Kevin Connell Email & Phone Number

Washington, D.C.

• Create pages and incorporate full range of program features and assets for Staying Sharp and AARP.org, including copy, videos, images, tables and user interactions within AEM
• Work across teams within Staying Sharp and AARP.org to streamline and enhance content and creation and publication workflow
• Optimize content following SEO best practices while staying within OGC’s legal standards
• Implement tracking codes across all content for measurement within website analytics
• Assist in user experience enhancements and user interface design solutions
• Collaborate on end-to-end projects while managing outside vendors

Washington, D.C.

Arlington, Virginia

• Produced and edited a variety of Washington, D.C.-area news stories, including politics, crime and sports
• Managed news station's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, following set social media strategies
• Started Facebook Live and Twitter/Periscope livestreams of both local and national events
• Sent out text and mobile app alerts through Marketron and Sinclair Storyline, notably for breaking news
• Cut and uploaded video via Avid MediaCentral onto website and YouTube
• Stayed up to date on the latest and newest digital trends

• Edited and published submitted content on college football from a team of contributors
• Produced and aggregated content on college football with a focus on the SEC and Alabama
• Helped manage Gridiron Now social media accounts, utilizing Buffer and Tweetdeck platforms

Bethesda, Maryland

• Produced and edited content on Washington, D.C. and Baltimore sports teams
• Managed social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter) with Buffer, Tweetdeck and Hootsuite
• Sent out email and mobile app alerts through PostUp and Urban Airship
• Cut and uploaded video onto website via Final Cut Pro and SnappyTV

Leesburg, Virginia

• Freelanced from May 2014-August 2014, May 2015-August 2015, March 2016-May 2016 and March 2017
• Covered high school sports in Loudoun County, Virginia, including VHSL state championship games
• Covered Team USA softball and Washington Spirit games

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Covered University of Alabama athletics, writing 5-10 stories weekly with a focus on football and men’s basketball during the seasons
• Served as a sideline reporter for radio broadcasts of 2015 Tuscaloosa County HS football games
• Helped manage all of the station’s social media accounts
• Took videos and photos for online publication
• Analyzed Alabama football on camera in YouTube videos
• Helped increase station's Facebook “likes” by 39.84% (1,097 to 1,534), Twitter followers by 170.03% (1,505 to 4,064) and YouTube subscribers by 4688.89% (9 to 431) during the 2014 calendar year

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Covered weekly high school football games in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, area during the 2013 and 2014 seasons on tight deadline

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Served as the Alabama women’s basketball beat writer for 2013-14 season, writing game recaps, previews and features on deadline
• Provided coverage of several other UA sports, including basketball, golf, tennis, swimming, track and field

The University Of Alabama

• Developed and wrote 2-3 Alabama football stories weekly, including for Gameday, the paper’s weekly Alabama football preview magazine
• Served as the Alabama baseball beat writer for 2013 and 2014 seasons, writing game recaps, previews and features on deadline
• Provided coverage of several other UA sports, including basketball, golf, tennis, swimming, track and field

Telecommute

• Write weekly stories on University of Alabama athletics

B.A. In Communication And Information Sciences, Journalism And Communication Studies, (Magna Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Associated Press Sports Editors, Society of Professional Journalists, Phi Sigma Theta National Freshman Honor.

Advanced Studies Diploma, (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout), Varsity Soccer, German National Honor Society, National Honor Society, The.

Advanced Studies Diploma, (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout), Safe School Ambassadors, Junior Varsity Soccer, Travel Soccer, German.