Alexander Wong

18 Onondaga Lane awong1418@yahoo.com

Medfield, MA 02052 774-893-3989

EDUCATION
Ithaca College, Journalism Graduated May 2018
Minor: Sport Studies
Awards: Flora Brown Scholarship
Ithaca, New York GPA: 3.63/4.0

Ithaca College London Center January 2017-May 2017

London, United Kingdom

MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Intern, Sports Marketing & Social Media, Tactic Counsel January 2017-May 2017
Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
 Tasked with daily social media posts and growing Tactic Counsel’s social media presence
 Source and post relevant content for the website and social media pages
 Support the athlete advisor on a project called “Athlete Confidential”
 Assist in creating marketing materials and planning proposals for customers
On-Air Talent, Bomber Radio Network, Ithaca College Student Radio August 2014-May 2018
Ithaca, New York
 Write and read live sports updates weekly
 Make appearances on hour-long sports-talk shows, with experience as both board operator and co-host
 Write and record various packages used during shows
Sports Section Staff Writer, The Ithacan, Ithaca College Student Newspaper August 2014-February 2016
Ithaca, New York
 Covered sports beats for Ithaca College varsity teams: men's and women's soccer, men's basketball, women's lacrosse
 Experienced in writing weekly recaps, game stories, features, Q&A's and previews
 Provided live updates at home games for beat teams on Twitter
Intern, Newsroom and Research, GateHouse Media July 2013-August 2013
Needham, Massachusetts
 Worked with two local papers-The Medfield Press and The Sharon Advocate
 Bylined seven pieces as a correspondent that were featured both in print and online
 Collected information for stories and pitched story ideas to the editors

EMPLOYMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Special Education Aide, Newton South High School October 2018-Present
Newton, Massachusetts
 Observe classes and record data for students in the STEP Program at NSHS
 Support a number of students in the classroom and act as a liaison between the student and the teacher
 Provide insight for IEP meetings
Senior Counselor, JCC Grossman Camp March 2016-Present
Westwood, Massachusetts
 Oversee a group of boys aged 9 to 11, within a unit of roughly 80-100+ boys and girls in total (numbers fluctuate between
weeks)
 Supervise camp overnights for “Counselors in Training” (CITs), boys and girls aged 15 and 16
 Experience with children of various backgrounds, and mental abilities and tendencies
SKILLS
 Experience with the following programs: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, iMovie, Garageband, WordPress, Hootsuite,
photo editing programs
 Experience with the following equipment: Sony PXW-70 camera, wireless and wired LAV microphones, Kino-Flo Diva lighting
kits
 Intermediate understanding of the Spanish language
OTHER
 Filmed and edited “My Life Is A Diet”, a short documentary about the practice of weight cutting in collegiate wrestling
(awong1418.wixsite.com/mylifeisadiet)