Nicholas O’Malley

nickjomalley@gmail.com 50 Meadow St., Apt.10 Amherst, MA, 01002

(508) 498-9965 Linkedin.com/in/nickjomalley

EDUCATION:
University of Massachusetts Amherst – Graduating May 2011
B. A. Journalism, Sociology – Summa Cum Laude ; Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism Honors Society
Commonwealth College and Journalism Departmental Honors; 3.8 GPA
University College Cork, Ireland – Spring 2010
Study abroad partner program though UMass Amherst
TECHNICAL SKILLS: Proficient in sound editing with Audacity, AudioVault, Newsboss and Finale.;
filming with Canon and Sony camera models; video editing with Adobe Premiere and iMovie; designing
newspaper templates with Adobe InDesign and graphics with Adobe Photoshop; managing online content
for Wordpress and Blogger models; experienced in Facebook, Twitter, live-tweeting/blogging.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS: Eagle Scout: Directed high school students in local community service project;
WORK EXPERIENCE:
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian Amherst, MA
Night and Copy Supervisor Winter '11 – Present
• Sat as member of paper's executive board for New England‘s largest college daily.
• Took over mid-year to spearhead restructuring of night and copy editing process for paper.
Senior Producer, Web Production Manager Fall '10 – Present
• Produced and edited highlights and podcasts of UMass sports; managed multimedia sports staff.
• Managed website, placing stories, photos and multimedia for DailyCollegian.com.
Night Editor Fall 09 – Present
• Oversaw entire production, copy editing and advertisement coordination for daily publication.
• Provided final copy edit for stories before publication; responsible for AP style and accuracy.
Editorial/Opinion Editor Winter 09 – Fall 09
• Edited columns and laid out sections while managing staff of two assistants and 20 columnists.
Assistant Editorial/Opinion Section Editor Fall 08 – Winter 09
• Edited students columns, laid out print edition of The Daily Collegian; led section meetings.
Staff Writer Fall 07 – Present
• Sports beat writer and columnist for all major UMass sports during three-plus years in coverage.
• Had over 170 published articles as opinion columnist as well as a news, sports, and arts writer.

WEEI Sports Radio Network Brighton, MA

Intern – The Dennis & Callahan Show Summer '10
• Recorded and edited audio, researched statistics for on-air use for morning sports talk radio show.
• Worked in producer's booth, answered listener calls a nationally competitive sports station.

University College Cork Faculty of Law Cork, Ireland

Intern Winter '10 – Spring '10
• Conducted research on children's rights under European Union law for law faculty.
• Assisted in coordination of national mental health and criminal law conferences.

The Milford Daily News Milford, MA

News Intern Summer '09
• Reported local news, wrote news and feature stories, and took photo for daily newspaper.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Sports stringer for Metrowest Daily News in Framingham, MA; staff
writer for UCC Student Express in Cork, Ireland; Auditing Assistant at UMass Controller's Office.