Sports Editor - Indiana Gazette - Indiana, PA
(2025-01)
- Write, edit, and publish newspaper and social media coverage of local professional, college, and high school teams; including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, Altoona Curve, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
- Manage social media posts for the sports section, including breaking news and game updates.
- Provided stories, articles, coverage, photographs, graphics, and social media posts for major local and national sports such as the NFL Draft, NCAA Division II Elite Eight and National Championship, and Junior League World Series.
- Design, create, and develop layouts for the daily sports section and the newspaper's social media account. Using Meta Business Suite, Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram, and X. as well as Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Interview coaches, players, athletic directors, and front office personnel.
- Coordinate interviews and game coverage with game management professionals on the high school, college, and professional levels.
- Create opinion columns on college and professional sports.
- Creatively and actively supervise assistant editors and freelance writers.
- Strategic planning and collaboration with managers of the advertising, print, and news departments.
Media Professional - Robert Morris University Media - Moon Township, PA
(2020-01 - 2024-12)
Media Outlets included: Robert Morris Sentry Media, Robert Morris Television, and Colonial Sports Network. Positions included: Editor in Chief, News Editor, Producer, and Assistant Multimedia Editor
- Serving on the editorial staff at RMU Sentry Media for two years included: supervising the staff, reviewing and editing stories, leading editorial and writing team meetings, and managing and supervising websites. Under my leadership RMU Sentry Media broke viewership records. With viewership snd articles reaching around 70,000 views and more.
- Provided coverage, opinion columns, and social media postings for major university and national events including the 2020 presidential election, the installation of the new president of Robert Morris University, the elimination of the university's hockey teams, and transition of the university's athletic teams to the Horizon League.
- Serving on the Multimedia Editorial Team at Colonial Sports Network provided: pre-game, game, and post game coverage for men's and women's basketball, football, men's and women's hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, and women's softball.
- Serving on the Production team of RMU TV included: developing, producing, and anchoring a variety of news and talk shows, including the highly popular Sports Talk in the Burgh. Developed show formats, created rundowns, and conducted interviews.
Intern - Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network - Pittsburgh, PA
(2022-01 - 2023-12)
- Provided score updates and post-game clips for Pittsburgh Penguin Radio Network social media
- Assisted and produced pre/post-game broadcasts.
- Gathered post-game sound bites.
- Presented to the Pittsburgh Penguins Board and achieved 1st Place in the intern group project entitled: "Season Ticket Holder Relations".
Writer - Pittsburgh Sports Now - Pittsburgh, PA
(2020-01 - 2021-12)
- Authored recaps, interviewed players/coaches for Pitt/West Virginia baseball.
