Experience

The Sporting News

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Editor College Sports

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Lead college football and college basketball coverage. Manage senior writers Mike DeCourcy (college basketball), Bill Bender (college football) and team of content producers in planning day-to-day national coverage in both sports. Plan short- and long-term budgets for both sports as well as the NFL Draft. Assign reactions to breaking news. Work with Sporting News editors to align coverage within Sporting News' mission. Use CMS to edit all stories, add photos and graphics and use SEO tags to increase visibility. Attend events (Peach Bowl, SEC Media Days) and press conferences and write original content. Co-host CFB Nation All-America podcast year-round. Show less



Yahoo

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Managing Editor, Rivals.com

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2021

  ** Produce Rivals homepage and basketball recruiting page, which includes writing headlines, choosing photos, writing teases and deciding presentation based on news value ** Edit all copy from football and basketball analysts, chose photos, write headlines and add related links and other relevant promotions to every piece of content that gets published on the national page ** Produce short-term and long-term budget plan for team of eight national analysts ** Assist with social media strategy and traffic analysis using metrics from Chartbeat ** Write weekly national college football column for four years ** Work with publishers in the Rivals network to get their stories more exposure and drive subscriptions to their sites Show less



Chalkline

• United States
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Advising on digital media strategies for Chalkline Sports, an audience monetization platform built on BettorBI for operators and publishers in the growing global regulated sports betting industry. Advising on digital media strategies for Chalkline Sports, an audience monetization platform built on BettorBI for operators and publishers in the growing global regulated sports betting industry.



The Associated Press

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stringer

  • Apr 2013 - Sep 2016

  Covered mostly Braves games, with some Hawks and Georgia Tech assignments. Submitted game stories and notebooks on deadline to editorial desk. Covered mostly Braves games, with some Hawks and Georgia Tech assignments. Submitted game stories and notebooks on deadline to editorial desk.



Sports Illustrated

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Supervising Producer

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

  ** Managed a team of nine weekend/PM producers for SI.com, a site that averages 2 million visitors per day** Oversaw transition from Atlanta office to New York office, which included replacing six producers during a period of time that included March Madness, the Masters, the NFL draft, the NBA playoffs and the Boston Marathon bombing** Coordinated major event coverage and assist with the final production plan for Super Bowls, World Series, Final Fours, U.S. Opens and other major events** Produced the home page five times per week using SI's CMS, which entails executing the production plan of the main stories, the news stories and the featured writers on the home page** Edited copy on deadline from team of national writers, wrote headlines, chose photos and added relevant related links** During career at SI, wrote 13 magazine stories and over 50 website stories, including on-site coverage of the Orange Bowl, the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the SEC and ACC basketball tournaments, NFL, MLB and other sports Show less

• Deputy supervising producer

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2013

  ** Worked with supervising producer in Atlanta to help coordinate all PM and weekend coverage for SI.com** Helped manage team of nine producers, which at times included scheduling and interviewing potential producers** Was the main contact for the N.Y. office for major event coverage, including Super Bowls, Final Fours, World Series and other events** Produced SI.com's homepage 2-3 times per week

• Senior producer

  • Jul 2008 - Mar 2011

  ** Produced SI.com's homepage 2-3 times per week** Assigned sections to the team each night and reach out to the N.Y. office** Wrote weekly college football Game of the Week story and multiple features for the SI Presents magazine

• Producer

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  ** Published stories to all sections of SI.com using SI's CMS (NFL, MLB, etc.)** Edited raw copy from writers, add headlines, cut photos using Photoshop, write captions, compile photo galleries** Decided on lead story for different section fronts, order news stack in order of importance** Coordinated with section producer on budget for PM and weekend shifts and coordinate with writers at live events** Wrote weekly college basketball feature called 'Mid-Major Report' Show less



Athlon Sports

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interactive Editor

  • Apr 2002 - Jun 2006

  ** Manage all aspects of athlonsports.com, overseeing content, design, functionality, traffic analysis and e-commerce ** Initiate traffic-building programs such as College Football Top 25 countdown and Sideline Spirit contest ** Develop editorial calendar for publishing content to each sport and oversaw significant traffic growth ** Write, edit, assign and publish stories to home page using Athlon's CMS and manage e-newsletters through third party email-marketing company for multiple sports, including NFL, College Football, NBA, MLB and others ** Lead editor on Athlon's NFL annual magazine, contracting with beat writers across the country, editing stories, assigning feature stories ** Collaborate with sales and IT staff to execute merchandising and marketing projects with clients that included managing email databases and e-newsletters and overseeing the design and functionality of B-to-B microsites Show less



