Profile
Seeking position that allows for exploring, researching, reporting and communicating news and information that enables me to experience the business of sports media on a firsthand basis.
Experience
WFAN Sports Radio June 2019 – March 2020
- Responsible for writing stories for Mike Francesa, Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti, Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno, Jim Rome and other CBS Sports Radio properties — often transcribing interviews
- Aggregated breaking and trending news, producing nearly 300 stories relating to New York’s professional sports teams for WFAN’s official website
- Edited and uploaded audio and distributed multimedia content for WFAN and CBS Sports Radio
- Managed WFAN’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts to promote articles to its audience of more than 208,000 followers
Sporting News June 2017-September 2018
- Helped launch Sporting News’ expansion into Canada
- Aggregated over 300 stories and created original content including in-depth NHL and mixed martial arts coverage
- Spearheaded social media efforts on Twitter, managing the social media account five days per week. Sporting News Canada gained nearly 3,500 followers during my tenure
- Led coverage for the 2018 Winter Olympics as I progressed from an intern to Digital Content Producer
Buffalo Sabres December 2017-January 2018
- Developed original features of teams participating in the 2018 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, highlighting top players including Sabres’ defenseman Rasmus Dahlin
- Wrote previews and recaps on deadline for assigned games throughout the 30-game tournament such as the Gold Medal game and the United States-Canada game at New Era Field
- Collaborated as part of a four-person content team as the primary digital platform for the Sabres’ World Juniors website
Sports Illustrated August 2016-2017
- Reported on the West Virginia University football beat for Sports Illustrated’s Campus Rush
- Developed multimedia content on Twitter to report on the game day atmosphere of WVU football
- Worked with SIDs to obtain exclusive interviews with West Virginia coaches, training staff and players
Education
West Virginia University August 2014-May 2017
- Bachelor of Science in Journalism with a minor in Sport Communication
- 3 GPA
- 5 GPA in Journalism
- Dean’s List- Fall 2014, Spring 2017
- Courses successfully completed: Advertising, Beat Reporting, Creative Writing, Editing and Curation, Electronic Media, Media Relations, Media Writing, Photo Journalism, Media Tools and Applications, Sports Reporting, Sports Management
Co-Curricular Activities
- Social Media featured in: The Athletic, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports, Sport Express
- Writing on digital media on matters pertaining to the National Hockey League, the Kontinental Hockey League and the Swedish Hockey League
- Contributed editorial content to DKPittsburghSports.com and WWE associated Evolve Wrestling
- At West Virginia, created content in accordance with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America on the controversial issue of an extended season for college soccer athletes
Skills
- Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Adobe InDesign/Illustrator
- Editing/Interviewing/Transcription
- Studied Spanish for four years and Italian for one year
- Social Media
- Ability to work under deadlines
- CMS
- SEO practices
- GIF creation
Alec Gearty 