Overview
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Education
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Corey Annan

Rutherford,NJ

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Sports Reporter

NJ Advance Media/NJ.com
07.2022 - Current
  • Lead reporter for soccer, cross-country track and field for NJ.com's high school sports section.
  • Responsible for all aspects of coverage, including ranking the best teams and players in the state, breaking news, identifying trends and generating enterprise on beats.
  • Contributed long-form pieces and breaking news for coverage of the New York Jets.
  • Assisted the night-desk team by writing short game recaps on football, basketball, baseball, and soccer games.

Sports Editor

The Montclarion
01.2021 - 05.2022
  • Oversaw daily sports coverage for the Montclarion, the official newspaper of Montclair State University.
  • Utilized Adobe InDesign to create the weekly print edition for the Montclarion sports section,
  • Edited and fact-check game recaps and feature articles on tight deadlines in preparation for our weekly print edition.
  • Held weekly workshops and individual sessions with writers on AP Style and reporting tips.

Editoral Intern

Sports Illustrated
08.2021 - 01.2022
  • Fact-checked stories for all digital and print editions of the magazine using Adobe InCopy and Google Suite.
  • Collaborated with editors and writers to correct any missing or incorrect facts on articles.
  • Created databases and spreadsheets that contained research data on athletes, coaches, or other sports figures to assist writers with comprehensive stories.
  • Produced short and long-form stories on the 2020 Olympics, women's basketball and college football on deadline.

Social Media Intern

Montclair State University Athletics
01.2020 - 05.2021
  • Utilized Adobe Photoshop to create graphics that promoted the women's lacrosse team's games, players, coaches, and more.
  • Produced player spotlight videos and other creative video content that were edited on Premiere Pro.
  • Tracked daily traffic on the page, utilized analytics to figure out the best strategies to post on social media accounts to generate more interest.

Education

Master of Science - Communications - Journalism Innovation

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
05.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Television And Digital Media- Sports Journalism

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
05.2022

Skills

  • Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop

Accomplishments

    Awards/Honors

  • 2023 New Jersey Press Association: Second Place Award in First-Year Journalist Category
  • 2020 New Jersey State College Newspaper Contest First Place Winner- Sports Writing
  • 2021 New Jersey State College Newspaper Contest Second Place Winner- Bio/Personality Profile

Timeline

Sports Reporter

NJ Advance Media/NJ.com
07.2022 - Current

Editoral Intern

Sports Illustrated
08.2021 - 01.2022

Sports Editor

The Montclarion
01.2021 - 05.2022

Social Media Intern

Montclair State University Athletics
01.2020 - 05.2021

Master of Science - Communications - Journalism Innovation

Syracuse University

Bachelor of Arts - Television And Digital Media- Sports Journalism

Montclair State University

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