Tom Dierberger Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

• Generate story ideas by closely monitoring breaking news and trending topics, creatively evolving each storyline through a news cycle.
• Provide tactful feedback for writers on copy, topic selection, headline crafting and story construction.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) culled from digital analytics to drive growth on all platforms.
• Collaborate with insiders and managing editors to execute editorial strategies together.

• Oversaw the nightly digital desk operation and ensured the website, app and social media accounts were flushed with compelling content and met NBC Sports Bay Area’s editorial standards.
• Developed and trained digital team on best practices in SEO headline writing and content packaging.
• Served as the point of contact for insiders and reporters in the field at night, coordinating a plan for how and when to distribute content across all platforms.

• Wrote and edited relevant content about the Warriors, 49ers, Giants, Athletics, Sharks and Kings on the NBC Sports Bay Area news desk by monitoring news sources and trending topics.
• Constructed compelling headlines while following the latest SEO best practices.
• Led digital coverage for the Sacramento Kings, covering on-site games, press conferences and events such as the NBA draft.
• Assisted the social team by brainstorming content ideas, creating breaking news graphics and clipping game highlights in WildMoka to post on social media.

Minneapolis, MN

• Produced, published and creatively delivered graphics, videos and articles to social media platforms — including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube — and to BallySports.com.
• Clipped highlights, interviews and other relevant content via Wildmoka during games aired on Bally Sports North and Bally Sports Wisconsin and posted to social media with innovative copy.
• Assisted with setting up and executing live streams in Wildmoka.
• Interviewed athletes, researched statistics and wrote engaging articles about professional and collegiate teams in Minnesota and Wisconsin, utilizing AP style.
• Led, supported and trained new members of the digital team.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Voice play-by-play for high school football, basketball, baseball, volleyball and lacrosse games around the state of Minnesota for prepspotlight.tv.

Winsted, MN

• Wrote copy for advertisements, websites and newsletters.
• Built websites for companies on WordPress and constructed online catalogs via Firespring.
• Captured and edited video clips for clients to be used for marketing purposes.

• Completed Bleacher Report's 12-week internship program for editing and content management.
• Edited up to 35 articles per week for bleacherreport.com and corrected errors of grammar, spelling, citing and fact checking, among others.
• Studied the Bleacher Report style guide and implemented the website's standards into each article.

St. Cloud, MN

• Contributed live on the air on AM 1390 The Fan's Granite City Sports Show.
• Captured digital media and assisted with live broadcasts of high school sporting events around the St. Cloud area for AM 1390 The Fan and WJON.
• Wrote news stories and blog posts for 1390thefan.com and wjon.com.

Collegeville, MN

• Supervised twelve newspaper editors and acted as a mentor and guide throughout the publication process.
• Edited all stories and page designs for publication.
• Affirmed that the pages are visually appealing and the articles followed the consistent AP style format.

Collegeville, MN

• Prepared story lines surrounding the CSB/SJU sports scene for the weekly budget.
• Assigned articles for contributing journalists to write, attached with a summary of expectations and goals for each piece.
• Edited the sports features of the week and developed headlines and captions for each article.
• Designed and organized the outlook of the sports page using Adobe InDesign, Adobe InCopy, and Adobe Photoshop.

Collegeville, MN

• Wrote weekly articles covering athletic teams, clubs, and events around campus.
• Interviewed players, coaches, and fans and incorporated their answers into the article.
• Managed time independently with minimal supervision and met the weekly deadlines for the articles.

St. Joseph, MN

• Served patrons of St. Joseph and student population of CSB/SJU in their book and media needs.• Answered questions brought to the circulation desk in person or by phone regarding the library. • Shelved books, movies, and other media, and organize them according to the Library of Congress Classification. • Trained new employees hired each semester. •.

Stillwater, MN

• Wrote a weekly newsletter that informed parents about the activities, news, and special events surrounding camp.
• Photographed events around Hidden Pines Ranch.
• Created the 2015 Hidden Pines Ranch slideshow.
• Captured and edited videos and posted them on the Hidden Pines Ranch YouTube channel.
• Communicated with the Hidden Pines Ranch Management Team and met their media requests.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, General, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Cross Country Team, Track & Field Team, Sports Writer/Sports Editor/Managing Editor for The Record, Employee of.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Cross Country Team, Baseball Team, Intramural Basketball League Founder/Commissioner.