JANEY MURRAY

jmmurray97@gmail.com (770) 298-7847 janeymurray1.wordpress.com

SKILLS EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
AP Style Adobe Indesign Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Adobe Illustrator MiLB Gameday Class of 2019, Honors Program

Salesforce Social Studio Photoshop  Sports Media Certificate

Minors: Sport Management and French
Adobe Premiere Pro Microsoft Excel Travel Journalism study abroad program in
Prague, Czech Republic (May 2017)

EXPERIENCE

WINSTON-SALEM DASH
Media Relations Intern | May 2018-August 2018
Spent the summer as an intern for the Class-A Advanced affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
Performed as the MiLB Gameday stringer for all Dash home games.
Interviewed players and wrote feature stories and other content for the Dash Board Blog.
Wrote game recaps to be published on the website and assisted with other media relations tasks as needed.
THE RED & BLACK NEWSPAPER
Assistant Sports Editor | August 2018-Present
Help coordinate content to be run online and in print in the student-run newspaper.
Edit and publish articles and promote on The Red & Black social media accounts.
Facilitate read-throughs with other sports writers to help improve their writing.

Sports Staff Writer | October 2016-Present

Covered many beats, including football, baseball and volleyball for the independent student-run newspaper.
Report, interview, generate story ideas and write at least two articles per week about UGA sports teams to be
published on the Red & Black website and in the print newspaper.
Communicate with editors to determine story ideas and deadlines and develop writing skills.
GEORGIA AQUARIUM
Public Relations Intern | June 2017-August 2017
Wrote external blogs and media releases to be published on the Georgia Aquarium website.
Created social media content to be published on official Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts with
followings of approximately 500,000 and scheduled posts using Salesforce Social Studio.
Engaged with posts and private messages from guests on Georgia Aquarium social media accounts.
Communicated with Atlanta media regarding upcoming Aquarium events.
Assisted in the production of Georgia Aquarium Facebook live videos with up to 8,000 viewers.

ADDITIONAL INVOLVEMENT HONORS & AWARDS

Association for Women in Sports Media Dean's List: Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016,
Member | April 2017-Present Spring 2017
UGA Miracle University of Georgia Charter Scholarship
Community Outreach Committee | August 2015-May 2018 Zell Miller Scholarship
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority YMCA Camp High Harbour Staff Most
Founding Member | August 2015-Present
Valuable Player Award-Summer 2016
YMCA Camp High Harbour
Counselor | June 2013-May 2017