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, MN05-2015
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
- Second Place in Sports Feature Reporting (2022-2023)
- 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)
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Page One Awards:
Minnesota News Paper Association's Better Newspaper Contest:
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