Work of Experience
February 2016 - June 2018 theScore Toronto, Ont
Football News Editor
- Write news stories, social posts, features, listicles, original content, and scouting reports covering the NFL, NCAA, CFL and MMA news
- Used social media and news sites to track stories
- Writing in forms suitable to be read on an app/smartphone
- Communicating with team members, copy editors, and senior editors to determine the best way of covering stories for our user base
- Wrote over 250 features/original pieces of content in 2017
February 2016 TSN Radio Toronto, Ont
Digital Media Producer
- Managed and edited home pages for all 7 TSN radio stations across Canada
- Built pages for website
- Coordinated presentation strategy with radio producers
November 2015 – January 2016 TSN Toronto, Ont
TSN.ca Intern
- Published stories from the newswire with three different headlines per article
- Attached an appropriate related photo properly cropped
- Wrote and edited stories posted on TSN.ca and added social media elements to stories
- Wrote and produced live daily NHL fantasy blogs, MLB rumor mills, and running CFL game stories
October 2015 Toronto Blue Jays Toronto, Ont
Public Relations Runner (Post-Season)
- Helped prepare multiple press boxes for hundreds of media members
- Ran photo cards between photographers and editors during games
- Passed out microphones during press conferences
July 2015 CBC Sports - Digital Toronto, Ont.
Social Media Journalist – Pan Am Games
- Used social media via Twitter, Instagram, and Periscope to cover a variety of sports
- Covered field hockey, handball, squash, marathon, rowing, weightlifting, waterskiing, and water polo via social media
- Wrote feature stories on weightlifting and handball for CBCSports.ca
March – November 2015 Toronto Observer Toronto, Ont.
Multimedia Journalist
- Covered Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, and Tampa Bay Rays minor league players at 2015 Spring Training, NCAA Track & Field, Canadian National Swimming Trials
- Partnered with the Canadian Baseball Network to cover the Blue Jay’s Tournament 12
- Spent six weeks as Toronto high school football beat reporter
June 2015 – Present Between the Trenches Podcast Toronto, Ont.
Co-Host/Writer/Producer
- Co-host my own self-creating pro football podcast featuring NFL news and teams
- Write and create content as well as editing shows and self-promoting
April 2007- 2014 Fundy Lacrosse Association/Lacrosse NB Saint John, N.B.
Lacrosse Coach/General Volunteer
➢ Coaching lacrosse for children ages 5-16
➢ Organizing team activities, practices, game plans
➢ Took first Novice team from New Brunswick to Ontario tournament
➢ 2013 Peewee Assistant Coach – Team New Brunswick
Football News Editor
- Write news stories, social posts, features, listicles, original content, and scouting reports covering the NFL, NCAA, CFL and MMA news
- Used social media and news sites to track stories
- Writing in forms suitable to be read on an app/smartphone
- Communicating with team members, copy editors, and senior editors to determine the best way of covering stories for our user base
- Wrote over 250 features/original pieces of content in 2017
February 2016 TSN Radio Toronto, Ont
Digital Media Producer
- Managed and edited home pages for all 7 TSN radio stations across Canada
- Built pages for website
- Coordinated presentation strategy with radio producers
November 2015 – January 2016 TSN Toronto, Ont
TSN.ca Intern
- Published stories from the newswire with three different headlines per article
- Attached an appropriate related photo properly cropped
- Wrote and edited stories posted on TSN.ca and added social media elements to stories
- Wrote and produced live daily NHL fantasy blogs, MLB rumor mills, and running CFL game stories
October 2015 Toronto Blue Jays Toronto, Ont
Public Relations Runner (Post-Season)
- Helped prepare multiple press boxes for hundreds of media members
- Ran photo cards between photographers and editors during games
- Passed out microphones during press conferences
July 2015 CBC Sports - Digital Toronto, Ont.
Social Media Journalist – Pan Am Games
- Used social media via Twitter, Instagram, and Periscope to cover a variety of sports
- Covered field hockey, handball, squash, marathon, rowing, weightlifting, waterskiing, and water polo via social media
- Wrote feature stories on weightlifting and handball for CBCSports.ca
March – November 2015 Toronto Observer Toronto, Ont.
Multimedia Journalist
- Covered Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, and Tampa Bay Rays minor league players at 2015 Spring Training, NCAA Track & Field, Canadian National Swimming Trials
- Partnered with the Canadian Baseball Network to cover the Blue Jay’s Tournament 12
- Spent six weeks as Toronto high school football beat reporter
June 2015 – Present Between the Trenches Podcast Toronto, Ont.
Co-Host/Writer/Producer
- Co-host my own self-creating pro football podcast featuring NFL news and teams
- Write and create content as well as editing shows and self-promoting
April 2007- 2014 Fundy Lacrosse Association/Lacrosse NB Saint John, N.B.
Lacrosse Coach/General Volunteer
➢ Coaching lacrosse for children ages 5-16
➢ Organizing team activities, practices, game plans
➢ Took first Novice team from New Brunswick to Ontario tournament
➢ 2013 Peewee Assistant Coach – Team New Brunswick
Other Work Expeience
June-July 2015 Toronto Junior Argonauts Toronto, Ont.
Statistician
October 2013 – April 2014 YMCA – Milledgeville Community Center Saint John, NB
After School Teacher/Evening Program Coordinator
June - August 2010, 2011, 2013 Town of Rothesay Rothesay, NB
Day Camp Counselor
June - August 2012 Camp Tioga Thompson, PA, USA
Head Lacrosse Instructor/Camp Counselor
Statistician
October 2013 – April 2014 YMCA – Milledgeville Community Center Saint John, NB
After School Teacher/Evening Program Coordinator
June - August 2010, 2011, 2013 Town of Rothesay Rothesay, NB
Day Camp Counselor
June - August 2012 Camp Tioga Thompson, PA, USA
Head Lacrosse Instructor/Camp Counselor
Education
2015 Centennial College Toronto, Ont.
Post-Graduate Sports Journalism
- Instructed by working media members Sportsnet's Shi Davidi, TSN's Jim Tatti, CBC's Malcolm Kelly, TSN's Tony Ambrogio, Mike Gentile, Brian Deschamps, CBC's Tony Care and TSN's Tim Haffey in digital and broadcast journalism
- Covered various events with the Toronto Observer
- Student Council Member
2009-2013 University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB
- Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation & Sports Studies with English minor
- Governor Thomas Carleton Scholarship
- Student Government - Kinesiology Society Vice President, Third Year Rep, & Peer Mentor
2005-2009 Rothesay High School Rothesay, NB
Post-Graduate Sports Journalism
- Instructed by working media members Sportsnet's Shi Davidi, TSN's Jim Tatti, CBC's Malcolm Kelly, TSN's Tony Ambrogio, Mike Gentile, Brian Deschamps, CBC's Tony Care and TSN's Tim Haffey in digital and broadcast journalism
- Covered various events with the Toronto Observer
- Student Council Member
2009-2013 University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB
- Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation & Sports Studies with English minor
- Governor Thomas Carleton Scholarship
- Student Government - Kinesiology Society Vice President, Third Year Rep, & Peer Mentor
2005-2009 Rothesay High School Rothesay, NB