Tanya Sichynsky

325 Willow Street, Apt. 78 Athens, GA 30601 email: tanya.sichynsky@comcast.net telephone: 404-626-4109
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PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

The Red and Black, Athens, GA
redandblack.com
Sports Editor November 2013 - present
Copy-edit (AP style) all stories and post online or delegate for print paper
Collaborate with design editors to design and create layouts and front page of sports section
Supervise an assistant sports editor and 15+ person staff of beat writers
Explore new platforms for digital storytelling using interactive infographics and platforms like Storify
Cover breaking news stories and events when beat writers cannot attend or when short-staffed

Swimming & Diving Beat Writer August 2013 - November 2013
Covered the UGA swimming and diving teams for the duration of the fall season
Wrote previews, gamers, profiles and features on deadline
Interviewed Georgia swimming and diving coaching staff and athletes

Staff Writer March 2013 - August 2013
Reported stories on a range of topics, from club water polo to race in the NCAA
Accepted any assignment from the sports editor that did not fail under a particular beat

Grady Newsource, Athens, GA August 2013 - present
gradynewsource.uga.edu
Anchor, Reporter, Videographer, Producer
Pitch, write, shoot and edit original stories as a reporter for the live news show
Create packages and VO/SOTs using Adobe Premiere Pro software (experience with Final Cut Pro)
Anchor show as a main anchor, sports anchor and weather anchor; produce shows and webcasts
Contributor of Noticiero Grady, the Spanish bi-weekly Friday broadcast

Hospitality Upgrade Magazine, Roswell, GA May 2012 - present
hospitalityupgrade.com, hotel-online.com
Intern
Create "Daily Dose" images in Adobe Photoshop for website carousel, revamped media kit in InDesign
Use a content management system to post company profiles, events and press releases to website
Copy-edit articles for print magazine, collect and organize subscriber information in subscriptions database for print

EDUCATION

The University of Georgia, Athens, GA May 2011 - December 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Digital and Broadcast Journalism
Minor: Communications Studies Cumulative GPA: 3.56 / 4.0
Relevant Coursework: Sports Writing and Reporting, Digital and Broadcast News Reporting and Production, Multi-platform
Sports Reporting, Scriptwriting, Public Speaking, Communication and Rhetoric, Public Relations, Advertising

University of Oxford, Oxford, England, U.K. June 2013 - August 2013
UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Program with Grady College

QUALIFYING SKILLS

Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro; Final Cut Pro; Microsoft Office Suite; CAN Script; Audacity; WordPress,
Weebly, Blox CMS and several other content management systems; QuickTime Pro
Efficient use of Social Media, Held Leadership Positions, Punctual, Enthusiastic and Great Work Ethic

HONORS, AWARDS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT

- Dean's List (Fall 2012, Spring 2013) - Delta Zeta Sorority - UGA Charter Scholarship
- Relay for Life - HOPE Scholarship - Di Gamma Kappa Broadcasting Society