Arrick Wilson

Virginia Beach, VA⎹ 757-408-0934⎹ Arrickwil@gmail.com

Education
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA Expected: May 2025
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications

Green Run High School, Virginia Beach, VA June 2021  

Advanced Studies Diploma GPA: 3.7

Relevant Experience
Commonwealth Times Contributing writer 2021 - 2021
• Assisted in Sports articles
• Interviewed Coaches, Athletes, and Athlete Directors
• Wrote every week consistently

Commonwealth Times Sports Editor 2022 - Present

• Edited all Sports articles every week
• Oversaw the Sports section of the Newspaper
• Wrote consistently
• Helped with production of the Newspaper

Leader of Courtside with Arrick, Sports blog 2018 - Present

• Sole content creator
• Covered the Areas's high school sports and professional

Green Run Hoofprints Sports writer 2020 - 2021

• Covered all high School sports

Work Experience
Chick-fil-A, Virginia Beach, VA 20211 - Present
Back of the house, Team Member
• Assisted in the preparation of nuggets and many other side items

New Great Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, VA 2019 - 2021
Drummer
• Playing the drums and making practices for the choir

Organizations and Extracurriculars

Green Run SCA President 2020 - 2021
• Representative to the student body

Commonwealth Times Newspaper 2021 - Present

• Contributing Sports writer

• Sports Editor
• Editing stories for the sports section of the newspaper

VCU Black Student Union member 2022 - Present

Awards
Virginia Press Association First Place Sports Column 2022

VCU Student Media Center Newcomer of the Year 2022

Commonwealth Times Section Editor of the Year 2022

Skills
Photography: Created my photography business
Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Technical Skills: Hooked up Audio equipment for podcasts
Journalism: Editing and watching out for edits using AP Style