Lexy Griffin
Journalism and Mass Communications
Broadcasting focus
Interests in sports and mass communications
Hello I am a current student athlete on the University of Iowa women's soccer team. I attended the University of Southern Mississippi from 2022-2024 and then transferred to the University of Iowa. I am currently studying journalism and mass communications and getting a minor in sports and recreation management. I am looking forward to exploring a broadcasting career. I am most interested in broadcasting programs that specialize in sports.
My Work
Podcasts
Spit Sports Podcast Episode 1
Sydney Magliocca, a player on Southern Miss Women's soccer team highlighted the importance of athletes mental health.
Spit Sports Podcast Episode 2
Mallory Tapper, a player on Southern Miss Women's soccer team covered what it takes to be a student athlete and what life is like for college soccer players.
Spit Sports Podcast Episode 3
Emily Welch gives insight on the social side of being an athlete at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Mallory Tapper's Southern Miss Story
Mallory Tapper explains how her USM hall of fame grandfather, Clint Tapper influenced her decision to come to Southern Miss.
Resume
Work Experience
2021-present
Soccer Coaching
I have ran multiple camps for Bay United Soccer club in my hometown. I also do private coaching lessons with young players in my town when I am home from school. I coached a couple times here locally for Hattiesburg Futbol Club as well.
2022
Amore Italian Ice Employee
I was an employee for a family owned Italian Ice business over the summer in my home town. The owners were good family friends of mine and I helped run their business when they would go out of town.
Education
2026'-
Current GPA: 3.8
Journalism Mass Communications
University of Iowa
I am currently a senior attempting to get my Bachelors Degree in Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Iowa. I am on track to graduate with my degree in the spring of 2026.
Courses Taken
2022-2025
Intro Communication Studies, Career and Skill Communication
Digital Skills, Public Speaking
Digital and Social Media, Media Writing
Certifications
Google Analytics Certified
Hootsuite Certified
Experience
Adobe Photoshop Platform Experience
Adobe Premier Platform Experience
Adobe Audition Platform Experience
Skills & Expertise
Leadership
I have had multiple leadership roles within my sports teams.
Collaboration
I have learned collaboration through sports and team environments.
Interpersonal Communication
I have had to learn how to communicate with different types of people on my team and I believe I have developed a good ability to reach people with different personalities.
Presentation Competency
I have learned how to give appropriate professional presentations and have learned the importance of having a good loud presence when presenting.
Adaptability
I traveled a lot growing up for sports and I was forced to adapt to my surroundings at all times. I have also moved from my small beach hometown to Mississippi for college and I have met so many people who are so different from me.
Time Management
Being a student athlete in college has forced me to really understand the importance of time management.
Resume Reel
This video provides all the combined work I created from my Newscast and Production course at the University of Iowa
Projects
Berkley Binggeli Iowa Women's Soccer Profile Story.
Created By: Lexy Griffin
Video Production Project
Media Writing Stories
These are some feature and news stories I wrote from some of my pervious courses. They are to demonstrate my writing skills and highlight my interest in news writing.
Water Resource Story
Miscanthus Energy Story
NIL News Story
Southern Miss Women's Basketball News Story
 The Southern Miss women's basketball team moves the ball down the court in their game against Murray State. |  Number 2 Dom Davis getting a final stretch in before the game starts. |
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 The team huddles up before taking the court in the first quarter. |  The seven players that USM has for the game warm up to prepare for Murray State. |
 The staircase the players go down as they enter the court. |
Book Cover Project
I was asked to come up with visually dynamic book cover designs for a book. I needed to provide a dynamic center-line layout and an asymmetrical layout. This project shows my competence in creating hierarchy, movement, and balance as well as color, contrast, and dynamically using basic typography.
 Symmetrical Book Cover |  Asymmetrical Book Cover |
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Hierarchy:
The hierarchy is established through a strong top-to-bottom vertical progression. The primary focal point is the title, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," which draws immediate attention due to its massive scale and bright gold color used. The secondary focal point is the large, detailed bird in the center, which acts as the visual weight that anchors the composition. The tertiary focal points are the author’s name and the black snakes, which frame the layout and provide secondary details.
Movement:
This design utilizes rhythmic vertical movement to activate the central axis. Rather than being static and flat, the eye is pulled from the top of the page with the title down through the middle of the bird and the branch, eventually landing on the author’s name at the bottom. The four snakes in the corners act as brackets, pushing the viewer's eyes back toward the center line and forcing the viewer's eyes to look downward.
Balance:
The composition shows symmetrical balance. By mirroring the snakes in the corners and centering both the typography and the bird, I have created a sense of stability and authority. This balance is active rather than boring because the bird’s posture is slightly organic and off-center, and the snakes overlap the text providing just enough visual tension to keep the perfectly centered layout from feeling flat or too formal.
Visually Compelling/Repetition:
This design is visually compelling because of its rich color palette and high-contrast imagery. The deep, mossy/velvet green background suggests a dark, natural mystery, providing a perfect contrast for the gold and black objects. The use of texture, combined with the sharp, clean knockouts of the bird and snakes, gives the cover a premium look and quality that feels like it is formal. I utilized repetition by placing the black snakes in all four corners. This repetition reinforces the snakes theme of the book and creates a visual frame that traps the viewer's eye within the central composition.
Three student athletes spread awareness on student athlete mental health in college athletics.
Student Athlete Mental Health Article
Hierarchy:
I utilized typographic hierarchy to prioritize the keywords of the title. I punched the words "Songbirds" and "Snakes" by increasing their scale and changing their value to a reflective gold while also dodging "The Ballad of" and "and" with a smaller size.
Created a clear focal order: primary title, followed by secondary focal point of the golden snake.
Movement:
To make my design asymmetrical I created an intentional circular eye path counter-clockwise. The main title pulls the eye down to the heavy Golden Snake in the bottom-right. The texture and letters then guides the viewer over to the tertiary roses on the left, which ultimately direct the eye back to the author’s name and the NYT bestseller text, completing the visual circular motion.
Balance:
This composition utilizes asymmetrical balance by offsetting the significant visual weight of the Golden Snake in the bottom-right corner with the complex layout of the roses and leaves in the center-left. This creates a balanced distribution of interest without relying on symmetry.
Visually Compelling:
This design is visually compelling because it creates extreme value contrast. The deep, shadowed reds of the textured background act as a stage, allowing the gold typography and metallic snake to "pop" with a cinematic capitol-rich feel. The compisition feels intentional and controls the viewers eye motion. The snake adds visually weight by being anchored and popping out of the page. The overlap of the roses creates spatial depth. The design looks professional and unified through the use of three colors that have good contrast.
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