High School Content

Experience

Online Sports Content Intern, Sports *20 KTAR and Arizonasports.com; Phoenix, AZ (Jan. 2011-May 2011)Wrote two articles per day, three times a week on all major professional and collegiate sports franchises in Arizona for Phoenix's ESPN flagship radio station

Covered professional and collegiate football, basketball, baseball and hockey Created photo galleries and coded audio and video files daily using html for the website Transcribed radio and personal interviews for use in online stories

Writer and Contributor, Ramsherd.com (April 2011-Present)Wrote weekly articles and blog posts covering the NFL and the St. Louis Rams for one of the top Rams related blogs on the internetUtilized social media outlets to drive traffic to my posts and for live coverage of the 2011 NFL Draft

Multimedia Breaking News Intern, The Arizona Republic; Phoenix, AZ (Aug. 2010-Jan. 2011)Covered breaking news stories for the top newspaper in the Phoenix market

Wrote at least four hard news stories per day while meeting strict and timely deadlines Wrote features and print edition stories including coverage of the Tucson shootings in Jan. 2011

Sports Journalism Shadow, The Arizona Daily Star; Tucson, AZ (Aug. 2008-Oct. 2008)Shadowed for Tucson's top newpaper under sports reporter Ryan Finley

three times a week at both the newspaper office and University of Arizona football practices

Assisted with University of Arizona football coach and player interviews, translated tape, checked facts and proofread newspaper articles

Awards2011 Hearst Journalism Awards, Seventh place finish in the spot news category of national collegiate journalism competition

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Dean's List (August 2009-Present)

EducationEmpire High School, Tucson, AZ, 4.0 GPA (Aug. 2005-May 2009)

Walter Cronkite of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, 3.73 GPA (Aug. 2009-Present)

SkillsIntermediate spanish speaking and comprehension ability

Video shooting and editing skills using Final Cut Pro

Proficient with Microsoft and Mac operating systems

Image editing using Photoshop

Content managing and web design using Wordpress, Dreamweaver, HTML and CSS

Social media experience using Twitter and FacebookBlogging and writing experience in both print and online outlets

ReferencesAric Johnson, 602-***-****, Phoenix, AZ ****.*******@***************.*** (Breaking News Editor, The Arizona Republic)

Kathy Tulumello 602-***-****, Phoenix, AZ *****.*********@***************.*** (Business Editor, The Arizona Republic)

Ryan Finley 520-***-****, Tucson, AZ *******@*********.*** (Sports Reporter, The Arizona Daily Star)

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