Sam Prell Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Ia, Us

In January 2024, Candor was acquired by Highwire

Wrote compelling news articles and features rooted in video game, film, and television-related topics for an audience of over 25 million unique global visitors in 2016.Developed and pitched multiple features weekly, including technical breakdowns, reviews, op-eds, and e-commerce listicles.Adhered to strict deadlines, writing more than 20 news articles, full-length features, and providing SEO updates to evergreen content weekly, in addition to group collaborations with a global team and extra requests such as breaking news, reviews, and preview events.Wrote scripts and provided voice over for YouTube videos.Participated in weekly podcast and livestreams, conducting live interviews on camera while simultaneously moderating audience participation.Networked with professionals within the industry at trade shows including E3 and PAX.Assisted in social media development and scheduling via Facebook and Twitter, where I also interacted with the GR+ audience by way of comments, posts, and tweets.

Curated and reported weekend, event and breaking news.Composed original feature reporting, reviews, and previews.Participated in PAX Prime and PAX South panels to discuss games industry and games culture.Participated in video and audio content such as the Joystiq Podcast and Joystiq Streams.Maintained database of video game information.

Composed original, daily feature reporting.Curated daily news.Collaborated with photographer to create supplemental image content.Collaborated with web designer and senior editor on website redesign.Reached out to industry personnel to solicit and edit guest columns.

Contributed feature columns, interviews, and reviews.

Los Angeles, Ca

Drafted editorial centered on video game-related news, features, and other miscellaneous writing.Worked with staff writers to organize and provide coverage focused on current video game industry.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Adapted news stories for G4 Interactive department's news service, "TheFeed."Created feature columns, humor content, game previews, and game reviews.Copy-edited stories for SEO (Search Engine Optimization).Maintained database of videos, images and industry contacts.

Provided humor content pertaining to video games and video game culture.

Reported campus, local, state, national and world news.Developed weekly columns and editorials on strict deadlines.Managed team of columnists, editing their work for print.Worked closely and developed hands-on experience with the rest of the newsroom, including photographers, copy editors, designers and advertisers.

Developed relationships with press outlets, wrote and distributed news releases, created advertisements, organized events and meetings.

Recorded lectures, assisted students with homework, managed database of tests and quizzes.

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science, Journalism And Mass Communication

Activities and Societies: ISU LGBTAA, DubH, Dean's List (Spring '09), Iowa State Daily, International Women's Day panelist, Catalyst.