Sports Director/Reporter
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Oversaw a news department of 8-10 employees, including all news gathering, reporting, and fact research. Lead role in growth of TSN1040 twitter account to 60,000+ followers by using creativity and market research to create a must-follow account for Canadian sports fans, partially by making it a destination for compelling interviews and shorter, digestible clips. Other social media channels included 1040 Facebook and Instagram accounts. • Used analytics and market research to fine-tune our messaging and increase interactions with listeners and clients, leading to a stronger brand for the station – more video, audio, interactive tweets• On-air reporting, from two-minute news updates to full four-hour talk radio shows, where compelling, informative, entertaining content is key to gaining listeners and clients…and keeping them. • Working closely with clients and sales to ensure our brand met the contractual obligations of the clients, but also going above-and-beyond with audio clips of client mentions and reads during show• Developing initial TSN1040 website, with news stories and audio content to engage listeners • On-location reporting, where I represented the 1040 brand in public, including interviews in high-traffic locations with well-known sports personalities, and interacting with the public and listeners of the station