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.