Evan Webeck Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

— San Francisco Giants beat writer (Feb. 2022 - pres.)— Golden State Warriors beat writer (temporary, Sept. 2021 - Feb. 2022)— High school sports enterprise reporter (Dec. 2019 - Sept. 2021)— One of the newsroom's top converters of subscriptions— Helped build a loyal prep audience with daily coverage and enterprise, becoming go-to statewide source for high school sports news during the COVID-19 pandemic— Transitioned into a year-long stint of COVID-19 coverage, including breaking news and data analysis

Greater Seattle Area

— Developed digital and social media strategy, including a unique, cohesive cross-platform voice, to grow audience and engagement for Seattle's largest media organization— 1x APSE Grand Slam, 2x Triple Crown, including top-10 online competing in largest category— Co-creator and writer/curator of the Football Fan Fix newsletter, a unique way to connect with an avid fanbase and convert subscribers— Edited stories and wrote creative, engaging online headlines— Brainstormed and created award-winning digital projects— Reported and wrote features and high-school enterprise stories; filled in on game coverage; wrote up trending news with local flair— Used Photoshop and other programs to create graphics, GIFs and other visuals— Wrote newsletter items for The Morning Brief, an industry leader in subscribers and clickthrough rates— Used editorial judgement to rank stories and determine centerpiece content, increasing traffic and click-through rates on our Sports home page— Tracked analytics and optimized headlines for SEO using Chartbeat and Google Analytics

Greater Philadelphia Area

— Worked with MLB.com beat writer Todd Zolecki to cover the Phillies 2016 season— On the beat for (almost) all 81 home games, writing daily previews, game stories and sidebars, supplemented with notebooks and features— Filed upward of six stories a day from the ballpark— Covered the beat on my own for three weeks

Phoenix, Arizona Area

— Found and told stories unique to college campuses and college football— Used social media to take fans inside the college football gameday experience

Phoenix, Arizona Area

— Beats ranged from women's tennis to football, ending as a columnist and enterprise reporter— Wrote notebooks, feature stories, game previews and recaps, with a focus on digital reporting— Part of The State Press' transition to an online-only publication— Provided multimedia coverage for sports, including building a social media brand and incorporating digital visuals into my stories— Hired and managed a staff of 10 reporters— Built sources within ASU athletics— Edited all sports stories for content, structure, SEO and AP Style— Pitched centerpiece story ideas, attended budget meetings and worked out of newsroom five nights a week

Greater Seattle Area

— Required to be deeply informed about Seattle and cover a wide variety of topics— Wrote front-of-book content pitched by myself and assigned to me— Fact-checked other front-of-book content, as well as feature stories and dining guides

Phoenix, Arizona Area

— Managed nation, world and weird news pages for azcentral.com— Worked in Presto (CMS) to create slideshows, quizzes and graphics— Tracked AP news wire, determined newsworthiness and created breaking news posts

Greater New York City Area

— Wrote and edited for SI Wire— Pitched and wrote stories for SI.com— Wrote for Extra Mustard— Cut, edited and posted video, using Brightcove, to Drupal (CMS) and Youtube for SI video team— Helped redesign SI.com by fact checking, problem solving and editing errors