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Chicago, Il, Us

Libertyville, Il

Provide a wide range of content development/production to a diverse audience that includes fans of the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and other NHL teams. Spearhead the conceptualization and implementation of an enhanced editorial/design style in order to increase traffic as well as the support of innovative social media posts. Manage high-pressure work and meet deadlines; ensure uniformity throughout all content.• Research, write, edit, and distribute news articles for web publications includingTheHockeyWriters.com and Bleacher Report as well as for internet distribution; ensurethe accurate completion of assigned tasks prior to deadline.• Perform extensively accurate research and analysis, determining stories most likely toappeal to audience while remaining focused on bringing essential player, team, andleague events coverage to the public; enhance The Hockey Writers brand.• Maintain strict compliance with style guidelines.• Present complex information in easily understandable terms.

Libertyville, Il

Wrote hyper-local, long-form feature stories on New York City pro sports teams including player profiles, opinion pieces, game, and event previews. Provided quality assurance overview editing of website content. Work appeared on EliteSportsNY.com, Bleacher Report, and various other websites through Elite Sports NY’s distribution network.• Responsible for maintaining schedules, short lists and logs, and preserving various documentation/records for production.• Proofread, edited, and finalized content; advised daily copy editing as well as providing feedback to web content development team.• Conferred with ownership to assess needs and ensured the website is meeting and exceeding all content deliverables and quality of materials.

Northbrook, Il

Coordinated the production of preview and news stories, real-time data and game updates in addition to specialized features. Department's clients included Yahoo, ESPN, Sportsline.com, and major sports leagues.• Responsible for full oversight of editorial staff of 18 that created preview stories for professional and major college games; compiled headline packages and wrote biographies/feature stories for International Olympics and NFL/NBA player drafts.• Wrote and edited copy; collaborated with fellow editors in setting and maintaining editorial policy; expedited breaking news stories from AP for clients. Ensured adherence to AP Style in all copy.• Acted as liaison between clients, other STATS departments, and AP regarding editorial queries, resolved discrepancies in copy platforms.• Provided quality assurance for Editorial department; assisted in growth to $10M annual revenue through extensive product offerings to clients.• Spearheaded STATS’s biennial Olympic coverage projects; composed numerous original stories, athlete biographies, and breaking news packages; coordinated throughout six- month process.• Played key role in successful launch and establishment of the department’s comprehensive coverage of the Football Championship Subdivision. Initiated relationships with member schools; wrote feature stories, and edited daily copy.• Leveraged breaking news on a daily basis, directed editorial decisions on story hierarchies for headline packages and STATSWire exposure with clients’ immediate expectations.• Managed and collaborated with a team of editors and writers that developed the department into an integral component of STATS’s daily operations.

New York, Ny

Attained extensive experience writing for the national sports desk; edited MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA, and other copy under AP's strict deadlines. Expanded knowledge of AP Style through application in all news stories. Sourced and edited additional content from state and international AP wires for use by clients. Wrote and created headline packages of top stories for use on websites.• Wrote feature stories about all major New York professional teams, provided coverageof games, breaking news, and training camps.• Joined MegaSports department, AP’s internet division; wrote, edited, and budgetedcopy while serving as a supervisor. Wrote daily preview stories and opinion columns that appeared on MegaSports client websites.

White Plains, Ny

• Wrote feature stories and covered local pro, college and high school sports events for 10 area newspapers in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties. Stories also appeared on Gannett News Service and in USA Today. Covered Yankees, Mets and Devils games, and Giants and Jets training camp.• Worked agate desk, editing and assisting in layout of nightly agate content.