Lloydrica Hudson
Summary
Staff Reporter covering 4-5 campus and sports stories per week with a focus on timely reporting, 7-10 interviews per month, and clear AP Style writing. Brings sports video, social media coverage, and short-form storytelling experience that supports fast, audience-ready reporting. Uses journalism writing and Premiere Pro editing to build 85%-95% accepted stories that fit deadline-driven newsroom work.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder & Content Creator
LloyScouts
Valdosta, GA
04.2025 - Current
- Drive 72% audience engagement rate by scheduling posts, testing headlines, and tracking audience analytics.
- Publish 2 video features per week for the platform, using Adobe Premiere Pro and social media content creation.
- Create and manage a media platform, coordinating content calendar management, web content publishing, and content management systems.
- Conduct interviews and write breaking news, press release, and AP Style copy for timely sports coverage.
- Fact-check and copy edit posts before publication, maintaining consistent accuracy and clean presentation across stories.
- Build audience growth through media relations, social media content creation, and analytics reporting.
- Capture and edit photos and video to expand coverage and support recurring storytelling across platforms.
Sports Editor
The Spectator - Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
06.2025 - Current
- Assigned 2 stories per week to staff reporters covering VSU athletics.
- Edited 6 articles weekly to keep sports coverage moving on deadline.
- Led VSU athletics coverage by coordinating story angles and coverage priorities across the sports desk.
- Edited copy for AP Style, clarity, and factual accuracy before publication.
- Published sports content through the CMS and tightened headlines for web presentation.
Staff Reporter
The Valdosta Daily Times
Valdosta, GA
06.2025 - Current
- Completed 2 interviews per week to gather source quotes, verify details, and strengthen community reporting.
- Published 2 news stories per week covering Lowndes and surrounding counties for The Valdosta Daily Times.
- Wrote clear AP Style articles from interview notes and event coverage, translating raw reporting into publishable copy.
- Edited headlines and story copy for accuracy, readability, and consistency before publication.
- Published stories to the website and promoted coverage through social media content to expand readership.
Assistant Sports Editor
The Spectator - Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
01.2025 - 06.2025
- Coordinate 50% of sports coverage deadlines while balancing assignments, edits, and publication timing.
- Edit 1 sports stories per week for AP Style, clarity, and consistency before publication.
- Fact-check game details, player names, and quotes to keep sports content accurate and publication-ready.
- Write headlines and publish web updates that keep readers informed on breaking sports results and coverage.
- Conduct interviews and gather reporting details that strengthen game recaps, features, and team coverage.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Media
Valdosta State University
Valdosta12-2026
Skills
- Journalism writing & editing
- AP Style
- Copy editing
- Fact checking
- Interviewing
- Breaking news reporting
- Headline writing
- Press release writing
- Adobe Premiere Pro & video editing
- Social media content creation
- Content calendar management
- Audience analytics
- Team leadership & newsroom management
- Content management systems
- Media relations
- Photo editing
- Web content publishing
- Audience engagement
- Analytics reporting
Timeline
Sports Editor
The Spectator - Valdosta State University
06.2025 - Current
Staff Reporter
The Valdosta Daily Times
06.2025 - Current
Founder & Content Creator
LloyScouts
04.2025 - Current
Assistant Sports Editor
The Spectator - Valdosta State University
01.2025 - 06.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Media
Valdosta State University