John Riker Email & Phone Number

Englewood, CO, US

-Wrote 220 articles, including notebooks and daily news articles, as the Broncos’ secondary beat writer-Collaborated with the public relations, design and social media departments to produce daily content-Edited content and contributed previews for the Broncos’ “Gameday” print program for each home game

-Wrote and edited articles on the latest developments with name, image and likeness in college athletics-Optimized written content through Wordpress to boost audience engagement and search engine ranking-Filed more than 30 FOIA requests to track athletic departments’ partnerships with healthcare providers

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

-Reported features and sidebars to assist beat writers with in-season coverage of the Hawks and Braves-Handled beat writer duties, including news and game coverage, for two Braves games against the Marlins-Produced 44 articles, including researching two articles for the sports desk’s project on sports gambling

Evanston, Illinois, United States

-Organized comprehensive coverage of Northwestern’s five Olympic fall sports and athletic department-Edited 3-4 sports stories per shift for spelling, grammar and conventions to bolster content-Ran weekly meetings and touch base with reporters to gauge progress on individual and team goals-Compiled source demographic metrics to ensure inclusion and.

-Covered football, women’s cross country, men’s basketball and men’s baseball as a beat reporter-Published game previews, rapid recaps, full game recaps, and columns about teams-Attended press conferences and conduct interviews with players and coaches

Through this role, I wrote three feature stories, including two profiles of league alumni in the MLB, organized statistics within league’s historical database, and researched interesting facts and statistics to use in social media content.

I wrote features about distance running in the greater DC area for the RunWashington website. My stories covered professional track meets, Olympic Trials participants, high school cross country and development of running trails.