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Joe Versage

Multimedia Sports Journalist; Sales and Marketing Professional

Joe Versage
46870 Rabbitrun Terrace-Sterling (20164) United States (Virginia)
Professional Status
Consultant
Open to opportunities
About Me
Ambitious multi-media professional, with a diverse background in online sports journalism, television broadcasting, and IT sales, seeks to join an organization that offers platforms in new media content and development, social networking marketing and event planning.
  • Oversee and manage the inside sales division of a residential realty office in Northern Virginia.
  • Develop new business for an associate broker who is an annual member of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ Top Producer and Million Dollar Clubs.
  • Initiate communication with buyers and sellers and facilitate their action plans in the local real estate market.
  • Supervise a database of thousands of prospects and convert warm leads into appointments for outside sales agents.
  • Manage team’s internet website and lead generation platform, which includes a home search engine, tracking system and social media tools to communicate virtually with clients and leads.
  • NFL Featured Columnist for BleacherReport.com, a nationally syndicated website that ranks third among online sports destinations. (May, 2009 - Present)
  • Promoted to work as an independent contractor with Bleacher Report’s Trends, News and Traffic Team. (June 2012).
  • Utilize open source content management system to produce data-driven content that meets real-time consumer demand.
  • Engage with readers and respond to article feedback through a social media platform.
  • Assist website in efforts to improve traffic and communication through social media development, digital marketing and outreach.
  • Provide articles for company’s new mobile web application, which increased traffic by 25% in 2011.
  • Earned readership awards for coverage of the NFL's Washington Redskins (June and July, 2012) and Buffalo Bills (March, 2012)
  • Created original editorial content for RealFootball365.com, a Miami, Florida-based website that features analysis from nearly 600 writers nationwide. (January, 2006 - October, 2008)
Detailed Description
Company Description
BleacherReport.com is the web's leading publisher of original sports editorial content. Since launching in 2008, it has been among the world's fastest-growing websites. Bleacher Report currently attracts an average of 20 million unique visitors per month and ranks as the fourth largest sports destination on the web (according to comScore, a global leader in marketing and measuring data in the digital world).

RealFootball365.com is a nationally-syndicated website that focuses on college and professional football. Its syndication partners include various portals, respected newspapers and official NFL and NCAA team sites. Founded in 2004, Real Football 365 offers sports writers the opportunity to cover football news in real-time, while utilizing a social media platform for sharing opinions with die-hard fans.
  • Independently contracted to sell an online healthcare platform that is designed to attract and retain patients, teach them about chronic conditions and empower them to make healthy lifestyle choices.
  • Consulted regularly with physicians and office practice personnel to demonstrate the advantages of LiivMD's website, its compliance with healthcare legislation and its quality care and revenue-making capabilities.
Company Description
LiivMD is a multimedia healthcare platform that can be fully integrated into a doctor's office setting to improve the quality care relationship between physicians and their patients. Upon implementation, its software immediately gives physicians an online presence that attracts new patients, streamlines the administrative process and increases revenue for the practice.

As an interactive website, LiivMD is user-friendly and can be edited and updated at any time. But its most important feature is its "Standardized Educational Curriculum", which offers patients lifestyle coaching, expert advice on exercise and nutrition and guides them through chronic condition management. This curriculum is reimbursable by private insurers because it complies with the Federal Government's new criteria for healthcare education and delivery.

LiivMD's technology includes testimonials, wellness videos, a social network-style community forum and newsletters that can be written and published by outside experts or by the practice itself. The site also gives patients secure access to their private health information by linking them into software provided by Electronic Medical Record vendors.
Company website

Virginia Real Estate Licensee

Long and Foster
Since June 2007
Falls Church
United States - Virginia
  • Graduate of Long and Foster’s Institute of Real Estate.
  • Successfully completed Virginia’s licensing examination for residential real estate salespersons.
  • Recently fulfilled Long and Foster’s continuing education requirements, including Virginia Real Estate Law and Ethics.
  • Served as a referral agent with Metro Referral Associates, a company that provides support in the agent selection process. (2007-2012)
Company Description
Established over 25 years ago, Metro Referral Associates maintains an average of 3,000 referral agents each year. As an independent company, it enables agents to keep their licenses active, while earning significant income through real estate referrals.

