Employment

August, 2003 -  August, 2004
Sports reporter

Took over duties as sports editor for a month when the sports department was between editors
Trained the sports editor and sports reporters how to use QuarkXpress and explained step by step how to design a page
Laid out the sports section at least 3 times a week
Created the budget and set up the pages on a daily basis
Covered sporting events at 5 local high schools

June, 2003 -  August, 2003
for sports editor

Covered sporting events
Interviewed coaches and players
Wrote articles on sporting events in Livingston County

January, 2003 -  May, 2003
Sports editor

May, 2001 -  December, 2002
sports editor

August, 2000 -  May, 2001
Sports reporter

Education

Miscellaneous

Design the sports and local covers using Adobe InDesign
Answer the phone on a nightly basis and take a detailed report of games called in Write creative headlines and detailed cutlines
Edit reporters copy and clean up their stories for print
Design several inside pages a night on deadline
Update the Web site and post stories and photos online
Trained new reporters
Laid out the sports section twice a week
Covered Mid-American Conference intercollegiate sports
Wrote and edited stories about various athletic teams, players and coaches
Assigned reporters to beats and create a budget each week