Ryan Oliver

Twitter: @RyanOliver_DC

LinkedIn: Ryan Oliver

1600 Arbor View Road Silver Spring, MD 20902 Phone: 301-580-3139 Website: rboliver.com E-Mail:
rboliver18@gmail.com

Education
American University, Washington D.C.

July 2013 - June 2014

M.A. Journalism & Public Affairs (3.5 GPA)

Pepperdine University, California

September 2009 - May 2013

B.A. Broadcast Journalism

Relevant Experience
USA TODAY Sports Intern

January 2014 April 2014

Assisted in publication of USA Todays Sports Weekly newspaper

Covered professional and collegiate games and sporting events
Tasks: reporting, writing stories about players and games, information gathering, conducting interviews
and compiling statistics
Wrote pieces for both newspaper, online and magazine publications

District Wire News

January 2014 May 2014

Reporter, sports anchor and producer for student produced newscasts

Shot and edited packages for newscast
Produced and edited video

ChatSports.com

October 2013 June 2014

NBA Writer: Created insightful analysis, commentary and opinion pieces on the NBA
Created original content mainly on the Washington Wizards

The Washington Post

September 2013 January 2014

Researcher for investigative reporting team that broke D.C. tax liens story
Conducted phone interviews, contributed write-ups based on research, compiled information and
statistics

Teaching Assistant, American University

September 2013 January 2014

Teaching assistant for undergraduate reporting class; specifically teaching radio broadcast structure

KTLA-TV 5 Sports Intern, Los Angeles

December 2012 May 2013

Production assistant in sports department

Wrote scripts and edited video for nightly news broadcast
Covered professional sporting events, including NBA and NHL games

Sports Broadcasting Intern, Pepperdine University

September 2012 May 2013

Play-by-play announcer for sporting events; specifically basketball

NewsWaves, Pepperdine University

September 2012 January 2013

Reporter, writer and editor

Covered local stories for Pepperdines news broadcast
Wrote scripts for broadcast on deadline, creating packages and editing video

Ocean Sports Radio, Malibu, CA

October 2012 May 2013

Creator and host; sports radio broadcast aired weekly on KWVS 101.5 FM in Malibu

Jumpstart, Los Angeles

September 2009 May 2013

Worked with underprivileged children ages 2-5 to develop language, reading and writing skills

Skills

Shooting video and camera operations

Digital Journalism
Field Reporting
Wordpress
Content Editing
Video Editing: Avid, Final Cut Pro 7 & 10
Content management: Arranging video, media and content on websites
Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint & Excel
Social Media Savvy: Twitter, Instagram, Vine
Strong organizational and communication skills