Resume

hardy0109@gmail.com | @ByHardy | (316) 207-0596 

EDUCATION

University of Kansas // Lawrence, Kan.

Intended Majors: Journalism and History          

Recipient of the Roger Wooldridge scholarship

WORK EXPERIENCE

The Wichita Eagle

Unpaid Sports Intern // May 2015-August 2015

• Wrote about various sports on a regular basis, including feature stories, recaps, previews and notebooks
• Wrote game recaps for high school baseball, softball, soccer
• Primary assignment was FC Wichita, a National Premier Soccer League club in its inaugural season
• Worked closely with sports editor Kirk Seminoff

The University Daily Kansan                                                                                                                    

Associate Sports Editor // August 2015-Present

• Manage a staff of over 20 people, communicating with the the staff and finding progress on stories on a regular basis
• Budget the newspaper’s sports section and online content

Sports Writer // August 2014-Present

• Write various stories, columns, features on football, volleyball, and soccer for the daily newspaper at the University of Kansas, a college of nearly 28,000 students
• Cover Kansas football, a Division I football program, as a beat reporter
• Covered Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer as a beat reporter in the past
• Wrote game recaps, columns, practice updates, and quick-hit online-only pieces

Web Editor // January 2015-May 2015

• Curated and organized the Kansan’s website by uploading stories, photos, and other multimedia
• Consistently innovate the website to fit the digital age and with the Kansan’s goals

The Derby Informer    

Sports Correspondent // September 2012-May 2014                                                                             

• Served as assistant to sports editor Scott Elpers on game days for the weekly paper in Derby, Kansas
• Wrote news on many sports, feature stories, kept stats, wrote game recaps, often regulated social media

Paid Intern // May 2015-August 2015

• Worked on both news and sports in my second stint with the paper
• Covered community happenings and wrote sports features

Sportable Media

Lead of NFL News // March 2014-December 2014  

• Website which specializes in short-form news hits (555 characters)
• Daily contributor to both the NFL news and fantasy football sides of site

Various Establishments

Freelance Writer

• Wrote for Lawrence Journal-World, Tonganoxie Mirror, Basehor Sentinel, FantasyInsiders.com, around a dozen other sites
• Have been linked to ProFootballTalk on multiple occasions

SKILLS

• Experienced in covering and reporting on live sporting events, keeping statistics, conducting interviews
• Strong desire to meet and exceed deadline expectations
• Knowledge in drawing reader interest from social media sites, and how to build a social media presence
• Experienced in one-on-one interviews, press conferences, and other forms of interviews
• Committed to accomplishing tasks above expectations
• Belief in learning new skills and taking on challenges, if prompted
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point; know both Mac and Windows OS