Shane Mettlen
smettlen@gmail.com
Education
2001-2003 The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
Graduation date: December 2003; Bachelor of Science degree
Education
2001-2003 The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
Graduation date: December 2003; Bachelor of Science degree
Major in journalism with an emphasis on news and information; Course work in multimedia reporting and editing, media ethics, the First Amendment, sociology, English, theater and film; GPA: 3.0, Sports Editor of University Daily Kansan.
1999-2001 Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kan.
Associate of Science degree
Major in journalism; Course work in reporting, editing, digital imaging, sociology, psychology, algebra, biology; GPA: 3.6, Sports Editor of The Collegian.
Experience
2012 Charlottesville Daily Progress
Digital Content Coordinator
Managed the websites, social media and other digital efforts of The Daily Progess
and associated daily and weekly newspapers, including a redesign and revamping
CavalierInsider.com
2010-present Freelance writer
Contributor to ESPN.com, Fanhouse.com, The Washington Times, The Charlottesville Daily Progress, The Miami Herald, NCAA.com and several other weekly, monthly and daily publications.
2007-2010 Culpeper Star-Exponent, Culpeper, Va.
Sports Editor
Managed the sports department, including writing, design, planning and editing. Produce game stories and features and serve as the department’s featured columnist while also serving on the paper’s editorial board. Multiple Virginia Press Association writing and sports page awards. Panelist at 2008 APSE Great Plains Region meeting and judge of 2009 APSE contest.
2006-2007 The Wolfpacker, Durham, N.C.
N.C. State beat writer
Covered every aspect of N.C. State athletics, broke news and provided analysis on a daily basis on The Wolfpacker.com and produced long-form feature stories for The Wolfpacker magazine.
2004-2006 Danville Register & Bee, Danville, Va.
Sports writer
Produced game stories, features, enterprise, notebooks and commentary on minor league baseball, auto racing, and college and high school sports with some page design. Awarded first place for sports event coverage by the Virginia Press Association in 2004 and first place for sports columns in 2005.
2004 The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C.
Prep sports reporter
Coordinated coverage of high school sports in Robeson County, including reporting and page design responsibilities, and reported on select ACC events
Skills and interests Enjoy creative writing, film, music and history; proficient operating Windows XP, Mac OS, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, PageMaker, Quark, EdPerks, NewsEditPro, ACT and iMovie
