Alexis Chantal Shelton
1204 Strahley Place
Pittsburgh, Pa 15220
E-mail: alexis.c.shelton@gmail.com
Tel: 412-980-2829
SUMMARY
Aspiring Digital Sports Media professional with:
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1+ years of feature writing/multimedia at two different Penn State campus’ Athletics Departments.
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Experience using professional cameras and editing software for videos.
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Experience adding HTML codes on websites and posting stories to social media websites.
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Ability to work in teams doing group projects and meet deadlines on schedule.
Work experience
PENN STATE ATHLETICS August 2014
Feature Writer University Park, Pa
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Meet weekly with Intern Manager to get information on new feature story.
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Wrote feature story on student welfare for the student-athletes.
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Assist stories with multimedia videos.
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Cover different off-the-field stories throughout the athletics department.
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Attend games to cover sports events.
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Go above and beyond to meet with subjects to start each new story.
PENN STATE BEAVER ATHLETICS
2011-2012
Sports Reporter Monaca, Pa
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Covered games of more than eight varsity teams on campus.
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Wrote game recaps right after each game meeting deadline for each event.
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Photographed athletes while playing in their games.
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Posted stories to beaverathletics.com, using hyperlinks for players’ bios.
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Posted stories to twitter after games.
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Faxed box scores to local newspapers after each game.
Skills
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Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Hindenburg
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iMovie, Photo Mechanic, HTML coding
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Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher
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Social Media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
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Youtube, Pinterest, Vine
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
B.A. in Broadcast Journalism, Minor in English, courses completed May 2015
Member of the John S. Curley Center for Sports Journalism
Major GPA: 3.15/Minor GPA: 3.25