Mark Nilon
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Multi-talented writer with a proven track record of successfully growing and advancing a brand's audience. Comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively to write interesting, clean, and concise content.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Expert
FanSided
Remote
07.2023 - Current
- Serve as the primary content provider and editor for Bealestreetbears.com and ThunderousIntentions.com, focusing on news reporting, event recaps, and opinion pieces relating to both the Memphis Grizzlies and OKC Thunder of the NBA
- Set monthly viewership record for Bealestreetbears.com with 594,035 pageviews in November, 2023
NBA Writer
Heavy Sports
Remote
08.2022 - 09.2023
- Tasked with writing daily articles pertaining to the NBA, particularly the New York Knicks
- Monitored sporting events and noteworthy topics relating to the NBA to ultimately discuss within each piece published
- Collaborated with Heavy's NBA Insiders to generate new story ideas
Associate Editor
ClutchPoints
, Remote
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Identified content opportunities to maximize real-time traffic while utilizing SEO best practices
- Wrote trending real-time news articles on all major sports, with an emphasis on the NBA
- Published articles for distribution on social media channels
- Edited long-form content from the news desk editorial writing team
- Tracked Google Trends for content ideas
Site Expert
FanSided
Remote
06.2019 - 08.2022
- Served as chief content provider and editor for Hardwoodhoudini.com, focusing primarily on news reporting, event recaps, and opinion pieces relating to the Boston Celtics of the NBA
- Served as the main point of contact for the site's active contributors
- Increased the site's overall viewership by over 200%
- Set monthly viewership record with 3.6 million pageviews in November, 2020
- Set single-day viewership record with 490 thousand pageviews on January 21st, 2022
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY05.2018
Skills
- SEO
- WordPress
- Creative Writing
- News Reporting
- Story Editing
- Google Analytics
- Critical Thinking
- Grammar Comprehension
- Draft Writing
- Slogan Writing
- Copy Changes
- Communications
- Public Speaking
Timeline
Site Expert
FanSided
07.2023 - Current
Associate Editor
ClutchPoints
03.2023 - 07.2023
NBA Writer
Heavy Sports
08.2022 - 09.2023
Site Expert
FanSided
06.2019 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication
SUNY Oneonta
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