PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I am a graduate in the field of broadcast communications with a skill set in writing,

editing, podcasting, managing, and production. I am a well-organized, self-motivated
and team-oriented employee looking to add my unique opinion, work ethic and
talents to a company that will challenge me in every facet of my career.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: Communications

Grand Valley State University - Allendale, MI.

Coursework in Journalism, Marketing, Advertising, Creative Writing, and Business

Graduated in December 2011

SKILLS
Effective leader

Staff training/development

Consistently meets goals

Project management
 Conflict resolution

Customer service-oriented

Superior verbal and written communication skills

Advanced knowledge of AP, MLA and Chicago Manuals of Style

Deadline-oriented

Sound editorial judgment

Strong broadcast and AP style writing skills

Strong social media presence

Advanced knowledge of newsroom editing software

Proficient photo and video editing skills

Novice photographer

Investigative skills

Blogging expert

Fast learner

WORK HISTORY

The Grand Haven Tribune

Staff Writer from Sept. 2015 to Aug. 2016

Sports Editor from Aug. 2016 to present

Full creative control of the daily sports section

Draws up dummy pages that outline where every story, photo, or graphic needs to
be placed on each page of the newspaper
Determines which events are deserving of live coverage and draws up weekly
schedule of upcoming prep sports events.
Reaches out to the community for potential feature stories or investigative leads
 Covers a live sporting event every night
Takes photos at events with a Cannon EOS 7D DSLR camera
Interviews participants and/or coaches
Writes recaps of events or games
Communicates with the design team when stories are completed and ready to be
placed on the page
Helps proofread and edit the news section of the paper
Uses AP Newsroom to find national and other statewide stories worthy of
publication
Records a weekly podcast on high school sports
Edits audio via Audacity
Publishes podcast on Podbean and SoundCloud
Publishes podcasts, stories, photo galleries to website via Libercus
Uses social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, HootSuite and
others to promote stories or upcoming events.
Writes a monthly Entertainment column for the Saturday edition of the newspaper
Writes seasonal articles that cover local festivities, special interest pieces, and
other editorial work.
Registered Associated Press voter for Michigan High School football and basketball

SBNation.com

Staff Writer from April 2013 to July 2016

Wrote for Acme Packing Company, the Green Bay Packers' SB Nation community.

Wrote opinion/reaction articles, and also uses social media such as Twitter and
Facebook to give updates to the readers on practices, press conferences, injury
news, and any other breaking news.

Hosted a periodic podcast via BlogTalkRadio.com and Skype with fellow writers
from both Acme Packing Company and other SB Nation communities.

Used research web-sites like Pro Football Focus, RotoWorld, and others to inject
statistical information to back up opinions and beliefs.

Took creative criticism and feedback from the community on every article, and
provides professional conversations with readers who may disagree with given
opinions.

MLive Media Group

Sports Reporter from February 2012 to August 2015

 Performs post-game interviews with High School sports coaches and players

Writes game recaps and feature stories that are printed in 8 different regional
newspapers and online at MLive.com

Manages news displays on the MLive.com website

Works within 8 different print deadlines

Works with 30 other writers on a nightly basis to cover up to 500 games per night.

Proofreads articles for errors and omissions before deadlines.

Works with InDesign and NewsEdit programs to edit articles and lay out
newspaper pages for print.

Multimedia Coordinator/Color Commentator

WGHN - Grand Haven, MI (August 2010 to November 2011)

Helped broadcast pre-game, halftime & post-game shows for Muskegon Catholic
Central High School football team.

Play-by-Play and color commentator for several MCC football games.

Performed pre-game and postgame interviews with coaches, players, and fans.

Offered MCC game commentary for sports roundup.

Prepared video footage for WGHN website

Supported set-up of all broadcast equipment

Used Twitter and Facebook to promote events

Cumulus Media Group (WTNR)

Intern

Screened phone calls for the show

Used Adobe Audition for audio editing

 Created Promos for the show

Set-up Contests in Promo Suite

Prepped Run-downs for Host (Scrubs) and Producer (Flounder)

Created Re-Joins for commercials

Researched information for segments

Recorded individual segments of show with Audacity

Performed post-show podcast with fellow interns

Set-up downloadable podcast segments on the station's web-site

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Written published articles for the Grand Rapids Press, Muskegon Chronicle,
Kalamazoo Gazette, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Saginaw
News, and Ann Arbor News.

Helped in the launch and development of the MLive High School Sports
Department

Boosted existing business at MLive by writing optimized content targeting key

audiences.

Promoted from Writer to Region Captain to Shift Leader in two year span at MLive.

Boosted page view numbers at Acme Packing Company by introducing podcasts,

new article ideas, and targeted marketing techniques to the web-site.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Keith Oppenheim, College Professor

I am Keith Oppenheim, professor of broadcasting at the School of Communications

at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, USA. As a former
correspondent for CNN, I bring a unique perspective to the school, infusing a career
in the television news business with a range of communications studies. I'm writing
on behalf of Josh VanDyke.

I've seen Josh make significant progress during the last two years. He's taken a total
of five courses with me, including classes on media criticism, studio production,
broadcast writing and a TV News workshop. Josh has worked hard at fusing writing
with his technical skills and made great strides.

He took advanced courses which helped with more sophisticated productions at

WGVU, and he is proficient on non-linear editing systems, such as Final Cut Pro.

Josh worked at the WCKS, Grand Valley's campus radio station where he became
comfortable with on-air work as well as technical mastery. He recently wrote an
essay about a wide range of production skills he learned during an internship at the
Scrubs in the Morning program at WTNR in Grand Rapids.
Along with other radio experiences he's had, Josh has become quite knowledgeable
and clear that he wants to be a radio broadcaster.

I believe Josh VanDyke is determined and will work diligently for any employer who
takes him on as staff.

Joe Walker, Supervisor at MLive

I am writing to you as a reference for Josh VanDyke. Josh has been a valuable
member of my staff at MLive Media Group since this department's inception on Feb.
2, 2012. He has been willing and able to take on any tasks I send his way, and has
shown significant improvement in his writing, interviewing, and management skills
in that time.

Josh's primary duties include: as many as 10-15 interviews conducted and stories
written during the course of a shift, as well as coordinating and directing specific
tasks for one of our eight coverage regions, all of which he does expeditiously. He
understands the presentation of copy via multiple formats, whether print or digital.
He works as a leader and a member of a large team every day, and he works with as
many as eight newspaper deadlines looming each night.

I've often asked Josh to monitor our staff of over 30 employees in my absence, and
he has done so without effectively and without incident. Josh brings a positive
attitude to work every day, which has a positive effect on those around him. He
appears to have the respect and admiration of his peers, and doesn't shy away from
any leadership roles. Please give Josh consideration in your selection process.
WORK PORTFOLIO

For examples of my work, please visit

joshvandyke.weebly.com