University of Idaho Football & Basketball
- Weekly article deadlines and meetings
0-5 years of experience
- Interviewed athletes weekly
- Wrote sports stories with tight deadlines
- Edited stories for content, grammar and AP Style
- Live tweeted at sporting events
0-5 years of experience
- Report sports stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
- Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
- Review copy and correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
- Determine a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organize material accordingly.
- Research and analyze background information related to stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information.
- Gather information about events through research, interviews, experience, or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social, or other functions.
- Research and report on specialized fields such as medicine, science and technology, politics, foreign affairs, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.
- Discuss issues with editors to establish priorities or positions.
- Photograph or videotape news events, or request that a photographer be assigned to provide such coverage.
- Write columns, editorials, commentaries, or reviews that interpret events or offer opinions.
0-5 years of experience
- Entertain students weekly with sports updates.
- Prepare a written script before each broadcast.
- Speak publicly through the medium of live radio.
0-5 years of experience
- Page layout using InDesign
- Gather info and stats
- Write stories to be published for sports page
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