Andrew Friedlander Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Associate editor for Auto Remarketing, SubPrime Auto Finance News, BHPH Report and Auto Fin Journal.

• Write and edit educational/thought leadership content by ARC’s industry experts for placement in industry publications• Work with independent dealers associations nationwide to establish strategic partnerships and secure speaking engagements for ARC’s industry experts • Manage the company’s public and media relations, including news releases, information and interview requests, and arranging and preparing ARC’s experts for appearances on industry podcasts, successfully increasing visibility in the used vehicle industry• Write marketing and promotional materials for ARC/SmartGroups products, services and initiatives• Editor of Tusker Tracks, an online publication for auto dealers focused on dealer education, including creating and managing a network of contributors, copy editing, and producing and distributing a monthly newsletter

Arlington, Texas

• Editor of Used Car Dealer, a monthly national trade magazine for auto dealers focused on education, insights and compliance, and BHPH Dealer, a bi-monthly national magazine featuring educational and informational content specific to the Buy Here-Pay Here segment.• Assist in editing and production of 21 state magazines, NAAA On The Block and NIADA’s annual Used Car Industry Report• Handle external writing projects for NIADA’s CEO and president, including the CEO’s monthly magazine column• Producer and writer for weekly Automotive Industry News webcasts• Write reports and editorial content for NIADA’s various platforms, including promotional materials, member alerts and updates, and other internal and external communications • Manage the association’s media relations, including information and interview requests, news releases and press conferences• Report on and photograph and the NIADA Convention and Expo, National Policy Conference and other special events• Build and manage network of freelance writers and provide editorial oversight and direction of content development• Influence the professional development of junior team members through mentorship and coaching to improve their writing, editing and communication skills, making them more valuable contributors to the association• Successfully completed NIADA's Certified Master Dealer™ training program, NIADA's highest-level dealer education. The course was developed in collaboration with Northwood University to help dealers manage and grow their businesses

• Provide content and editing services for media outlets and corporate clients nationwide, including Used Car Dealer, ESPN.com, NFL.com, Newsday, the Boston Globe, the Kansas City Star, the Dallas Morning News, the Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News, the Miami Herald, Texas Instruments and many more• Event coverage ranging from the Super Bowl, NBA Finals and Major League Baseball to NASCAR events and major track meets, as well as analysis and feature stories• Correspondent for Sports Illustrated, USA Today, MLB.com and The Sporting News and a recurring contributor to national publications such as Track and Field News and Boys' Life • NFL columnist for College and Pro Football Newsweekly

Duties included editing staff and wire copy for content, accuracy and style, compiling wire roundups and writing headlines, cutlines and material for graphics. Served as chief copy editor for the DMN's extensive coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Contributor to APSE Triple Crown sports sections in 2009 and 2010. In addition to my editing duties, I served as the beat writer for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.

Duties included college beat, assisting with Dallas Cowboys coverage, coverage of track and field and women's basketball, and columns. Contributor to APSE Triple Crown sports sections in 2002 and 2005 and the APSE award-winning Sports Century project in 1999.

Carolina Panthers/NFL beat writer; University of South Carolina beat writer

Atlanta Falcons beat writer; Atlanta Hawks beat writer