Alexandra E. Russo

New York, New York adihcn@r.postjobfree.com 718-***-****

Education

Xaverian High School May 2020

GPA: 4.0

State University of New York College at Cortland December 2022

Bachelor of Arts in Communications

Concentration: Journalism

GPA: 4.0

Minor: Sport Management

Work Experience

Editorialist/Analyst- RD Media (crowworthy.com) August 2020 - present

Produces gambling-based articles

Writes advice on fantasy drafts (NHL and NFL)

Writes betting advice for (NHL and NFL)

Covers relevant news pieces

Creates own content

Makes use of Wordpress

Media Manager- Ronald S. Lauder Management Corporation July 2019 - September 2020

Manages company’s social media, including Instagram and Facebook

Remodeled company’s official website

Produces creative online content

Markets company-sponsored Young Creative’s Award, a challenge in which participants create a video to promote world peace

Shares ideas at UN Women for Peace Association meetings, as well as takes notes

Responsible for handling day-to-day office requirements, such as filing paperwork, creating schedules, and picking up the phone

Editorialist/Analyst- FanSided Inc. (Online) April 2016 - August 2018

Wrote a minimum of four articles per month for the New York Rangers of the NHL on BlueLineStation.com

Wrote a minimum of four articles per month for all NHL teams except the New York Rangers on PuckProse.com (head recruiter asked me to write for this site)

Covered a diverse range of content, including analysis, editorial, and evergreen pieces, injury reports, news dumps, and game previews and recaps

Analyzed game highlight reels to produce game recaps

Created unique content, focusing on editorial and personal pieces

Lead production of roundtable articles, where each writer gave their own take on a new topic each week

Responsible for proficiency in Wordpress, including knowledge of short coding, to draft, edit, and submit all articles

Utilized SEO editing to promote content views

Published multiple articles picked up by Fox Sports

Activities

Sports Editor of The Dragon Chronicle August 2020 - present

Elected by editorial board for position

Edits articles sent by four writers

Writes about professional and SUNY Cortland sports

Learned and taught InDesign programming

Student Leader of New York Public Interest Research Group Fund (Cortland Chapter)

Affects change in relation to: voter rights, hunger and homelessness, higher education funding, consumer protection, and the environment

Places calls individually and as a group to politicians

Organizes events to educate members of Cortland community

Encourages people to vote through social media platforms

Establishes connections with other members of Cortland NYPIRG through weekly meetings

Speech and Debate September 2016 – January 2019

First female in high school’s history to compete at a national tournament and advance to a qualifying round

Placed 37th in the U.S. in freshman year and 36th in sophomore year

Performed in the category, Original Oratory, where one writes and memorizes a ten-minute informative and persuasive speech

Won States Championship two years in a row

Orchestra September 2016 – December 2018

Played guitar and violin at the intermediate level for high school

Varsity Cross Country & Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track September 2018 – March 2020

Broke high school’s female record in the 4k, 200m (indoor), and 1600m (outdoor) events

Community Service/Volunteer Experience

Lector- St. Joseph/St. Thomas Parish December 2015 – August 2020

Spoke at scheduled Masses, including introduction, readings, petitions, and closing

Honors and Awards

Has written articles published on FOX Sports

Consistently on the honor roll for all years of high school

Received awards for excellence in the study of STEM, Physics, English, AP Language, Creative Writing/Journalism, and Religion

Member of the National Honors Society

Inducted into National Society of High School Scholars

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