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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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CBS Sports

November 2021-Present

Senior Writer

• Author the CBS Sports HQ AM newsletter, a five-day-per-week publication delivered to nearly one million email inboxes every day

• Cover breaking news and deliver need-to-know information concisely and accurately

• Contribute to the CBS Sports NFL section with statistical insights and detailed previews of key games every week

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ESPN

July 2019-October 2021

Sports Content Researcher

• Won a Sports Emmy for contributions as a lead researcher for SportsCenter in 2020

• Published stories on Gonzaga basketball’s undefeated regular season and the 2020 NFL season for ESPN.com; developed game previews, recaps and enterprise stories for ESPN’s internal site

• Executed research for SportsCenter during breaking news scenarios including Kobe Bryant’s death, the March 2020 sports shutdown and the men’s 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket reveal

• Coordinated immersive graphics and video packages to tell stories on ESPN’s premier programming

• Emerged as a leader on the men's college basketball team, leading several organic projects as well as studio wraps throughout the 2020-21 season
   

Augusta Free Press

January 2019-June 2019

University of Virginia men’s basketball beat writer and columnist

• Co-authored “Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 NCAA Championship”

• Credentialed reporter for 2019 Final Four; reported ~10 stories in four days from Minneapolis

• Increased Virginia basketball content readership fivefold with savvy SEO and social media practices

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Denver Broncos

August 2018-January 2019

Digital media contributor

• Authored several cover profile stories as well as other feature content on players and coaches for the Broncos Gameday Magazine distributed at home games

• Provided beat coverage for the Broncos throughout the preseason and regular season by producing weekly and game-day written content for the team website and interviewing players and coaches throughout the week and following games

• Introduced and curated a weekly feature called “Numbers That Matter,” an in-depth statistical preview of every regular-season matchup and how those stats may determine each game’s outcome

• Edited a weekly feature, "Through My Eyes" in which I interviewed players and then used their quotes to compile a first-person story from their point of view

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Yahoo Sports

June 2017-August 2018

Intern and contributor

Insightful and nuanced analysis and reporting across all sports on one of the most popular Internet destinations

• Worked as an intern in Playa Vista, CA from June-September 2017, covering a variety of sports on a range of different levels: game stories, feature content, original reporting and statistical analysis

• Following internship, continued work as a freelance writer covering both the NFL and fantasy football

• Produced a weekly column evaluating NFL rookies that includes fantasy advice, updates and analysis for Yahoo’s fantasy football blog, Roto Arcade

• Contributed game stories, analysis and live coverage for Yahoo’s NFL blog, Shutdown Corner

• Also produced coverage for the PyeongChang Olympics and the NCAA Tournament

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Sports Illustrated

March 2017 - June 2017

Intern reporter

The nation's most well-respected sports magazine and an ever-evolving online outlet 

• Worked primarily as a fact checker and researcher for the magazine, helping ensure accuracy throughout the magazine for both long- and short-form stories

• Published several pieces for SI.com covering mainly the NBA but also the NFL and college football

• Conducted meticulous research to help with various special projects for both the magazine and online platforms.

• Helped write and edit Sports Illustrated's 2017 Fantasy Football issue.

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SB Nation: Inside Northwestern

September 2014 - March 2017

Editor-in-chief

Consistently one of SB Nation’s top college sites, and the most widely read student-published source for Northwestern sports

• Ran day-to-day operations of the site, including producing organic story ideas, writing and editing, breaking news, managing social media accounts and helping younger writers

• Appeared on the Big Ten Network (both online and on television), various ESPN radio shows and Northwestern News Network SportsNight live television show

• Transformed small-market SB Nation blog into a consistent top-25 site on the SBN college network

• Won 2015 SPJ Region 5 Mark of Excellence Award for Best Independent Online Student Publication

• Produced compelling features, in-depth statistical and video analyses and insightful commentary

 

12up Sports

April 2016 - September 2016      

NFC East beat reporter and intern

Part of Minute Media, a website combining sports commentary with social commentary; a lively interactive platform for readers

• Developed and produced own story ideas, with over 300,000 total reads on over 200 articles

• Covered breaking news and produced longer, more in-depth analyses in an easy-to-read format

• Closely monitored and analyzed the day-to-day events throughout the NFL offseason

 

WNUR Sports

September 2014 - June 2016

Broadcaster and staff writer

Northwestern’s student-run radio station, sponsor of Northwestern baseball, women's basketball and more

• Broadcasted both play-by-play and color commentary of Northwestern athletics

• Developed and broadcasted bi-weekly sports updates on WNUR news shows

• Spearheaded weekly wrap-up podcasts of Northwestern basketball and a Big Ten Tournament podcast

• Participated as a host and a special guest of “The Sports Voice,” a weekly Sunday night radio show

 

News Virginian

June 2013 - September 2015

Freelancer and staff sports writer

Newspaper covering events around the Waynesboro area and into Augusta County and Charlottesville

• Published front-page feature that received nomination for Virginia Press Association award

• Authored biweekly opinion columns that reached over 10,000 readers

• Analyzed over 20 high school football teams to produce weekly game previews

• Wrote front page feature on the Salvation Army’s job-training initiative Pathway of Hope