Lauren E. Burg

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Website: Lightninggirl09.blogspot.com & LBSportsReport.blogspot.com, E-mail:adj014@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 727-***-****

Education

B.A., University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Florida

Mass Communications with an emphasis on News-Editorial journalism, December 2009

A.A., St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, Florida

Mass Communications, July 2006

21st Century Learning Center and Teaching Arts Academy, Largo High School, Largo, Florida, May 2003

Related Work Experience

Clearwater Public Library System-East Branch, Library Page, May 2011-present

Shelve books, DVDs, CD Books, CDs and patron holds

Clear priority cart

Provides customer service to general public

Collection & maintenance of books (i.e.. weeding, shifting, discarding, etc)

General clean-up

Pull holds for shipment to other Pinellas County libraries

Primary trainer for new hires, reporting all progress to page supervisor

The Hockey Writers, Contributing Writer, May 2018-April 2019

Provided in-depth coverage of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning

Wrote editorial pieces for publication using Wordpress

WBLZ Sports, Freelancer, August 2017-May 2018

Provided dynamic coverage regarding all things NHL, with an emphasis on the Tampa Bay Lightning

Credentialed to cover various South Florida (USF) Bulls football games (Division 1-A, American Athletic Conference) in 2017

Wrote editorial pieces for publication

The Inscriber Magazine, Freelancer, January 2017-August 2017

Reported on Tampa Bay Lightning breaking news

Wrote editorial pieces for publication

Fansided Bolts By The Bay, Staff Contributor, May 2014-February 2017

Covered Tampa Bay Lightning games and reported on breaking news

Covered various games on the official "Bolts By The Bay" Twitter account (@BoltsByTheBay)

Wrote editorial pieces for publication

Rant Sports Media Network, Freelancer, December 2012-April 2014

Covered Tampa Bay Lightning games and reported on breaking news

Wrote opinion articles for publication

Tampa Bay Times, Correspondent, August 2007-November 2012

Covered high school sporting events and submitted articles for newspaper publication

Internships

Bleacher Report, Editing Intern, December 2010-March 2011

Edited all articles before they were published on the Bleacher Report website

Largo Leader, Largo, Florida, Sports Writing Intern, March 2003-May 2003

Interviewed athletes, coaches and general public to write community sports articles

Worked with News and Editorial Staff to produce accurate, timely and interesting work

Volunteer Work

Clearwater Main Library, Clearwater, Florida, May 2010-May 2011

Answered informational questions regarding the library

Placed books on hold for patrons

Friends of the Library Bookstore-Clearwater Main Library, Clearwater, Florida, June 2007-2008

Stocked shelves, ran the cash register and assisted customers

Sawgrass Lake Elementary, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 2006-June 2013

Assisted with classroom activities and read with children

Leadership Largo, Workshop Leader, Largo High School, Largo, Florida, May 2000 and May 2001

Created effective lesson plans and developed creative learning aids for up to three classes of 30 students per day

Skills

Key team member in facilitating a variety of leadership courses including Time Management and Team Building

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Wordpress, social media and Internet research

Detail oriented, precise and a go-getter

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