Experience

Ryzer

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Media & Customer Service Success

  • Jul 2017 - Present



Marshalltown Times-Republican

• Sports Writer and Photographer

  • May 2015 - May 2017

  Built connections with administrators, coaches and players of 13 high schools and one communitycollege, earning their trust to tell their stories.Evaluated and followed up on news leads and tips to develop story ideas.Managed and maintained multiple assignments at once, consistently meeting deadlines.Multitasked covering sporting events, photographing games while being active on Twitter deliveringpertinent information to followers in a timely manner, and keeping track of game statistics.Covered athletic events of Iowa's three major universities.Toned and edited photos using Adobe Photoshop for print.Assisted editor with finishing up minor details of putting the newspaper together as deadlineapproached.Fielded calls from local schools to collect information to write short recaps of area events.



WHO 13

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Studio Technician

  • Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Set up studio for newscasts, turning on studio lights, positioning and white balancing studio cameras.Maintained a clean studio to reduce risk of workplace accidents. Kept anchors and on-air personalities on task, informing talent of last-minute changes duringnewscasts.Set up small studio and cameras for guest interviews.Made sure all technological devices used during newscasts were working properly.Recorded, edit and publish weather updates to the web.Ran prompter during cut-ins of the "Today" show.



Ames Tribune

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Intern and Freelancer

  • May 2013 - Feb 2015

  Covered high school athletics for newspaper and online content.Filled in covering Iowa State Cyclone Athletics.Improved writing and interviewing skills.Helped maintain department's Twitter account.Built rapport with several area coaches leading to building trust with them while talking to them ininterviews.Wrote features on current and former local athletes.Kept track of game statistics on paper and using Microsoft Excel. Covered high school athletics for newspaper and online content.Filled in covering Iowa State Cyclone Athletics.Improved writing and interviewing skills.Helped maintain department's Twitter account.Built rapport with several area coaches leading to building trust with them while talking to them ininterviews.Wrote features on current and former local athletes.Kept track of game statistics on paper and using Microsoft Excel.



Iowa Cubs

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Video Production Team Intern

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

  Worked in-stadium cameras for video board and online stream broadcasts.Directed fellow video team members during game broadcasts.Learned to operate ads and graphics for in-stadium video board.Created replays from in-stadium camera angles to for broadcast in-stadium and online. Worked in-stadium cameras for video board and online stream broadcasts.Directed fellow video team members during game broadcasts.Learned to operate ads and graphics for in-stadium video board.Created replays from in-stadium camera angles to for broadcast in-stadium and online.