Morgan Weeks

Athens, GA , 706-888-8868 mlweeks@uga.edu

@morganweeks www.linkedin.com/in/morganlweeks/ ,

EDUCATION
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2015
Working to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Digital and Broadcast Journalism
Certificate: Sports Media Cumulative GPA: 3.56/4.0
Jack Parker Scholarship, TSYS Future Scholars Scholarship, HOPE Scholarship (2011 - present)

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Saturday Down South, Digital Video Correspondent, August 2014 - present
saturdaydownsouth.com
Digital multimedia correspondent for the largest online publisher of college football news in the Southeastern
Conference
Self shoots, writes and edits using Adobe Premiere Pro to send weekly to the home office based in Orlando, Florida
IMG Media, Production Assistant, Athens, GA, December 2014 - present
Interviews athletes and coaches weekly for exclusive special event coverage on georgiadogs.com
Shoots and edits UGA athletic practices, athlete interviews, and game highlights for practice reports and game recaps
Bulldawg Illustrated, Intern Reporter, Athens, GA, November 2013 - August 2014
bulldawgillustrated.com
Built and established a digital video program for a website covering all UGA athletics with 500,000 views monthly
Wrote/edited stories and dispersed content via social media to an audience of over 20,000
Reported hourly digital written and video content from SEC Media Days among 1,200 other national media members
SEC Digital Network, Freelance Assistant, October 2014 - present
Controls graphics during live coverage using Venus, Chyron and Show Control equipment for SEC sporting events
Grady Newsource, Digital Producer/Anchor/Reporter, Athens, GA, January 2013 - present
Collects, shoots and edits sports and news stories for a live daily newscast, delivered to the North Georgia population
Produces digital content for every story on gradynewsource.uga.edu multiple times throughout each day
Association for Women in Sports Media, UGA Chapter, President/Social Media Coordinator, August 2013 - present
Selected as Social Media Coordinator for the founding executive committee of AWSM's UGA student chapter
Created and maintained Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and e-mail accounts for the startup organization
Elected President for the 2014-2015 school year
Grady Sports Bureau, Assistant Manager, Athens, GA, August 2013 - present
Assists in managing a production crew for live broadcasts of high school sports
Reports from the sidelines of high school football games broadcasted on gitv.com
WRBL News 3, Intern, Columbus, GA, June 2014 - August 2014
Wrote and produced the sports segment with approval from the daily sports anchor
Traveled to nearby college town Auburn, AL to direct live shots back to the Columbus, GA station
ESPNU Campus Connection, Student Contributor, February 2013 - present
Stage Manager for ESPNU broadcast of UGA Men's Basketball game
Shoots, writes and edits video content to contribute to ESPNU's campus corresponding program
Dawg Sports Radio, Co-host, August 2014 - present
dawgsportsradio.com
Hosts one of the first all-female sports talk shows on the VSporto Network
Engages listeners through Twitter and invites guest speakers to contribute to the on-air conversation

SKILLS & HONORS

Adobe Creative Cloud, Avid, Audacity,
Microsoft Office, WordPress, Twitter,
Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest

Dean's List
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Grady Sports Mentor

UGA Miracle PR Committee

DiGamma Kappa Broadcast Society
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority