Eric Lord
Pottsville,PA
Summary
Championship-winning soccer coach with diverse experience seeks professional role as writer, photographer, or multimedia contributor in sports communications field or in a soccer coaching position.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Hershey Bears Writer
NoVa Caps
11.2017 - Current
- Pen articles and features on the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League using WordPress. Also, contribute a monthly prospect report for this Washington Capitals organization website.
Sportswriter, Photographer
EJL Media
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
04.2016 - Current
- Self created website used to showcase my Sportswriting and Photography in order to obtain more freelance assignments.
Hershey Bears Writer
Town of Chocolate Hockey
, PA
10.2013 - Current
- Compose articles and features pertaining to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. These include week-in-review pieces, season ending award articles, news pertaining to the team and features on the franchise's past.
Assistant Soccer Coach & Multi-Media Coordinator
Pottsville Area School District
Pottsville, PA
07.2007 - Current
- Assist in coaching the varsity and junior varsity teams, help run drills and scrimmages at practices, involved in making roster, game, discipline and other team decisions, work fundraisers, scout opponents to formulate game plans and take photos of the team. Achieved success with three Schuylkill League Championships, two District XI Class AAA titles, and six division titles during my tenure. I am responsible for all content on the team website, including articles, photographs and statistics. Run and update the team’s social media accounts on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send game reports to local media.
Sports Correspondent
Pottsville Republican
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
04.2001 - 08.2021
- Developed feature stories, reported on sports contests, wrote brief game summaries, responded to telephone calls, logged statistics, and edited pages meticulously.
Hershey Bears Writer
Bully Ice Hockey
06.2015 - 04.2017
- Wrote articles and features on the Hershey Bears of the American League Hockey League for this German hockey website.
Hershey Bears Writer
The Sports Burger
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
04.2012 - 08.2013
- Wrote articles and features on the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League for this website based in Central Pennsylvania. Website shut down in August of 2013.
Yearbook Advisor
Schuylkill Haven School District
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
09.2005 - 06.2006
- Designed pages with Pagemaker and placing all the components effectively, proofread articles and pages, rewrote articles, hold staff meetings to assign articles and photographs to be taken. Also, set up and ran photo shoots.
Messenger
Associated Press
Flushing, New York
2003 - 2007
- Worked the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Collected digital photography discs from photographers at various courts and returned them to be downloaded onto a computer and into the Associated Press server. Retrieved any photography equipment a specific photographer may have needed.
Team Member
USTA
Flushing, NY
2000 - 2002
- Worked the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Press Steward in Arthur Ashe Stadium lower media seats, made copies, handed out statistics, helped the media with problems, helped set up media center, distributed phones and lockers to media members.
Education
Master of Science - Journalism
Iona University
New Rochelle, NY01-2005
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Fordham University
Bronx, NY05-2000
Skills
- Content creation
- Game strategy formulation
- Team management
- Social media management
- Scouting analysis
- Media relations
- Copy editing
- Sports journalism
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Team collaboration
- Player development
- Practices management
- Game analysis
- Game strategy implementation
- Video analysis
- Scouting
- image editing
- Digital photography
- Sports photography
- Content creation
- Creative thinking
- Sports reporting
- Professional camera handling
- Editing
- Web content writing
- Website management
- Athlete development
- Adaptability under pressure
- Team coaching
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Hershey Bears Writer
NoVa Caps
11.2017 - Current
Sportswriter, Photographer
EJL Media
04.2016 - Current
Hershey Bears Writer
Bully Ice Hockey
06.2015 - 04.2017
Hershey Bears Writer
Town of Chocolate Hockey
10.2013 - Current
Hershey Bears Writer
The Sports Burger
04.2012 - 08.2013
Assistant Soccer Coach & Multi-Media Coordinator
Pottsville Area School District
07.2007 - Current
Yearbook Advisor
Schuylkill Haven School District
09.2005 - 06.2006
Sports Correspondent
Pottsville Republican
04.2001 - 08.2021
Messenger
Associated Press
2003 - 2007
Team Member
USTA
2000 - 2002
Master of Science - Journalism
Iona University
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Fordham University