Sales and Marketing Manager

APOLLO EXPRESS COURIER
July 2004 to September 2005
Full-time
McLean
United States - Virginia
  • Pursued and acquired new business for package and freight distribution service headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
  • Managed 150 existing accounts and maximized sales volume by negotiating and closing new contracts.
  • Developed and directed marketing campaigns for Apollo's on-line entry and tracking system.
  • Provided media relations and public relations support for company’s 10th year anniversary.
Company Description
Founded in 1994, Apollo Express quickly became one of the Washington area's most successful and reliable courier organizations. For 11 years, the logistics company coordinated deliveries for various clients, including law firms, banks, federal agencies and medical facilities in the District and in the suburbs of Maryland and Northern Virginia. Apollo Express was sold in the fall of 2005.
  • Host and advisor of ‘RIT Sports Zone’, an Emmy-nominated college sports television show implemented by RIT and ESPN.
  • Mentored students by teaching techniques in anchoring, reporting and producing.
  • Produced special features and performed studio interviews with athletes, coaches and guests.
Detailed Description
Company Description
In 2002, I was chosen to serve on the original staff of a sports show that was conceived by ESPN and the Rochester Institute of Technology. As a professional mentor to college journalism students, I helped to create a show that teaches skills in broadcasting, photography, social media and website development. Entering its 10h year, 'RIT SportsZone' has earned national recognition, as a Telly Award winner and Emmy Award finalist, and a number of graduates have moved on to careers with ESPN, CNN and other media outlets.
  • Wrote, produced and anchored weekend sports coverage for 24-hour cable news operation.
  • Served as station's beat reporter and photographer for coverage of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, high schools, colleges and 6 local sports organizations.
  • Represented Time Warner and served as a public speaker at community functions and charity events.
  • Utilized new media technology to create and post sports content on website that attracted over 8,000 visitors per day.
Detailed Description
Company Description
In 2011, YNN Rochester (formerly known as R News) will celebrate 16 years on the air. As the very first in a long line of Time Warner owned 24-hour local news stations, YNN is recognized as the company's most tested and trusted cable operation in the state of New York. Time Warner owns a total of 16 news outlets in New York and 2 in Texas.
  • Wrote, produced and anchored 3-5 minute sportscasts, as well as a high school and college coach’s show.
  • Promoted from Weekend Sports Anchor to Weekday-Morning Sports Anchor. (1997)
  • Served as beat reporter for coverage of professional sports organizations in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC.
  • As a "one-man band" reporter and photographer, responsibilities included shooting, interviewing, writing and editing for broadcast.
Company Description
Due to its close proximity, NBC-25 provides regional coverage of a 4-state region (Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia), as well breaking news from Washington, DC. Nestled in the western Maryland city of Hagerstown, the station has been the town's local news leader since its inception in 1970.

Additional Experience

VARIOUS COMPANIES
February 1991 to March 2010
Washington
United States - District of Columbia
  • VELOCITY FIVE SPORTS RESTAURANT AND BAR (2008-2010)
    Bartender / Corporate Trainer for sports restaurant chain owned by former Washington Redskins assistant coach Jim Speros
  • ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE PACKET - CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS (1998-1999)
    Advertising Sales Account Executive for historic community newspaper in Alexandria, Virginia
  • NEWS CHANNEL 8 (1995-1996)
    Assignment Editor for 24-hour cable news operation
  • HOME TEAM SPORTS (1993-1994)
    Intern for regional sports network’s marketing and broadcast divisions
  • UNITED STATES SENATE (1991-1995)
    Media Relations Representative / U.S. Capitol Tour Guide / Computer Center Aide
  • FLEISHMANN-HILLARD PUBLIC RELATIONS, Washington, DC (1991)
    Public Relations Intern for global leader in marketing and communications
  • CNN, Washington, DC (1990)
    Intern for network bureau’s news division