The Associated Press

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stringer

  • Sep 2001 - Mar 2006

  ** Cover all home games of Vanderbilt football and basketball, writing deadline stories and write-throughs ** Cover Vanderbilt football Monday press conferences during the season ** Cover rotating events when they were held in Nashville, such as the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the SEC men's basketball tournament, the Music City Bowl, the OVC men's basketball tournament, the Country Music Marathon ** Cover all home games of Vanderbilt football and basketball, writing deadline stories and write-throughs ** Cover Vanderbilt football Monday press conferences during the season ** Cover rotating events when they were held in Nashville, such as the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the SEC men's basketball tournament, the Music City Bowl, the OVC men's basketball tournament, the Country Music Marathon



Tennessee Titans

• Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Media Relations Assistant

  • Sep 2001 - Dec 2005

  ** Contribute to Titans media relations team for home games only, serving in various capacities ** Worked with visiting radio booths as spotter or statistician ** Worked with CBS television in production truck as statistician and research assistant ** Transcribed and distributed postgame quotes from coach Jeff Fisher ** Contribute to Titans media relations team for home games only, serving in various capacities ** Worked with visiting radio booths as spotter or statistician ** Worked with CBS television in production truck as statistician and research assistant ** Transcribed and distributed postgame quotes from coach Jeff Fisher



MLB.com

• Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Producer

  • Mar 2004 - Sep 2004

  ** Publish and edit content on MLB's CMS from assigned game on both team sites ** Write headlines, cut and publish photos during game and keep tease as up-to-date as possible on both team sites ** Update merchandise slide directing users to MLB's team stores once a day ** Publish and edit content on MLB's CMS from assigned game on both team sites ** Write headlines, cut and publish photos during game and keep tease as up-to-date as possible on both team sites ** Update merchandise slide directing users to MLB's team stores once a day



Nashville City Paper

• Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Business writer

  • Sep 2001 - Apr 2002

  ** Write and report on local business stories in Nashville ** Broke story of Gaylord Hotels' sponsorship of the Music City Bowl ** Interviewed Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell about issues facing the city and its economic future ** Fill in as Business section editor when needed ** Write stories for Sports section when needed ** Write and report on local business stories in Nashville ** Broke story of Gaylord Hotels' sponsorship of the Music City Bowl ** Interviewed Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell about issues facing the city and its economic future ** Fill in as Business section editor when needed ** Write stories for Sports section when needed



SmallBusiness.com

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Customer Relations Manager

  • May 2000 - Apr 2001

  ** Develop small business-focused content for knowledge-sharing startup website ** Write communications material, primarily newsletters, to media and members of the site ** Work with upper-management to develop a voice for our small business-targeted demographic ** Research small business topics and share content for new small business owners who came to the site with questions on various topics ** Develop small business-focused content for knowledge-sharing startup website ** Write communications material, primarily newsletters, to media and members of the site ** Work with upper-management to develop a voice for our small business-targeted demographic ** Research small business topics and share content for new small business owners who came to the site with questions on various topics



The Commodore Report

• Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Editor

  • Jan 1996 - Apr 2000

  ** Co-founded Vanderbilt sports newspaper, securing investors to launch new publication targeted at Vanderbilt fans and alumni ** Assisted in writing of business plan and spearheaded early marketing efforts to make Vanderbilt fans aware of new publication ** Published and mailed 32 issues a year with peak circulation of 4,000 ** Responsible for 50 percent of content produced, focusing on Vanderbilt football and basketball ** Brokered agreement with athletic department for boosters to receive subscriptions as a benefit for donating money to school ** Led sales efforts to secure print advertising for publication ** Established website to complement coverage and market brand to fans across the country Show less



The Middlesex News

• Framingham, Mass.

• Sports Reporter/Desk Editor

  • May 1993 - Dec 1995

  ** Primarily covered high school sports for suburban newspaper with 60,000 circulation ** Worked as desk editor, preparing the agate page and manning news wires ** Had individual assignments that included Patriots, Boston College, Celtics, Red Sox, Bruins, UMass and Boston Marathon ** Wrote weekly national college football prediction column ** Primarily covered high school sports for suburban newspaper with 60,000 circulation ** Worked as desk editor, preparing the agate page and manning news wires ** Had individual assignments that included Patriots, Boston College, Celtics, Red Sox, Bruins, UMass and Boston Marathon ** Wrote weekly national college football prediction column