MARIA STEFANOUDAKIS
Chestnut Hill,MA
Summary
Driven student journalist working as the head sports editor for The Heights, and as a freelance writer with experience at the Associated Press. Has experience with PR work and social media strategy, with a particular emphasis on sports. Skilled in live coverage of sports, as well as investigating new story ideas and feature writing. Possesses extensive knowledge about professional and collegiate athletics.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Assistant PR Coordinator
Skating Club of Boston
Boston, MA
01.2025 - Current
- Arranges coverage plans for 2025 World Skating Championships at the Skating Club of Boston.
- Engages with local media outlets concerning skaters.
- Crafts press releases and pitch emails for the Skating Club of Boston.
Freelance Writer
Associated Press
10.2024 - Current
- Reported on Boston Bruins games for Associated Press Sports Section.
- Submits work on deadline, free of factual and grammatical errors.
- Adapts writing style to the platform.
- Develops engaging, short-form articles for easy consumption.
Head Sports Editor
The Heights
Chestnut Hill, MA
11.2023 - Current
- Creates real-time social media content during live games.
- Creates content and boosts engagement for Heights Sports and personal accounts on X, totaling more than 4.5K followers.
- Utilizes InDesign to design the sports section of a weekly e-edition.
- Conducts postgame interviews with coaches and athletes.
- Edits more than 10 articles per week, checking for stylistic, factual, and grammatical errors.
- Manages more than 20 staff members and assigns stories weekly.
- Uses WordPress, InDesign, Mailchimp, and several social media platforms to create daily content.
Education
Bachelor's of Arts - Communication, Journalism, Political Science
Boston College
05.2027
High School Degree -
St. Mary's Academy
05.2023
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe InDesign
- Press release writing
- Social media strategy
- Live sports reporting
- Proficient in AP Style
- Editing and copyediting
- Fact-checking and research
- Interviewing techniques
- Feature Article Writing
Timeline
Assistant PR Coordinator
Skating Club of Boston
01.2025 - Current
Freelance Writer
Associated Press
10.2024 - Current
Head Sports Editor
The Heights
11.2023 - Current
Bachelor's of Arts - Communication, Journalism, Political Science
Boston College
High School Degree -
St. Mary's Academy
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