Samantha Ouimette

Experience

ouimette@mail.usf.edu

The Crows Nest, University of South Florida Student Newspaper Aug. 2012 Present Sports Editor, Jan. 2013 - Present Cover USF and local athletic events, contributing articles for weekly print publication that serves a campus of 6,000 students Edit content submitted by correspondents for accuracy and fluidity Work with editors from all departments to post breaking news, weekly print edition stories and multimedia content to CrowsNestStPete.com Correspondent, Aug. 2012 Dec. 2012 Had articles published in sixteen consecutive issues across all sections of the paper Created specific sections of the sports page, such as the weekly Big East Notebook Part of The Crows Nest social media team; maintain Facebook and Twitter accounts RunningTheBulls.com, Yahoo! Sports Online Jan. 2013 - Present Staff Writer Helped with the re-launch of RunningTheBulls.com, promoting the sites readership and boosting subscriptions by 17 percent within the first month Produce fresh content multiple times each week on USFs womens basketball team Record on-the-scene interviews with players and prospects

Education
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL Major: Mass Communications, Minor: Business Administration GPA: 3.79; estimated graduation: May 2015 Fall 2011 Present

Skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office and FTP interfaces on Windows 98 through Windows 7 Working knowledge of: AP Style, HTML, web content management systems

References
Ren LaForme, The Crows Nest Editor-in-Chief and Poynter Institute employee (716)-930-8591, rlaforme@mail.usf.edu Mike Hopey, The Crows Nest Managing Editor (781)-413-4162, hopey@mail.usf.edu Nick Gryniewicz, RunningTheBulls.com Editor & Station Director at Bulls Radio (407)-922-9405, nick.gryniewicz@gmail.com