Editor in Chief - Skills include AP Style writing, editing, SEO

Ben Swanger **********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/ben-swanger-0a2373182/ Dallas, Texas/

Arkadelphia, Ark. Cell: 214-***-**** Portfolio: https://linktr.ee/benswanger Writer / Editor / Journalist / Small Business Owner / College Athlete High-volume and high-quality editorialist, feature writer and news communicator, with a proven knack for sports and business writing, online media, SEO, and print publications. Highly curious and dedicated media professional with an instinct for words, investigation, leadership, collaboration, timeliness, and integrity. Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR: 2020 to present writing features, editing all stories, and creating all pages using Adobe’s InDesign.

Editor-In-Chief, Ouachitonian Yearbook

Lead and operate design efforts, feature editing, and construction of the 112th publication of the Ouachitonian yearbook, a 256-page story detailing student life, academics, sports, people, clubs, and organizations. Manage and collaborate with 20 staff writers, designers, and content creators. Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR: September 2019 to May 2020 interim SID, sportswriter for obutigers.com Sportswriter, Ouachita Baptist Athletic Department Recruited by Athletic Director David Sharp to replace SID’s writing responsibilities after leaving post. High volume and deadline-oriented contributor for football, basketball, swimming, and softball teams. D Magazine Partners, Dallas, TX: 2020 summer internship D CEO Magazine, the business title for D Magazine, connects the people who make Dallas grow. Named the best regional business magazine in America. Editorial Intern, D CEO Magazine

Recruited by Will Maddox, managing editor for D CEO, and served directly under D CEO editor Christine Perez. Accumulated 40 bylines in sports, real estate, and general business in four months in both print and online. Garnered strong relationships with numerous contacts in several sectors in the Dallas business realm. FanSided, Chicago, IL 2020 to present contributing sportswriter Contributor, Inside the Iggles & Scarlet and Game

Writer for the FanSided Network’s Philadelphia Eagles website Inside the Iggles and Ohio State University’s website Scarlet and Game. Utilize SEO, search engine optimization, and analytics to better position articles. RBI Thrift & Vintage, Dallas, TX 2018 to present Founder of secondhand clothing e-commerce distributor Founder, @rbi_thrift

Founded and led the start-up of a vintage clothing business operating through several e-commerce platforms. Grew to $10,000+ in revenue in 2020 as a part time initiative and is on track to triple revenue output in 2021. Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR: 2017 to 2020 writing sports features, editing all sports stories, and creating all sports pages using Adobe’s InDesign.

Sports Editor, Ouachitonian Yearbook

Recruited by Dr. Deborah Root as an incoming freshman to oversee all sports writing, editing, and page creation. Held position for three school years before being promoted to Editor-in-Chief. EDUCATION: B.A., Communications & Media – Ouachita Baptist University, Aug. 2017- May 2021 CERTIFICATIONS

Google Analytics Individual Certification: Issued November 2020, Expires November 2021; ID: 62610810 EXTRACURRICULAR/ACHIEVEMENTS

OBU Tiger baseball team 2017-2019: Academic All-Conference (2019) Dean’s List: 2018 spring, 2018 fall, 2019 spring, 2019 fall President’s List: 2020 spring, 2020 fall

ACMA Awards 2019: 1 first place, 2 second places, 1 third place ACMA Awards 2020: 2 first places, 1 third place