David Singh Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Write long-form feature stories and contribute to daily news digital beat coverage of Toronto Blue Jays.
• Appear on Sportsnet's live-television programming to promote stories.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Write long-form feature stories, reported articles and profiles.
• Appear on Sportsnet YouTube videos to discuss my work.
• Appear as guest on various radio stations/podcasts to talk about sports.

• Write long-form feature stories, reported articles and profiles.
• Scan social media and sports websites to stay on top of breaking news and viral stories.
• Contribute to daily story meetings with fresh content ideas.
• Write scripts for use in online videos.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Edited/published columns and articles for website/mobile app.
• Used analytics tools to manage homepage and respond to reader traffic.
• Wrote strong, snappy headlines, ensuring SEO best practices; monitored wire services.
• Amplified content and built social engagement with strong messaging on Facebook/Twitter.
• Clipped live game highlights into video snippets and GIFs for real-time sharing on social.

Worked with a decorated Canadian athlete to ghostwrite their autobiography

Toronto, Canada Area

Instructed second- and fourth-year university students in various sports media and journalism classes over four semesters.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Delegated Toronto Star online assignments to my team of editors.
• Mentored new hires and taught them how to use the Star’s production system.
• Edited copy and wrote headlines, decks and visual displays.
• Published news stories to thestar.com, ensuring SEO.
• Executed layout of newspaper pages for entertainment, movies, life, travel and news sections.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed official blog of Ford Motor Company of Canada.
• Wrote/edited informative posts catered to Ford vehicle owners, potential buyers.
• Determined strategic content schedule using editorial calendar.
• Reviewed website’s trends and traffic, tailoring content accordingly.
• Guided community managers on execution of Twitter chats.
• Utilized advanced Photoshop skills to enhance featured art.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Directed all content in Metro English Canada’s Drive sections.
• Managed team of journalists, assigning stories and generating story ideas.
• Represented Metro at industry events.
• Designed/copy edited Drive sections, using Adobe InDesign.
• Edited raw copy from interns, providing constructive feedback.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Edited/designed sports sections of six Canadian markets.
• Demonstrated keen eye for photography and strong headline writing skills.
• Monitored wire services and determined content that would appear in next day’s paper.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Wrote reported articles about the Toronto Blue Jays and provided corresponding photos.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Handled beat reporter duties covering the Blue Jays, in addition to visiting teams.
• Content appeared on MLB.com, Bluejays.com, Yankees.com & Redsox.com, among others.
• Filed upwards of four stories per day, while working under tight deadlines.
• Wrote variety of content including news/game stories, features and profiles.
• Interviewed players, managers and front office executives. Also attended press conferences.
• Worked 2009 World Baseball Classic covering games of several countries.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Prepared statistics for various sports leagues, including MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA.
• Updated stats, standings and game summaries, publishing to CP’s national wire service.