Alan Ferguson Email & Phone Number

Itasca, Il

• Wrote feature stories for NSC's monthly magazine, Safety+Health, and quarterly magazine, Family Safety and Health.• Produced news and other content for the two magazines, weekly emails and newsletters. • Served as lead reporter on federal budget and other government stories, such as regulations and Senate confirmations.• Moderated monthly webinars on a variety of topics• Wrote stories on deadline at NSC’s annual Congress & Expo, the world's largest yearly safety event. Also moderated technical sessions during the three-day Congress.• Co-hosted the “On the Safe Side” podcast.

Northbrook, Illinois

• Wrote three or more 500- to 800-word stories each day on a variety of sports in a fast-paced environment. Generated content for the Associated Press, ESPN, Yahoo and a number of other national websites while working a flexible schedule. • Delivered breaking news and injury updates for various clients. • Played a leading role in boosting STATS' social media presence, increasing followers of the company’s MLB Twitter account from 20,000 to more than 60,000. • Collaborated with internal and external partners on projects that included interactive media for the Olympics and various marketing initiatives.

Aurora, Illinois

• Edited in Abode InCopy and proofread content, including print and digital, for a daily newspaper. • Worked with Adobe InDesign to construct pages for the sports section.

Naperville, Illinois

• Wrote stories and columns on a variety of topics for an APSE award-winning daily newspaper and other weekly newspapers. • Conducted interviews and covered Major League Baseball, NASCAR, Major League Soccer, college football and high school sports among other events.• Won 11 state and regional writing awards as well as one national honor.• Proofread pages, edited stories and worked as acting sports editor.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Edited national, metro, world, business and feature stories as part of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund's internship program• Entry into the Dow Jones program required a high score on a nationwide exam covering editing, AP Style and current events