Adrian Medina
Downey
Summary
- Content Management and Editing: WordPress CMS, Adobe Lightroom, Audacity, CapCut.
- Multimedia Reporting: Video packages, audio segments, podcast contributions, and on-camera delivery.
- Analytics & SEO: Google Analytics, Ahrefs, and headline optimization tools.
- Social Platforms: X (Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, Threads — live reporting, breaking news, and audience engagement.
- Reporting Strengths: Deadline filing, beat coverage, breaking news, feature writing, and source development.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Contributing MLB Writer
The Sporting News
Los Angeles
08.2025 - Current
- Pitch and write contextual MLB stories that move beyond box scores, including trend-driven analysis, player-focused features, and culture-forward baseball coverage.
- Identify timely, distinctive angles that advance stories beyond widely reported narratives.
- Collaborate with editors on SEO strategy, analytics review, and social distribution to maximize reach and reader engagement.
- Contribute to national baseball coverage, aligned with a fast-paced, digital-first newsroom.
Staff Writer
The Sporting Tribune
Los Angeles
03.2025 - Current
- Cover flagship Los Angeles teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Angels, and USC Trojans, producing breaking news, game recaps, analysis, and feature stories on tight daily deadlines.
- File real-time game stories and live updates from stadiums and press conferences, including Dodger Stadium, while maintaining accuracy, clarity, and strong news judgment.
- Cultivate and maintain working relationships with players, coaches, public relations staff, and team officials to inform coverage, and develop original angles.
- Produce SEO-optimized digital stories averaging 1,000+ page views per article, incorporating video, photography, and social embeds to enhance storytelling.
- Collaborate closely with editors to pitch enterprise ideas, refine headlines, and align coverage with the audience engagement strategy.
Digital Media Producer
Freelance Sports Reporter
Los Angeles
2023 - 2025
- Produced multimedia sports journalism for local digital outlets, integrating reporting, photography, short-form video, and live social coverage.
- Conducted on-camera interviews, and hosted recurring sports recap segments, distributed on X (Twitter) and Instagram Reels.
- Built and analyzed audience engagement using platform analytics to optimize publishing cadence and story performance.
- Regularly covered nights, weekends, and breaking-news events, requiring rapid turnaround and editorial judgment.
Intern
ESPNLA / Good Karma Brands
Los Angeles
11.2024 - 12.2024
- Assisted with marketing initiatives, audience analytics, and live event coordination for major Los Angeles sports broadcasts, and media activations.
- Supported on-site production and promotional efforts in a fast-paced, deadline-driven media environment.
- Collaborated with producers, on-air talent, and marketing staff, building strong communication, teamwork, and professional networking skills within a large sports media organization.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA05-2025
Skills
- Digital content creation
- SEO strategy
- Audience engagement
- Multimedia production
- Sports journalism
- News writing
- Trending stories
- SEO principles
- Collaboration
- AP style
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Contributing MLB Writer
The Sporting News
08.2025 - Current
Staff Writer
The Sporting Tribune
03.2025 - Current
Intern
ESPNLA / Good Karma Brands
11.2024 - 12.2024
Digital Media Producer
Freelance Sports Reporter
2023 - 2025
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
California State University, Long Beach