Corey Desiderio Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, NY, US

Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo, New York, United States

- Project lead and editor of a commemorative book about the 50-year anniversary of the Buffalo Bills' stadium in Orchard Park; "Nowhere Else You'd Rather Be" was the top selling non-championship book and No. 4 publication overall by Pediment Publishing in 2023- Optimize storytelling for various marketing content tactics, including branded content stories.

- Oversaw all aspects of the sports coverage and design process for weekly newspapers- Actively communicated and cooperated with a team of more than 15 editors, writers and photographers- Created and edited content for print, social and email newsletters- Corrected content, grammar, style and formatting errors while approving products for production

- Assisted the Balkan sales team in executing goals in the marketplace

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

- Designated to lead summer help when full-time staff delivers trucks to venues- Maintained an accurate multi-million dollar inventory- Forklift trained to load and unload trucks while working quickly and efficiently to complete staging of events under strict deadlines

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

- 2017 BCANY Press Row Award recipient for outstanding coverage of high school sports- Managed the official Buffalo News Sports Twitter and Facebook accounts to promote new content and generate inbound traffic- Promoted high school sports coverage digitally for The News through its Prep Talk blog and Twitter account (helped increase followers from 970 in.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

- Worked with other coaches to instruct camp attendees about the proper rules and techniques of volleyball

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

- Budgeted the sports section three times a week for publication days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)- Reported on high school varsity sports teams in the Niagara-Orleans League, mainly focused on Medina, Albion and Roy-Hart- Took sports action photos, wrote cutlines and headlines- Copy edited entire sports section after pagination process was complete

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

- Taught 17U travel team about the proper rules and techniques of volleyball

- Approved design of pages- Worked with section editors during design process and helped them as needed- Trained copy editors in AP style and their responsibilities- Reviewed all pages after corrections were turned in by copy team

- Assisted students in web design class with HTML, CSS and InDesign- Led class several times a semester

- Club Sports Leader of the Year, 2012-13- Duties included coordinating travel and hotel arrangements to regional and national tournaments in Maryland, Missouri and Texas, among others; acting as the primary treasurer for the club, so leading all fundraising events and budgeting the club's expenses; and organizing, setting up and running multiple.

- Traveled with the women’s volleyball team to matches to record statistics and provide insight to coaching staff- Practiced with team up to two times per week

- Determined the content, layout and design of the sports section- Assigned staff writers to cover teams while educating them on clarity, grammar and proper AP style- Wrote a weekly column about relevant college, local or national sports news- Maintained frequent contact with the Sports Information Director and Athletic Director for statistics and useful.

- Recommended to perform one-on-one tutor sessions with students

- Updated all content on the paper’s website

- Covered the women’s volleyball and men’s lacrosse teams- Coverage included game recaps, player and team profiles, season previews and season recaps

- Assisted students in web design class with HTML, CSS and InDesign- Led class several times a semester

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

- Assisted in the recording and distribution of statistics during men’s and women’s home basketball games- Ensured press conference area was prepared for postgame interviews

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism & Broadcasting, 3.74

Activities and Societies: President of the men's club volleyball team, Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society, webmaster for.

Honors With Distinction

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, French Honor Society, captain of volleyball team