Jonathan Yales Email & Phone Number

Albuquerque, NM, US

Rain Delay Media is an award-winning production company creating sports podcasts that amplify audiences across audio, video, and social media. We partner with major players like Apple, Major League Soccer, and Madison Square Garden to create compelling content that connects with fans.

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• Led new show development including recruiting producer and host talent, writing budgets and creative briefs, and serving as Executive Producer of all Blue Wire original and client podcast series in.
• Led a diverse team of creative producers through all aspects of audio production: scheduling, recording, assembling, mixing, and publication.
• Developed and executed the original content strategy (audio) for Blue Wire Originals.
• Managed high-priority relationships with key talent and their representatives.

• Shaped and launched the original content arm of Blue Wire, serving as senior producer of all original podcast series in development/production, and managed all on-staff/contract producers, editors, engineers and talent.

• Pitched, prepped, produced and edited interviews between Don Van Natta Jr., Jacob Feldman and other journalists in an audio extension of the email newsletter.sundaylongread.com

• Conducted interviews of anglers fishing Lake Erie at access sites, boat launches and marinas
• Identified anglers’ catch as to species of fish and collected biological samples from fish: lengths, weights and fin clips
• Wrote weekly report for all Lake Erie fishing activity for statewide fishing report
• Occasionally, assisted crews onboard electrofishing boats (Aquatic Invasive Species — grass carp) and our research vessel (annual Lake Erie walleye assessment).

Detroit, Michigan

• Detroit’s newest regional print and digital publication profiling and highlighting the people, stories and ideas from Detroit.
• Pitched, edited and fact-checked 10 1,000-3,000-word online features a month, along with 10 more in each quarterly 120-pg magazine.
• Solidified the editorial workflow, instilled journalistic standards/ethics, strengthened reporting and diversified subjects/writers.
• Managed subscriptions, distribution, website, social media, contributors, editorial voice and business strategy.tbdmag.com

Detroit, Michigan

• Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight.com (ESPN) uses statistical analysis to tell compelling stories about elections, politics, sports, science, economics and culture.
• Edited, researched, booked guests and prepped reporters for weekly sports podcast episodes and FiveThirtyEight politics videos (What’s The Point, Hot Takedown, The Lowe Post).
• Pitched and helped produce sports podcast episodes for FiveThirtyEight’s first foray into long-form audio storytelling (Ahead of Their Time).
• Created and maintained ESPN’s first long-form documentary podcast social media presence (Dunkumentaries).fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/jonathan-yales

New York, New York

• Pitched/researched topics, booked guests, engineered and edited for all political, sports and general data journalism podcasts/videos
• Wrote copy, fact-checked and transcribed audio/video interviews for web postings
• Participant in FiveThirtyEight’s Live Blogs during primaries, caucuses and debates
• Participant in editorial meetings for FiveThirtyEight’s series of narrative podcasts re-examining moments in political history
• Assisted reporters in data entry/parsing
• Constantly monitored news outlets’ online, television, audio, print and social media presence for topic ideas and sound bites/clipsfivethirtyeight.com/contributors/jonathan-yales

Michigan

• Courier between production office, producers and talent.
• Ran requested errands between the TV truck compound, the stadium/arena and around town.
• Assisted main RF camera operator during all times as his/her personal runner.

East Lansing, Michigan

• Developed and implemented station-wide editorial strategies, workflows, ethics and deadlines for the first time in station history
• Redesigned station’s network of websites, launched station's first podcast network and coordinated a station-wide social media presence
• Orchestrated a consistent station-wide social media presence/voice across all 14 accounts
• Instituted use of a social media management tool/editorial calendar, for all department editors
• Led redesign of 15 show logos for website/social media to tie together with similar style.
• Completed station’s first Editorial Handbook to allow for content to maintain consistent standardsimpact89fm.orgimpact89fm.org/sports

East Lansing, Michigan

• Built station’s sports department into one of the largest in the country (60+ volunteers).
• Guided 45+ reporters across 20+ individual sports beats.
• Edited, formatted and scheduled 750+ articles, podcasts and videos.
• Developed and implemented station’s first reporter deadline and strike system.
• Photographer, videographer and audio producer/engineer during 2014 Red Wings Training Camp.impact89fm.org/sports

East Lansing, Michigan

• Supplied website with 80% the photos in the first year of existence.
• Built, organized and archived the new sports outlet's stock photo collection.
• One of the youngest photographers covering a 2014 NHL training camp (Detroit Red Wings).
• Soccer photo (below) published by Toronto FC (MLS) website after player was drafted.

Lansing, Michigan

• Managed press box, social media, post game interviews and statistics during all home games.
• Conducted, shot and edited post-game interviews, mid-week training updates and training photos.
• Designed all promotional, pre-, mid- and post-game infographics for use on social media.
• Developed professional standard for statistics recording that exceeded existing league standards.
• Produced full game/season box scores and pregame game notes for home/away games.
• Supplied the website/social media accounts with 80% of all needed photos in the first season.

East Lansing, Michigan

Collected data using proprietary software and live television broadcasts to compile play-by-play information.

Lansing, Michigan

• Press Pass with Jack Ebling(My18 | WHTV-TV - Monday-Friday, 6:30PM-7PM)(FOX 47 | WSYM-TV - Sunday, 11PM-12AM)www.youtube.com/user/JackEblingChannelThe Drive with Jack(The Team 92.1FM | WQTX-FM - Monday-Friday.
• Regular audio engineer for sports talk radio and TV shows in studio and at remote broadcasts.
• Shot/edited weekly interviews for TV show profiling current and past Lansing-area athletes.
• Persuaded and scheduled high profile show guests for mid-market audience.
• Quickly built sources among Detroit and Lansing sports media members.

Toledo, Ohio

• Worked with all eight of the Toledo area Cumulus radio stations through their promotions and marketing departments.
• Maintained station websites.
• Greeted and engaged listeners at concerts.
• Assisted on-air staff.
• Assisted sales departments.www.toledo.com/health-and-fitness/toledo-ohio-radio-cumulus-broadcasting

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism

Concentration in sports reporting

High School

www.smccmonroe.com