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    Tesalon Felicien has over 5 years of experience in sports and entertainment journalism. She has worked as a freelance writer for The Advocate newspaper, covering high school football. She interned at Turner Sports/NCAA.com, producing game highlights and player profiles. Felicien also has experience as a web editor and writer for The Daily Reveille student newspaper at LSU, where she graduated with a BA in Mass Communication in 2013. She is skilled in writing, editing, social media, and analytics tools.

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    Tesalon Felicien has over 5 years of experience in sports and entertainment journalism. She has worked as a freelance writer for The Advocate newspaper, covering high school football. She interned at Turner Sports/NCAA.com, producing game highlights and player profiles. Felicien also has experience as a web editor and writer for The Daily Reveille student newspaper at LSU, where she graduated with a BA in Mass Communication in 2013. She is skilled in writing, editing, social media, and analytics tools.

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    Tesalon Felicien

    Email: Felicien.tesalon@gmail.com | Phone: (225) 302-3725 | Website: Felicientesalon.weebly.com | Twitter: @TesalonF

    Sports and Entertainment Freelancer, The Advocate | Sept 2015-Present





    Contact high school coaches to prepare weekly football capsules highlighting must-see matchups
    Write local roundups recapping Friday night football games
    Profile local teams and players
    Find, develop and write original stories on city art and culture

    Editorial Intern, Turner Sports/NCAA.com | August 2014-February 2015






    Produced Game of the Week and Players of the Week highlighting must-see games and top performances
    Edited wire copy, added headlines, photos, and social elements from Youtube, Instragram, and Twitter
    Managed various pages on NCAA.com, establishing layouts and adding relevant stories
    Updated sport pages with stories, videos, polls, schedules, and social media elements
    Managed Cross Country pages during fall championships

    Web and Social Media Editor, The Daily Reveille | January 2013-December 2013


    Posted photos, stories and polls, embedded video, wrote headlines and breaking news stories
    Developed, implemented social strategies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts
    Mined data and produced award-winning interactive databases on various topics

    Contributing News and Entertainment Writer, The Daily Reveille | May 2013-August 2013


    Used diverse perspective to research and write unique, original stories in the Baton Rouge area
    Wrote feature and hard news stories on various topics such as Baton Rouge graffiti, campus beautification and fishing
    Conducted in-depth interviews and coordinated photo assignments with photographers

    Opinion Columnist, The Daily Reveille | August 2012-December 2012



    Wrote weekly opinion articles debating important, relevant issues


    Researched topics, checked facts and localized U.S. and world issues

    Volunteer Production Assistant, ESPNs First Take | February 2014



    Assisted production coordinator with audience management and interaction along with other production needs
    Recruited NBA Jam attendees for First Take taping; created props for audience members to use during the show

    Freelance Editor, The Rouge Collection | May 2013-August 2013; February 2014-August 2014

    Developed story ideas, planned and administered writing workshops, and edited stories for online and print

    Skills

    Tableau Public, Basic HTML, Drupal, Edius Neo Video Editing Software, Adobe Creative Suite, AP Style, Elementary
    Spanish, Analytics

    Honors

    2013 Honorable Mention: Associated College Press Multimedia Story of the Year
    Two-time Staffer of the Week: The Daily Reveille
    Walter Hitesman Scholarship
    Robert Ewing Scholarship

    Education

    Louisiana State University, December 2013 Graduate, Bachelors of Arts, Mass Communication
    Concentration: Print Journalism | Minor: History

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