Former journalist looking

Chad Conant

*** *. ******* **., ***** Vernon, OH 43050

Professional Profile

Skills I have acquired through 10 years of professional experience

• Interpersonal communication

• Staff management

• Conflict management

• Ability to take photos

• Mastered QuarkXPress

• Learned ways to work off site • Writing and editing

• Public relations

• Ability to turn around a product

• Tabloid and broadsheet page design

• Learned Adobe InDesign

• Learned how to work as part of a group

Professional Experience

Wooster Daily Record, Wooster, OH

June 2006 to March 2009

Sports Reporter

Responsibilities:

• Wrote articles and designed pages

• Covered NCAA Division III Final Four and NBA Finals

• Took over coverage of Holmes County

• Attended state tournaments in girls basketball, softball and baseball

• Took own photos for Holmes County publications

Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, OH

October 2003 to June 2006

Sports Reporter

Achievements:

• Named Best Sports Writer in Division in 2004

• First sports writer at paper to take first place in multiple categories in same year

• Helped staff win multiple awards for fall sports preview

Responsibilities:

• Covered sporting events, conducted interviews and wrote articles

• Came up with ideas for feature articles that won awards

• Designed pages using QuarkXPress

• Participated in weekly meetings to improve content

• Helped train new employees to staff

KnoxPages.com, Mount Vernon, OH

August 2003 to October 2003

Sports Writer

Responsibilities:

• Writing sports articles for startup news website

• Chose events and articles to write

• Communicated with Managing Editor on what was needed each week

• Worked to extend reach of site while at events

Mount Vernon News, Mount Vernon, OH

October 1999 to August 2003

Sports Editor

Responsibilities:

• Managed staff of reporters and photographers

• Set schedule for each week, including planning days off for employees

• Communicated with Managing Editor on concerns and community feedback

• Designed pages using QuarkXPress

• Wrote articles and attended events

• Served as face of sports section at public events including County Fair

• Guided coverage of major events and extended paper’s reach

Education

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University

Bachelor of Science in Journalism

Graduated June, 1997

References

References are available upon request.

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