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Jacob Przytarski

Duluth,MN

Summary

Tenacious, award-winning reporter with a passion for community journalism and impeccable ethics. An engaging storyteller with a track record of telling appealing stories. Proven ability to thrive in deadline-driven environments.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Sports Reporter

Duluth News Tribune
08.2023 - Current
  • Established a strong readership through enterprise and feature stories on college and prep athletes
  • Provided in-depth coverage of Minnesota Duluth Athletics (football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and softball)
  • Collaborated with editors and photographers to create visually appealing stories
  • Generated quality written content in deadline-driven environment

News/Sports Reporter

Cloquet Pine Journal
10.2021 - 07.2023
  • Conducted in-depth interviews with players and coaches for enterprise and gamer stories
  • Covered school board meetings in the Carlton and Cloquet School Districts for written content
  • Established connections with area athletes and coaches in the Carlton County area for enterprise stories
  • Utilized photography skills to create art to accompany sports and news stories

Sports Reporter

Marshall Independent
06.2018 - 09.2021
  • Took publication to forefront of regional sports journalism by maintaining complete coverage for all popular sports at high school and college levels.
  • Conducted in-depth interviews with players and coaches.
  • Planned layout of sports section by formatting stories, graphics and headlines.

Internship

Pro Player Insiders
03.2016 - 12.2018
  • Managed online sports content, including columns and blogs.
  • Pitched and developed new columns, consistently increasing readership with proven sports and reporting expertise.
  • Devised attention-grabbing headlines and summaries for each article.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

University Of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN
05-2015

Skills

  • Community sports coverage
  • Source cultivation
  • Enterprise sports writing
  • AP style editing
  • Digital photography
  • Building professional relationships
  • Gamer-style writing
  • Agate sports writing
  • Page layout
  • Writing stories on deadline

Accomplishments

    Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Page One Awards:

  • Second Place in Sports Feature Reporting (2022-2023)
  • Minnesota News Paper Association's Better Newspaper Contest:

  • First place in Business Story category and Use of Video (2022-2023)
  • Second Place in Best Sports Feature (2022-2023)
  • Third place in Best Sports Feature (2019-2020)
  • Third place in Sports Reporting (Staff) (2018-2019)

Timeline

Sports Reporter

Duluth News Tribune
08.2023 - Current

News/Sports Reporter

Cloquet Pine Journal
10.2021 - 07.2023

Sports Reporter

Marshall Independent
06.2018 - 09.2021

Internship

Pro Player Insiders
03.2016 - 12.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

University Of Minnesota Duluth

Additional Skills

  • Highly proficient with Adobe InDesign
  • Skilled with Adobe Photoshop
  • Well versed in QuarkXPress
Jacob Przytarski
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