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 Jacob Janower

847-951-6697

jjanower@gmail.com

 

 

Summary

 

Articulate and confident communicator with a demonstrated enthusiasm and talent for sports journalism. Skilled in:

 

  • Meeting Deadlines

  • Search Engine Optimization

  • Content Management Systems

  • Interviewing

  • Multimedia Reporting

  • Researching and Fact Checking

  • AP Style and Proofreading

  • Photoshop

  • Social Media Platforms

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Sporting News, Charlotte, NC                                                                                        August 2018-Present

Editorial Producer

  • Wrote several feature and SEO-friendly articles spanning various sports that increased traffic on the website.

  • Managed the Sporting News Twitter account and produced Instagram stories to help grow our social network.

  • Planned and presented editorial and social content ideas that appealed to our audience in weekly team meetings.

  • Covered on-site events, including Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets games and ACC Basketball Media Day.

 

Phoenix Sports Bureau, Arizona PBS, Phoenix, AZ                                                         January 2018-May 2018

Digital Journalist

  • Published 15+ stories on Arizona State athletics. Stories circulated through several social media platforms.

  • Reported on the San Francisco Giants during Spring Training for the San Jose Mercury News.

 

Walter Cronkite Sports Network, Phoenix, AZ                                                    

August 2014-February 2018

Writer, Reporter and Executive Board Member

  • Produced 100+ pieces of digital content and newspaper articles on Arizona State football, hockey, and baseball.

  • Led baseball and hockey coverage teams, organizing content and creating direction for stories.

  • Interviewed players and coaches, wrote practice reports, game recaps, and feature stories.

  • Contributed to group decisions regarding various aspects of the club.

 

Sun Devil Source/CBS Sports, Phoenix, AZ                                                              February 2017-May 2018

Reporting Intern

  • Successfully reported on Arizona State baseball. Restarted coverage after 10 years hiatus.

  • Published 50+ feature stories, game recaps and practice notebooks related to ASU football. Mentored by 15-year Phoenix media veteran Chris Karpman.

  • Tweeted in-depth, unbiased play-by-play during ASU football games to audience of 10,000-plus people.

 

Cape Cod Baseball League, Bourne MA                                                             June 2017-August 2017

Beat Writing Intern

  • Wrote game recaps for the team website for all 44 regular season games in the span of 50 days.

  • Published seven feature stories on future baseball prospects. Articles picked up by media members such as Peter Gammons.

 

Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Chicago, IL          May 2016-August 2016

Social Media Intern 

  • Generated posts for multiple platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram.

  • Compiled and surveyed analytics for management to determine which Twitter accounts were performing well.

 

EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Arts in Sports

Journalism                                                    May 2018

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

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