Jonathan P.

Sawyer
11521 Lounds Ct. New Port Richey, Florida 34654 (315) 877-2339 sawyerjp15@bonaventure.edu
http://jonathansawyer.weebly.com

Education:
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
B.A, Journalism and Mass Communications May 2017

Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, N.Y.

A.A, Electronic Media Communications Video December 2014

Professional Experience
Print Media:
The Bona Venture Newspaper Olean, N.Y. February 2015- Present
Ad Manager and Digital Editor (Spring 17) Sports Editor (Fall 16), Sports Assignment Editor (Spring 16), Assistant Sports
Editor (Fall 16) and Staff Writer (Spring 15)
Interviewed with various Division I Mens and Womens athletic teams around campus
Covered the 2015-2016 St. Bonaventure Mens and Womens basketball teams and also covered the respected conference
tournaments in Brooklyn and Richmond.
Covering 2016-2017 St. Bonaventure Mens and Womens basketball teams and produce video interviews for post game
conferences
Increased social media statistics on The BV Sports page from September 2016 to March 2017
Created an ad team to help with expenses
Attended A10 Mens Basketball Media Day which made me the first Sports Editor for The Bona Venture to attend
Interviewed and talked with the 1977 NIT Championship team

Pickin Splinters Rochester, N.Y. October 2016- Present

Sports Intern
Monday, Tuesday and Friday writing NBA AP Style recaps for the website

Olean Time Herald Olean, N.Y. October 2016- Present

Sports Department Intern
Writing game recaps from results submitted by coaches

New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) Rochester, N.Y. July 2016- September 2016
Sports Writer Intern
Wrote the final two playoff games, including the championship in Olean, N.Y.
Interviewed with the Defensive Player of the Year
Broadcast Media:
Syracuse Crunch Syracuse, N.Y. December 2015- January 2016
Broadcast Intern
Distributed game day packets to coaches, players and other journalist
Wrote the Lightning Flash for pre- game packet
Helped with stats during game for play-by-play announcer, Dan DUva

WSYR News Channel 9 Syracuse, N.Y. May 2014- November 2014

Sports Intern for Steve Infanti
Edited highlights for different local and professional games
Friday Night Fever a show dedicated to high school football, attended, edited, and wrote scripts for the show on the games
Performed multi-tasking with editing multiple games at once under strict deadlines

Skills:
Technical: Avid Microsoft Office Indesign Photoshop Twitter Instagram Wordpress