SKILLS
Directing and producing broadcasts, news and sports producing, news writing and producing, video production and management, social media management, digital communication proficiency, weather
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UO ATHLETICS, Eugene, Oregon – Quack Video Intern 9/23 – Present
- Experience using the Ross Switcher, Daktronics Show Control and Display Studio
- Managed and supported the production of Big Ten broadcasts for UO
- Crewed in a variety of disciplines including producing, directing, technical directing, camera work, graphics, shader and replay
- Assisted in the productions for FOX, Pac-12, WNBA and Big Ten games for network coverage
- Participated and produced in the first Big Ten all female broadcast
DUCK TV and OREGON NEWS, Eugene, Oregon – News and Sports Reporter 1/25 – Present
- Producing weekly broadcasts, overseeing the accuracy of scripts and writing VOs and VOSOTs
- Experience with quickly writing scripts, stacking newscasts and choosing the most relevant and impactful stories
- Shooting, editing and producing packages on deadline for the weekly broadcast
- Created storylines and graphics for weather. Experience anchoring weather for the weekly shows
SOJC COMMS TEAM, Eugene, Oregon – Reporter and Social Media Manager 9/23 – Present
- Managed writing alumni profiles, faculty pieces and student blogs and features for the SOJC
- Experience writing copy for social media posts and stories
ASCEND MAGAZINE, Eugene, Oregon – Editor-in-chief 12/24 – 3/26
- Contributed into the making of the first and second issue of Ascend, a sports publication magazine
- Manage writers, create deadlines, edit multiple long-form stories
- 5th place winner of Hearst Journalism Award with story Signs to the Summit
REDMOND SPOKESMAN, Redmond, Oregon – Reporting Intern 6/25 – 9/25
- Solo reporter in the newsroom, worked alongside the editor for creative writing and story coverage
- Photographed and managed multiple stories and projects. Stories included, school board members meetings, local police interests and covering a festival with 60,000 people in attendance.
- Accepted through the Charles Snowden Excellence in Journalism program.
TRACKTOWN USA, Eugene, Oregon – Media Operations Intern 4/24 – 6/24
- Coordinated the set-up, management and teardown of media and content spaces.
- Assisted in managing media and content spaces, including credential distribution and space management, servicing hundreds of writers and photographers
- Assisted with athlete flow through media and content spaces
- Wrote recaps for GoTrackTownUSA.com, resulting in 1k unique viewers with an average time of over 2 minutes per recap
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Oregon – BA in Journalism | Minor in Multimedia 9/22 – 6/26
- Majoring in journalism and minoring in multimedia
- Member of the Clark Honors College and School of Journalism and Communications Honors Program
- Summit Scholar and Arlyn E. Cole Scholar 2022 – 2026
- Deans List 2023-2025, 3.8 GPA
Sophie Fowler 