RESUME

Core Strengths

• Content production and management                                                                                                     

• Working under deadline                                                                                                                                    

• Media best practices                                                                                                                                         

• Creating external relationships  

• Event coordination and logistics

• Social media fluency

• Staff training and management

• Organizational representation

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Professional Experience

SPORTSBUSINESS DAILY - Charlotte, NC (2012–Present)                                                                

Assistant Editor

• Originated weekly social media-based feature

• Oversee publication use of social media

• Manage staff feature assignments and scheduling

• Spearheads annual preview sections

• Oversees Sunday publication

• Expanded multimedia use

• Created and streamlined cloud-based scheduling, source targeting and archiving database

NORWICH BULLETIN - Norwich, CT (2006–2012)                                                                                      

Sports Writer

• Led newsroom social media adaptation

• Newsroom leader in creating multimedia content

• Multiple award winner for writing and layout

AMS/MARTIAL ARTS WORLD - Orlando, FL (2005–2005)                                                                                                 

Senior Editor & Marketing Director

• Tripled circulation for quarterly magazine

• Created relationships with non-traditional companies

YOMIURI SHIMBUN/DAILY YOMIURI – New York, NY (2002–2005)                                                                               Sports Reporter

• Closed language gap between Japanese-speaking sports staff in New York, Los Angeles and Seattle with English-speaking contacts

• Demonstrated value working with business, United Nations and photography staff

NBA DAILY - Charlotte, NC (1999–2001)                                                                                                                   

Staff Writer

• Updated style guide for new employees

Freelance Experience

Writer

Agent Magazine, The Associated Press, Financial Times, Sporting News College Basketball, Minnesota Lynx, ESPN Sports Ticker, Street & Smith’s Pro and College Basketball, Charlotte Observer, Providence Journal, Newsday, Richmond Times-Dispatch and Syracuse Post-Standard.

Radio Guest

Local and national radio, including Fox Sports Radio and NPR

Education

Wingate University – Wingate, NC

BS in Communication, Media Arts emphasis (1999)

Skills

Office 365/Microsoft Office Suite, Dreamweaver; Photoshop; Photoshop Express, Clip, Fix and Mix; Spark Post and Video; SiteCore; NewsEdit Pro; Zope; InDesign; Quark Xpress; Lexis Nexis; mobile publishing; Internet and social media.

Memberships & Affiliations

Member

Football Writers Association of America (2007-2011), Eastern League Baseball Writers Association (2006-2010), Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance (2006-2012)

Voter

Biletnikoff Award (2008-Present), Rotary Lombardi Award (2011), Wooden Award and Wooden All-America team (2011)

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists CT Chapter: First Place – Sports News (2011)

Society of Professional Journalists CT Chapter: Honorable Mention – Sports Column (2010)

Society of Professional Journalists CT Chapter: Finalist – Sports Feature (2010)

Society of Professional Journalists CT Chapter: First Place – Special Supplement Layout, Non-Page 1(2009)

Society of Professional Journalists CT Chapter: Second Place – Sports News (2009)

Society of Professional Journalists CT Chapter: Finalist – Sports Feature (2008)

“Alumnus of the Year” – Pi Kappa Phi Eta Mu Chapter, Wingate University (2000)