Writer, Editor / The Shooter’s Bounce / London, ON / Aug 2023-present

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Write about the NBA for my own website, originally founded in 2019

Wrote on Canada’s Bronze medal win at 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

 

Production Trainee (contract) / National Basketball Association / Secaucus, NJ /

Nov 2022-May 2023

 

Managed continuous game feed of NBA League Pass of selected games in the NBA’s Content Command Center/Game Distribution CenterCreated rundowns of content to be played during commercial and halftime breaks, choosing from available content in Content Network

Took pre and post game press conferences, clipping off pregame presser in Virtual Content Factory and replaying pregame pressers on broadcast 30 minutes prior to scheduled game time; took post game pressers live on broadcast to be shown live on NBA App Created “condensed game” in Virtual Content Factory following each game, composed of top highlights from game worked that night, to be available on NBA App and YouTube

Transcribed pre and post game press conferences in Virtual Content Factory, tagging pressers with appropriate categories

Tagged game highlight footage, behind the scenes footage, and interviews in Virtual Content Factory

Named, among seven rookie GDC Operators, as the Most Improved GDC Operator for the 2022-23 NBA Season

 

Assistant Director of Athletic Communication / Lynn University / Boca Raton, FL / Oct 2022

 

Wrote postgame stories for men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball

Updated player and coach bios

 

Worked scoreboard for women’s volleyball match vs Barry University

 

Intern Reporter / Red Hook Daily Catch / Red Hook, NY / Aug 2022-Oct 2022

 

Reported on and wrote community interest stories in Dutchess County, NY

 

Reported on August 2022 Special Election between Pat Ryan and Marc Molinaro

 

Athletic Communications Assistant, Beat Writer / SUNY New Paltz / New Paltz, NY /

May 2021-May 2022

 

Served as administrative assistant for athletic department and beat writer for nphawks.com

 

Covered and reported on soccer, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, baseball, softball, using AP style; provided live, in-game social media updates for sports teams, wrote season and game previews and recaps

 

Updated coaching and player profiles and record books to include updated information; created team schedules using Microsoft Excel and Presto

 

Founder, Writer, Editor / The Shooter’s Bounce / London, ON / May 2019-Dec 2020

 

Wrote about the NBA and Big 3 league; covered “Big 3 Brooklyn” at Barclays Center in July 2019Interviews for stories included Peter Vecsey and Micheal Ray Richardson

 

Contributing Writer / SLAM Magazine / New York, NY / Feb-March 2015

 

Conceptualized and wrote three feature articles for SLAM OnlineFeature story that I wrote on Kobe Bryant, titled “The Last Mohican”, is listed in the Notes and Sources section of Roland Lazenby’s biography “Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant”.

 

Communications Assistant, Statistician / London Lightning Basketball Club / London, ON / Nov 2012-May 2014

 

Prepared scouting reports on opponents multiple times per week, tallied live in-game statistics and produced team stat sheets for use and reference by coaching staff, front office, and media for 2012-2013 NBL Canada championship team

 

Recorded player tendencies, skills, biographical information, and opposing team statistical information

 

Collaborated with team coaches to receive lineups and injury news pre-game and relayed information to media members in a timely fashion

 

Provided media members with all team press clippings prior to each game

 

NBA and NFL Writer / 247SportsHub / New York, NY / July 2013-Jan 2014

 

Wrote opinion pieces, minimum four per week, on the NFL and NBA for start up website

 

Writer of the Month for October 2013

 

NBA and Dallas Cowboys Writer / Rant Sports / New York, NY / May-Nov 2013

 

Wrote four opinion pieces per week on both the NBA and the Dallas Cowboys, posting articles with relevant hashtags to maximize exposure across the web

 

Used back end of website to upload photos from Getty Images, giving credit to original photographer