EXPERIENCE
Freelance NEWSCRED BRANDED CONTENT WRITER | MAY 2018 – PRESENT
– Pitched, researched, wrote monthly UFC and pay-per-view boxing previews such as the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin rematch
– Edited original content for quality and clarity
– Tracked and reported status of each piece of content in production
– Creating daily or weekly content for events on a freelance basis
– Conducted research and pitched editorial stories on NBA free agency, LeBron James and the 2018 World Cup
YAHOO Sports Reporter | 2017 ? MAY 2018
– Contribute daily analysis and demonstrated high level of expertise on NBA, college football, hoops and NFL topics in writing. Wrote 4-6 pieces daily.
– wrote daily NBA features, in addition to breaking news desk for wide range of sports ?that pushed the conversation forward.
– Selected the best licences images to publish
Communicated with editors on coverage plans
Complex, Bleacher Report, VICE Sports, etc. Contributor | 2015 ? present
– Researching, crafting incisive questions, interviewing subjects such as then-Cal basketball head coach Cuonzo Martin, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, NBA Draft pick RJ Hunter, among others.
– Pitching researched NFL, NBA, college hoops and college basketball stories weekly to Complex
The Shadow League | Writer and Editor | Sept. 2012 ? Feb. 2015
– Paid contributor to sports, entertainment and lifestyle site since its soft launch in September.
Links provided here.
– Managed editorial workflow
– Handled entertainment beat temporarily.
– During March Madness, MLB and NBA playoffs, I was one of lead writers responsible for NBA and led 2014 World Cup coverage
playoff coverage, postgame columns and coordinated coverage for College Football Preview summer series
– Wrote weekly Any Given Saturday series sponsored by Home Depot.
– Also recorded a weekly radio segment sponsored by Home Depot on TSL Radio.
– Featured on Parker and the Mann in Detroit and Anthony McCarthy Show in Baltimore.
– Cover college football, NBA, NFL, college basketball, pop culture and monitored the site on weekends.
– Responsible for content editing various pieces
– Wrote bi-weekly ?Conspiracy Theories? column
– Blended relevant pop culture, political and sports themes into features.
– Responsible for generating questions for Cover 3 on Sunday nights, published on Monday mornings with contributions from NFL writers.
– Provided original content ideas on daily basis. – Generated witty, but relevant headlines and subheads – Assisted in editing content for Rob Parker, Bomani Jones, and other contributors
IBTimes SportsNet Editor | May 2012 ? Jan. 2013
Former editor of SportsNet, a growing sports network comprised of global contributors network. I developed and maintained content, recruited writers, copyedited, wrote features, columns and analysis in addition to generating story ideas for international contributors. I have been responsible for initiatives that expanded the sports blog section from its embryonic stages with fewer than 1,000 daily unique visitors to 16,000 unique daily visitors in August 2012.
SB Nation New York | Dec. 2011 ? May 2012
Wrote features and news stories about New York-based professional and collegiate sports including MLB, NBA, NFL as well as college football and basketball since December 2011.
EDUCATION
Georgia State Dec. 2011 | Print Journalism
- Sports Editor, The Signal
- 9th in Southeastern ?Best of the South? competition.
