To Whom It May Concern,

As a journalist with multimedia abilities, I can contribute solid news reporting and writing as
well as videos, photos, in-field audio, podcasting and graphics to the Bradenton Herald during
the summer of 2010. Stories such as the Pokey “bait dog” feature recently displayed on your
front page provide great opportunities for short, documentary-style news video or possibly a
Soundslides and hard news, such as the Chinese drywall localization story, could be augmented
with a graphic or video. I can produce any of this content at a professional standard and on
deadline.

I am a senior in the College of Journalism & Communications at the University of Florida in

Gainesville, Fla., who offers:

• Versatility in both hard news and feature stories, shown by my coverage of local
homeless from reports on city commission meeting to a two-part series about a night in
Tent City, a Gainesville homeless camp.
• a dedication to 24/7 news coverage, demonstrated by my live coverage of The Fest
8, a Gainesville punk festival, during the fall of 2009 with live blogging, which included
text stories, audio clips, photos and tweeting over the course of three days.
• Culturally sensitive reporting informed by my studies in Anthropology and
International Relations displayed in my coverage of local Muslims, Jews and Christians
as well as Gainesville’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities.
• Advanced audio capture, editing and voice over abilities that may be heard in the
resume podcast accompanying this document.
• Video and photos produced with my own equipment that is fit for print and the web.
• Advanced computer skills, including proficiency in a variety of programs which
allow creation of static graphics, such as Photoshop and Illustrator, and interactive
graphs and charts, such as AMcharts and Google Maps, as well as HTML, XML and CSS.

Additional qualifications can be found in my resume.

Thank You,
J. Hunter Sizemore

J. Hunter Sizemore | jhsizemore@gmail.com | 229.251.3204

 J. Hunter Sizemore
jhsizemore@gmail.com
229.251.3204
Education
University of Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | Graduate May, 2010

Major: Journalism/ Focus: Online/Certificate: International Relations/ GPA: 3.1

Work Experience
The Independent Florida Alligator | Gainesville, Fla. | Readership: 52,000

Managing Editor Online, Spring 2010

• I coordinate all of Alligator.org which includes breaking news, blogs, multimedia, content management and
social media presence. All of my work has been towards making Alligator.org more than a digital replication
of the print product and to instill this mission in those who work under me.

Multimedia Editor, Fall 2009

• I completed 4-6 multimedia pieces a week.
• Working with editors from each department, I helped institute a web-based project management system
that allows editors to inform the newsroom of new stories, photos and projects.

City Reporter/Editor, Spring/Summer 2009

• As city editor, I assigned stories to a pool of about 20 stringers and edited 16 stories a week, while
coordinating with photographers and other editors.
• As a daily reporter, I wrote 6-9 news and feature stories a week on religion, politics, events or local interest.

WRUF Radio | Gainesville, Fla. | News and Gator Sports

Board Operator, Fall 2007 & Spring 2008

• I controlled the sound board, switching between commercials, network feeds and live announcers.
• I used Adobe Audition on a daily basis to edit commercials and weather spots for the air.
Volunteer Work
Civic Media Center: 8 hours/week for 1 year
• I worked with a committee of volunteers to develop a standard for transferring the Media Center's 250+
cassette tape collection to WAV and then converting to high quality, compact V0 VBR MP3 and Ogg Vorbis.
The collection contains a wide range of activist and grassroots history over the past 30 years. I authored a
tutorial for other volunteers on using Audacity to convert cassette tapes to MP3 using the Center's
equipment and converted about two dozen tapes myself
Honors and awards
• Honor: 2009, 1 of 2 reporters interviewed for a UF Political Science case study on grassroots movements,
and how they are influenced by local media in reference to my coverage of Amendment 1 in Gainesville.
• Award: 2007, Placed in extemporaneous speaking and debate in competition at LSU at Shreveport, La.
• Honor: 2005, Read poetry at a Literature and Women's Studies conference at Valdosta State University.
• Honor: 2003, Published poem "Expected" in Darton College's arts magazine "New Clay"
Proficiencies Interests
• Programs: Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, • Music: Acoustic Guitar and Electric Bass,
InDesign, Dreamweaver, Audition, Audacity, played in punk rock band for two years.
Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Photo Mechanic, • Collections: World and English music,
Soundslides, Google Docs and AMcharts. comprehensive books and regional maps.
• CMS & Social Media: Textpattern, • Personal Studies: World history, politics,
Wordpress, Facebook, Twitter and Ning international relations, anthropology, food,
• Tools: photo: NikonD90, video: Canon popular culture, gender, art and religion.
Vixia HF20, audio: Zoom H4n • Travel: Hiking, rock hounding and visiting
• Languages: HTML, CSS, XML and historical sites. I have traveled to 30+ states,
beginner's Spanish England, Scotland and Guatemala

J. Hunter Sizemore | jhsizemore@gmail.com | 229.251.3204