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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The World Company Lawrence, Kan.; Shawnee, Kan.; Bonner Springs, Kan.; Basehor, Kan. Community Sports Editor (January 2012-Present) Report, photograph, paginate, assign and edit sports news and feature stories in three communities Post content online and manage websites while compiling reports on each sites weekly analytics Engage community and augment reporting via social media; collaborate with company leaders on digital strategy The Shawnee Dispatch Shawnee, KS Reporter, Photographer (February 2011-January 2012) Reported and photographed stories on education issues and general assignments Designed pages and copy-edited stories for the print edition while posting content online Used video and social media tools to enhance reporting

Stephen Montemayor

@smontemayor /sjmontemayor

montemayormedia.com Skype: stephenmontemayor

Lawrence.com Lawrence, KS Intern (October 2010-January 2011) Used both social and traditional media to generate feedback for and promote a Best Of campaign Contributed feature stories with video elements Posted slide shows and event dates online The University Daily Kansan Lawrence, KS University Administration Reporter (August 2010-December 2010) Covered universitys chancellor and athletics department and states board of regents Wrote scripts for and delivered live television news updates for campus television station Completed an award-winning longform project on head injuries in college football Editor-In-Chief, multimedia web producer (January 2010-May 2010) Managed staff of more than 200 staff members for a Princeton Review Top 20 college newspaper Led budget meetings to determine each issues content Edited and produced web and social media content

(NOTE: From Aug. 2008 to Aug. 2009, also held positions of sports columnist, op-ed columnist and football beat reporter) The Big Lead Intern (June 2009-August 2009) Contributed multiple posts each week on sports and pop culture for a national audience EDUCATION University of Kansas: William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications Bachelors in News and Information

Sports Editor (August 2009-December 2009) Led department alone that is traditionally managed by two people Provided content for a supplemental weekly sports magazine and edited a special basketball preview issue Introduced social media coverage of sporting events

HONORS 2013 Kansas Press Association, First Place, Sports Story 2012 Kansas Press Association, First Place, Education Story 2012 Kansas Press Association, First Place, Sports Story 2012 Kansas Press Association, First Place, Sports Feature Story 2011 Hearst Award, 10th Place Sports Writing 2011 Angelo C. Scott Memorial Award, University of Kansas journalism school 2010 Kansas Associated Collegiate Press, First Place, Sports Feature

SKILLS Hardware: Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, Nikon D200, Canon EOS 5D Software: Ellington CMS, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, UStream, Storify Limited working proficiency in Spanish