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 Sports Editor 2021 - Present

• Edited all Sports articles every week

• Oversaw the Sports section of the Newspaper

• Wrote consistently

• Helped with production of the Newspaper

Havoc Show Talk show host 2022 - Present

• Helped with production of the show

• Wrote scripts

Founder of Black Creative Magazine 2022 - Present

• Became the executive editor of the Magazine

• Took Photographs for the magazine

• Oversaw the everyday operations of the Magazine

Work Experience
Chick- l-A, Virginia Beach, VA 2021

Back of the house, Team Member

• Assisted in the preparation of of menu side items

New Great Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, VA 2019 - 2022

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

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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