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Seattle, Wa

Greater Seattle Area

• Managing 2-5 editors producing news, live event recaps, previews and roundups daily• Line-editing and fact-checking all content; distributing via FTP, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook• Scheduling content coverage, coordinating with stringers and training new employees• Writing NFL features and analysis, including two weekly in-season columns• Handling NFL side projects like draft profiles and grades, fantasy capsules, etc.• Covering NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAAF/B, NHL, MLS, golf, tennis, NASCAR, esports and more

Greater New York City Area

• Original member of new department focused on personalizing each visitor’s experience• Produced socially-drive stories, Rumor Central and Instant Awesome posts and SportsNation polls• Tracked viral social content and metrics with analytics such as CrowdTangle and Spredfast• Commuted to Bristol on in-season Sundays to work in-person with NFL editorial team• Constantly curated home page and “clubhouse” pages to optimize experience for fans• Distributed news, analysis, rumors, graphics and more via external links and cards• Wrote and sent alerts catering to specific fan bases• Edited and published all types of content daily, with focus on SEO, proper tagging, metrics• Did multiple quality checks daily, looking for errors or bugs on newly redesigned pages

Greater Denver Area

• Covered all things Broncos 6-7 days a week• Integrated various media in highlight stories or text-and-video features• Wrote cover stories, conducted Q&As, edited and proofed for team publications• Posted updates, content and breaking news via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram • Helped grow community by 78 percent (Twitter), 117 percent (FB) and 319 percent (IG)• Built daily e-newsletters in Dreamweaver, deploying via Epsilon DREAM and Eloqua• Published content in TeamSite CMS, updating home/index pages, roster, injury report, etc.• Shot and edited photos of practice and events, producing galleries and home-page images• Provided research and analysis in weekly podcasts• Assisted production of live pre-game shows from road venues and pushed to mobile app

Beaver Creek, Co

• Researched trends, assembled brochures and prepared print, photo and video content for potential and current sponsors as well as the general public.• Designed and executed Excel spreadsheets to conduct scoring for the 2014 GoPro Championship Race Series at Beaver Creek.

Evanston, Il

• Worked with a team of three students producing video/documentary projects.• Filmed, directed, edited and produced 23-minute documentary on the Midwest's first-ever sober bar.• Entered the documentary in Chicago International Film Festival, Midwest Independent Film Festival and the Chicago Emmys.

Riverwoods, Il

• Pitched, researched, reported and wrote five features (print, Web), including print cover story.• Reported from Soldier Field and Halas Hall, as well as the NFL's fall owners' meeting in Chicago, questioning Roger Goodell, Jimmy Haslam and Russell Wilson, among many others.• Edited, fact-checked and proofread all types of content published in print and online.• Wrote weekly opinion pieces (print, Web) and newsbreaker stories (Web)• Took part in "No-Huddle" videos, offering opinions on timely topics.• Logged stats for the PFW database.• Worked with Adobe InCopy for print publication and Django for web content.• Fulfilled journalism residency at Northwestern.

Evanston, Il

• Edited college application essays for high school and college students applying to schools all over the country.• Worked one-on-one with different ages, personalities and writing skill levels, brainstorming topic ideas and polishing drafts to help create the best product for each student.

Chicago, Il

• Wrote blog posts/columns covering a wide range of topics, from the NFL Draft to the NBA to Wimbledon to 2012 Euro Championship soccer.• Published posts through Wordpress, heavily emphasizing the use of strong SEO tactics.

Evanston, Il

• Pitched, researched, reported and wrote quick news stories as well as lengthier features on deadline.• Conducted interviews and attended games and competitions, including local sports and relevant Chicago-area events.

Vail, Co

• Reported and wrote features on local sports as well as columns covering national sports, publishing approximately 35 pieces in total.• Wrote weekly column dissecting and predicting NFL games for the 2008 season, and covered other topics like the NBA Playoffs and the NFL Draft.