Lawrence's Resume
LAWRENCE D. SMELSER
Permanent: 11575 Sunset Blvd. Helotes, TX 78023 |Present: 1407 Bernard Street Denton, TX, 76207|
Twitter: @LawrenceSmelser | Email: ------------ | Phone:------------
EDUCATION
Master of Journalism | University of North Texas | Expected Fall 2019 Bachelor of Arts, Journalism | Texas A&M University | August 2017 Minors: Business and Communication
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Battalion, College Station, TX
Sports Reporter/Photographer/Videographer | January 2015-August 2017
§? Covered all sports at Texas A&M University with a focus on football, basketball, golf, and soccer. Published a large portfolio of articles, photographs, and videos.
§? Took video at football games and conducted stand up video recaps post game.
§? Live tweeted games to promote The Battalion and had many tweets quoted by The Washington Post,
USA Today, Fox Sports 1, The Dallas Morning News, Bleacher Report and SEC Country.
§? Interviewed PGA Tour golfers, NFL players, and athletes from Texas A&M teams to write recaps,
features, news stories, columns, blogs and profiles.
§? Covered major sporting events such as the Valero Texas Open in 2015 and 2016 and the 2016 NCAA
men’s tournament in Oklahoma City.
§? Gained experience with Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint,
Photoshop, and Excel.
Head Sports Editor/Assistant Sports Editor | December 2016-August 2017
§? Managed a staff of ten writers. Conducted weekly staff meetings to improve writers’ articles and assign stories for the week.
§? Edited articles for print and online publications. Created headlines and cutlines for stories. Selected and edited photos for articles.
§? Managed social media pages for Twitter and Facebook. Univision Communications, San Antonio, TX
Reporter Intern | May 2016-August 2016
§? Worked under the head sports anchor as well as other reporters, news anchors, and the main producer.
§? Covered countless sporting events and conducted interviews which aired on television.
§? Captured b-roll and held postgame interviews for the San Antonio FC professional soccer team.
§? Prepared statistics and graphics for the newscast and manned cameras.
§? Took photos for the weather segment and went out into the field with news reporters and video journalists.
§? Edited video to go on-air using Avid and Premiere Pro.
§? Covered the retirement press conference for Tim Duncan held by San Antonio Spurs head coach, Gregg
Popovich.
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Dallas Cowboys, College Station, TX
Freelancer | March 2017
§? Covered Texas A&M athletes for the Dallas Cowboys at A&M’s pro day. Wrote a recap detailing the results of the players and analyzed how they would fit into Dallas’ organization.
StatRoute and Upwork
Freelancer | September 2018-Present
§? Wrote fantasy football articles analyzing players and teams in the NFL. §? Helped review and critique fantasy football podcasts.
The Augusta Chronicle
Freelancer | April 2019
§? Covered the 2019 Masters, The Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt Championships.
§? Wrote features, profiles, recaps, sidebars and news stories on players, fans, trends and other various topics.
§? Interviewed professional golfers including Rickie Fowler and Bernhard Langer.
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LAWRENCE D. SMELSER
Permanent: 11575 Sunset Blvd. Helotes, TX 78023 |Present: 1407 Bernard Street Denton, TX, 76207|
Twitter: @LawrenceSmelser | Email: ------------ | Phone:------------
EDUCATION
Master of Journalism | University of North Texas | Expected Fall 2019 Bachelor of Arts, Journalism | Texas A&M University | August 2017 Minors: Business and Communication
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Battalion, College Station, TX
Sports Reporter/Photographer/Videographer | January 2015-August 2017
§? Covered all sports at Texas A&M University with a focus on football, basketball, golf, and soccer. Published a large portfolio of articles, photographs, and videos.
§? Took video at football games and conducted stand up video recaps post game.
§? Live tweeted games to promote The Battalion and had many tweets quoted by The Washington Post,
USA Today, Fox Sports 1, The Dallas Morning News, Bleacher Report and SEC Country.
§? Interviewed PGA Tour golfers, NFL players, and athletes from Texas A&M teams to write recaps,
features, news stories, columns, blogs and profiles.
§? Covered major sporting events such as the Valero Texas Open in 2015 and 2016 and the 2016 NCAA
men’s tournament in Oklahoma City.
§? Gained experience with Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint,
Photoshop, and Excel.
Head Sports Editor/Assistant Sports Editor | December 2016-August 2017
§? Managed a staff of ten writers. Conducted weekly staff meetings to improve writers’ articles and assign stories for the week.
§? Edited articles for print and online publications. Created headlines and cutlines for stories. Selected and edited photos for articles.
§? Managed social media pages for Twitter and Facebook. Univision Communications, San Antonio, TX
Reporter Intern | May 2016-August 2016
§? Worked under the head sports anchor as well as other reporters, news anchors, and the main producer.
§? Covered countless sporting events and conducted interviews which aired on television.
§? Captured b-roll and held postgame interviews for the San Antonio FC professional soccer team.
§? Prepared statistics and graphics for the newscast and manned cameras.
§? Took photos for the weather segment and went out into the field with news reporters and video journalists.
§? Edited video to go on-air using Avid and Premiere Pro.
§? Covered the retirement press conference for Tim Duncan held by San Antonio Spurs head coach, Gregg
Popovich.
?????
Dallas Cowboys, College Station, TX
Freelancer | March 2017
§? Covered Texas A&M athletes for the Dallas Cowboys at A&M’s pro day. Wrote a recap detailing the results of the players and analyzed how they would fit into Dallas’ organization.
StatRoute and Upwork
Freelancer | September 2018-Present
§? Wrote fantasy football articles analyzing players and teams in the NFL. §? Helped review and critique fantasy football podcasts.
The Augusta Chronicle
Freelancer | April 2019
§? Covered the 2019 Masters, The Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt Championships.
§? Wrote features, profiles, recaps, sidebars and news stories on players, fans, trends and other various topics.
§? Interviewed professional golfers including Rickie Fowler and Bernhard Langer.
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