Joe Versage
Multimedia Sports Journalist; Sales and Marketing Professional
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.
Internet Sports Writer - New Media Journalist
BLEACHER REPORT
Since January 2006
Freelancer
San Francisco
United States - California
- 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
- Writing Sample: (Redskins Turn Draft Strategy Upside Down); http://bleacherreport.com/articles/682542
- Writing Sample: (Redskins Put McNabb Back in Hot Seat); http://bleacherreport.com/articles/516249
- Writing Sample: (Native New Yorker Makes DC His Second Home); http://bleacherreport.com/articles/187158
- Writing Sample: (Ex-Redskin Can Relate to Bills' Everett); http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/redskins/6423
- Writing Sample: (Joker's Wild for Jason Taylor); http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/redskins/12223
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.
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.