Résumé

Humberto Martinez Jr.
1103 6^th St.
Wyandotte, MI 48192
(734)430-2948
martinezh09@gmail.com

EDUCATION:

·         Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Wayne State University

o   Graduated in May 2014 with 3.4 GPA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Writer and Co-Editor, January 2015 to June 2015
The Yellow Wall Blog, Detroit

·         Wrote feature stories and covered events in Detroit. Edited stories to be published on website.

Communications Intern, January 2014 to April 2014
Detroit Police Athletic League, Detroit

·         Wrote feature stories for website and newsletter, covered games and athletic events, created photo galleries and drafted thank you letters. Also updated website and social media accounts.  

Reporter, January 2012 to April 2012
Grossepointetoday.com, Grosse Pointe, Mich.

·         Covered school board and city council meetings; news around the city.

Beat Writer, September 2011 to December 2012
Lead Sports Correspondent, December 2012 to January 2014
The South End, Wayne State University, Detroit

·         Covered football, volleyball, men’s/women’s basketball, baseball and tennis. Wrote feature stories, game previews and recaps for weekly print edition and online; conducted interviews with coaches and players in person and on phone.

·         Contributed to A&E section with articles on art gallery, film/technology and a book review.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

·         Proficient in Microsoft Office.

o   Word

o   Power Point

o   Excel

·         AP Style.

·         Familiar with social media platforms.

o   Facebook (Humberto Martinez Jr.)

o   Twitter (martinezh91)

o   Instagram (martinezh09)

o   LinkedIn (Humberto Martinez Jr.)

o   Flickr

·         Familiar with Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver and WordPress.

·         Some elementary Spanish. 

References

Fuad Shalhout

Sports Reporter at The Morning Journal

(313) 579-8201

Keith Brown

Journalist, Educator, PhD Candidate at Wayne State University

eg4659@wayne.edu

(313) 577-2943