EXPERIENCE
Assistant Director of Sports Information
July 2018-Present
Sports Information Director
December 2014-June 2018
Lipscomb University
- Act as the media contact for women’s basketball, women’s soccer, softball, and men’s and women’s track and field and cross country. I have also helped with softball, men’s basketball, baseball, and men’s and women’s golf and tennis.
- Produce online content including game previews, recaps and feature stories as well as graphics
- Run the social media accounts for Lipscomb sports programs
- Operate StatCrew in-game and during the season for various sports
- Update historical records
- Daily usage of InDesign, Photoshop, Content Management Systems, Twitter, FaceBook, Instagram, Snapchat, and other programs and social media platforms
Contributor
February 2018-Present
Fansided
- Write a variety of articles as a contributor for Busting Brackets, Fansided’s college basketball site
- Supply eight or more article per month, including lists, game previews and recaps, features, breakdowns, and player profiles
Flash Quote Reporter
July 2016-August 2016
Olympic News Service
- Acquired quotes in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented setting at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
- Assisted reporting team in writing both features and breaking news stories for the ONS
Editor-in-Chief/Reporter
August 2011-December 2014
Lumination Network
- Organized and ran bi-weekly news meetings for the student-run online news outlet
- Assigned stories daily to staff of fifteen people
- Wrote, edited and posted multiple stories a day
- Covered events in the Nashville area in athletics, entertainment, and breaking news
- Shot, edited and provided stand-ups for the school newscast
- Provided color commentary for the radio broadcast of all Lipscomb soccer home games
Sports Intern
August-November 2013
The Tennessean
- Covered sporting events on the high school, college and professional levels
- Wrote features on college and high school athletes around Middle Tennessee
- Supported the sports staff on any problems that arose during high school football coverage
Sports and News Intern
May-August 2013
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
- Covered all sporting events in Bedford County across a variety of events
- Contributed features to the annual Tennessee National Walking Horse Celebration edition
- Edited and updated the sports section of the paper
- Made photo galleries for community events
AWARDS
- 2015 SEJC Best of the South: Sixth Place in Best College Sportswriter
- Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 Finalist for Best Online Opinion and Commentary
- 2014 Tennessee Associated Press Award for Best Radio Newscast
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and New Media – Lipscomb University – GPA: 3.6/4.0
Masters of Arts in Journalism and Strategic Media – University of Memphis – GPA: 3.5/4.0
