Jeremy McDonald

695 Snead Drive Keizer, Oregon 97303: (541)-622-4385 Email: jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com

Professional Experience: I have been a intern in the broadcast and print business’ as a intern at the Medford Mail Tribune, and KOBI Channel 5, a NBC affiliate. As well as a freelancing correspondent for the Gold Country Media family of newspapers. My Goals are to improve my writing skills as a reporter as a writer and learn how to correlate that into social media and to present it properly to the reader/viewer with the end goal to be a staff writer one day.

Experience:

jmcdonaldmedia.com

October, 2015-present

I created jmcdonaldmedia.com on the heels of my experience down in California as a running portfolio.  I use social media (Facebook for the site, personal Twitter) to share stories, interact with communities and pick up story ideas along the way to improve as a writer in the field.

65Sports.com

Co-Founder/Writer

May, 2015-June, 2015

I helped create 65 Sports and covered the last month of the 2014-2015 Sports School Year.  My Coverage included in the cities of Roseville and Rocklin, Calif. where I covered High School and Sierra College Sports.  I took my own pictures, edited my own stories and posted them on our website that day/night.

Sports Correspondent/Freelancer

Gold Country Media Company

August 2013 – May, 2015 Rocklin/Roseville, CA

I cover high school sports the features preview articles, game story articles, feature articles and work live updates via Twitter during and after games. I talk with coaches and players to get their insights on that day’s game to be published as well as their stories in features. I have also worked on articles published in magazines in the area.

Education

Master’s Degree, Southern New Hampshire University

Sports Management/Athletic Administration Graduate Certificate

2015-2017

Southern Oregon University

B.S, Communication, Journalism

2007 – 2011