Marketing College

David Ryan

Accomplishments

. Five years of editorial experience working in sports media

. Named the Western Herald's 'Sportswriter of the Year' in April of 2007

. Founded, created and managed the now-defunct NBA Draft World (2006-08), a

basketball website visited thousands of web viewers each month

. Intimate knowledge of all notable professional and amateur sports

leagues, including teams, players and coaches

Professional Experience

College Basketball Writer - Examiner.com, Freelance ? December, 2008 -

Present

. Published more than 225 articles as a featured writer in hundreds of

North American cities

. Utilized social networking platforms like Twitter, Digg and Facebook to

connect with readers and colleagues on a daily basis

. Hit key deadlines with time-sensitive material and reports during the

college basketball season

. Collaborated with fellow Examiners for questionnaires, previews and in-

depth articles to increase readership

Columnist/Scout - New Era Scouting.com, Freelance ? January, 2006 - June,

2009

. Produced weekly content on subjects ranging from fantasy football to

college level scouting and player development

. Analyzed game film of NFL draft eligible players in order to formulate

accurate scouting reports and evaluations

. Managed a team of writers in early stages of the site. Responsibilities

included topic creation, deadlines, editing, encoding and posting articles

onto the web

. Took marketing initiative to build partnerships/link exchanges with other

prominent sites in the same niche

Sports Writer - The Western Herald, Kalamazoo, MI ? April, 2006 - February,

2008

. Handled Western Michigan University's men's basketball, football and

baseball beat writing jobs

. Interviewed players and coaches for story ideas, tips and quotes

. Traveled to WMU sporting events as a credentialed member of the press

. Promoted to editorial columnist in August of '07

Programming and Software Skills

Adobe Photoshop, HTML, Microsoft Office (all), Dreamweaver, Flash, SPSS

Statistical Analysis, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), CSS

Education

Bachelor's of Business Administration, Marketing '08

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

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