Sept. 2020 - Nov. 2020
Remote Intern
USA TODAY Sports
HQ: McLean, Virginia
(work from home)
Remote intern for USA TODAY Sports on the Sports NOW desk, helping with breaking news sports stories, news gathering, and online digital content.
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On Sundays, I helped the NFL desk with weekly galleries. For Sports Weekly, I assisted in with its College Basketball preview edition by previewing men's basketball conferences.
Aug. 2018 - May 2020
Sports Reporter
The Shorthorn
Arlington, Texas
Beat reporter covering UT-Arlington’s athletic department and local sports. Wrote game stories, athletic updates, features and profiles about players, coaches and anyone or anything related to athletics.
Covered games for multiple sports under deadline. Wrote sports news stories, sports briefs, sports updates and other necessary stories.
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Balanced a weekly print schedule with daily online content, working with editors and the multimedia desk to create engaging and dynamic content for the duration of the semester.
Aug. 2019 - May 2020
Reporter
Producer
Anchor
UTA News
UT-Arlington
Worked as part of the team that produced the weekly newscast for UTA News. Shot, edited news packages for various subjects such as sports and news, as well as plan and manage live shots with LiveU.
Wrote and edited scripts, worked in control room with Ross system. Produced the newscast with rundowns, story management, and overall live production.
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During COVID-19 pandemic, I produced a virtual newscast for our TV news class.
July 2019 - March 2020
Remote Freelance Writer
The18.com
HQ: Boulder, Colorado
Freelance writer tasked with writing blog-style stories and entertainment articles about the world of soccer.
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Have written about U.S. Women's National Team, Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Liga MX, MLS and other various topics about soccer, soccer culture and soccer news, writing than can be both newsworthy and/or entertaining.
Aug. 2016 - May 2018
Sports Editor
Staff Writer
The Et Cetera
Mesquite, Texas
Covered Eastfield College’s sports (women’s volleyball & soccer, men’s basketball and baseball), writing game stories, features and updates, plus wrote about campus news.
As an editor, edited stories through cycles, managed online and print content, and played a role in producing a bi-weekly newspaper.
Covered 2017 NJCAA national title run by volleyball team, wrote a nationally-recognized profile on the soccer team's goalkeeper and covered the murder of a former basketball player.
Experience
March 2021 - Present
Sports Reporter
Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo, Texas
Sports reporter primarily covering high school sports, especially football, for a daily print and digital cycle. Created content that was geared toward a digital audience and provided in-depth high school sports coverage for local and regional schools.
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Skillset on display includes writing gamers and features, planning, editing, budgeting, shooting photos and videos, and having an online presence.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
2020
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Bachelor or Arts, Broadcasting
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Certificate in Emerging Media
Arlington, Texas
EASTFIELD COLLEGE
2018
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Associate of Arts, Journalism
Mesquite, Texas
Professional Skillset
4+ years of writing, reporting, interviewing, and storytelling
Videography, video editing
Audio recording & editing
(Adobe Suite)
Bilingual - English & Spanish
Print and online media content management
Print writing - AP Style
Broadcast-style writing
On-camera LiveU experience
Ross Inception NRCS