Manager Content

ALFRED SCHOCH

**** ********* ******* 651-***-**** or 651-***-****

St. Paul, MN 55103 ***********@*****.***

S U M M A R Y

Program Manager – Seeking employment as a program manager/coordinator to utilize my skills

and help to grow an organization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, MN 2013

Interactive media

Using Ektron content management system, worked with clients to build web pages, post and edit

content on $1.5 million website upgrade for professional society that represents more than 26,000

neurologists and neuroscientists. Maintained and updated website following successful launch.

The Associated Press, Minneapolis, MN 1994 current

Sports Stringer

Staff and cover sports assignments for The Associated Press in Minneapolis/Saint Paul area.

Beats include Twins, Gophers, Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild, high schools and small colleges.

The Sports Xchange, Minneapolis, MN 2013 current

Writer/Editor

Staffed Minnesota Twins baseball games and provided content for web based service that

distributed to major news outlets that include Reuters, Yahoo! Sports and The Chicago Tribune.

Content includes game wrap ups, narratives from player interviews, game and player notes, injury

reports and weekly features.

SportsData LLC, St. Paul, MN 2012 2013

Writer/Editor

Write and edit game previews, game recaps and news stories for major broadcast companies

including ESPN, The Sporting News and NBC. Content includes social media, recaps and

previews for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL as well as college sports teams.

Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN 2011 2012

Content Specialist, Web Editor

Posted more than 500 articles on the Next Avenue website through its Drupal content

management system in preparation for launch. Learned social media skills, hand coding HTML

and search engine optimization for site presentation while assisting 74 television station partners

which resulted in successful site launch.

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BringMeTheNews, Minneapolis, MN 2010

Manager of Partnership Distribution

Grew radio network from 17 to 30 stations in a four month period by calling, visiting and

negotiating contract terms. Assisted editorial staff by posting original and aggregated content on

company website through its Wordpress content management system and social media sites, and

voicing newscasts and sportscasts.

Minnesota News Network, Minneapolis, MN 1996 2010

Anchor/Field Reporter/Sports Director

Researched, wrote, edited and produced new stories for 80 station statewide radio network.

Began as managing editor for MNNWire, a wire service for radio affiliates. Promoted to anchor

and field reporter in 1998, then sports director in 2007. Content was generated through field

reporting, game coverage and managing a staff of five stringers.

CONUS Communications, St. Paul MN 1993 1996

Associate Producer

Wrote and voiced news articles for national newscast on All News Channel. Worked as floor

manager, camera operator, teleprompter manager during newscast production.

United Press International, Tallahassee, FL 1992 1993

Bureau Manager

Responsible for all news and sports content at Tallahassee, Florida UPI bureau. Coordinated all

coverage for Hurricane Andrew.

Florida's Radio Network, Tallahassee, FL 1990 1992

Anchor/Reporter

Covered the Florida State Legislature and FSU athletics for 70 station statewide radio network.

Duties include live broadcasts, anchoring and voice stories for radio.

E D U CAT I O N

Bloomsburg University, PA

Bachelors Degree, Mass Communications & Public Address – Journalism and Writing

KEYWORDS

Communications, Journalism, Writing, Editing, Reporting, Broadcast, Media, Search Engine

Optimization, Social Media, Web Content, News, Sports, Announcing, Anchor, Radio, Television,

Production, Wire Service, Interviewing

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