Jonathan Costa Email & Phone Number

Bristol, Connecticut

- Write push notifications and alerts for the ESPN App and ESPN Fantasy App.- Assist with group's short-term and long-term planning as part of an oversight team for nightly alerts and app programming, as well as event-based programming for events such as the NFL draft and NBA Finals.- Program and package content on the ESPN App and ESPN.com, using Chartbeat and internal analytics to guide decisions on where content should be featured.- Serve as a mentor in ESPN's digital group, meeting monthly with a junior staffer to answer questions and help foster growth in ESPN's digital team- Manage two direct reports and an intern, providing regular feedback and performance reviews

- Worked as member of production team for studio shows such as SportsCenter. Responsibilities included writing scripts, building graphics, providing assistance for on-air talent and pitching ideas to show producers.- Help oversee soccer coverage from ESPN Stats and Information as a co-lead of our internal soccer content team, which helps formulate coverage plans inside the department and works across departments to make sure the plans are executed. - Participated in department’s mentor-mentee program, working with a newer researcher to help them acclimate to the role and the company. - Assist public relations department with information for press releases to announce new rights acquisitions from sport leagues around the world. - Run ESPN Stats and Info social media account as part of a team, which has over 1 million followers, and create/edit blog posts for ESPN.com under the Stats and Information byline.- Researched 2016 Summer Olympics on site in Rio de Janeiro for ESPN's Caribbean networks and provided studio support for coverage in Brazil as well as daily coverage in Bristol- Researched 2014 FIFA World Cup on site in Rio de Janeiro. Provided studio support to ESPN coverage in Brazil and in Bristol.

- Manage part time direct reports, providing reviews, ratings and feedback about performance- Served as leader of team that maintained accuracy of box scores and statistics that appeared on all platforms across ESPN - Trained co-workers on software used in day-to-day operations, including Inside Edge’s ProScout software.- Helped maintain several statistical databases for ESPN’s NFL, College Football and NASCAR coverage- Covered FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 from site in Frankfurt, Germany, providing statistical support to both the in-game and studio broadcasts.- Helped coordinate and execute department's coverage of FIFA World Cup 2010, including pre-tournament research, in-game video tracking and post-match analysis.

Storrs, Connecticut, United States

+ Meet with current CLAS students to discuss my career and give advice about how to approach their post-graduate career search. + Attend roundtable discussions and speak on panels

- Assisted in writing and editing of various publications, including regular season and post-season media guides and mid-season report- Wrote and researched daily post-game notes- Aided in production of and research for daily media game notes - Administered credential distribution and press box setup- Produced daily reports including statistics packages, lineups, advance scouting packets- Worked with media to help obtain interviews- Performed various functions for television and radio broadcasts such as: radar gun, stats/spotter, post-game player interviews- Maintained organizational news clippings files