MAX O’NEILL
maxwellfoneill@gmail.com | 646-438-0816 | @MaxONeill16 | maxwelloneill.net | LinkedIn
REPORTING EXPERIENCE
Sports Reporter, The Jamestown Sun A twice-weekly print and 7 day/week online paper in southeast North Dakota – part of the Forum Communications Network. September 2021- Present
· Report, write, and edit 8-10 stories per week for print and online editions, covering University of Jamestown athletics and teams at regional high schools. College coverage includes football, hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, and soccer.
· Created and maintained the sports section Twitter @JSunSports to engage local fans and teams.
· Reinstated weekly community “picks” column for local and national games; collaborate with ad sales to make it a sponsored feature and with local radio station sports staff to make it community-wide.
· Build and maintain relationships with coaches, players, sports information directors, and boosters.
· Analyze metrics to inform priorities and participate in editorial budget planning.
Freelance Writer, Venus Sports website focusing on womens’ sports. 2020-September 2021
Sports and Education Reporter, Craig Daily Press A twice-weekly print and 7 day/week online paper in northwest Colorado – part of Swift Communications. November 2020-March 2021
· Reported, wrote, and edited 5+ stories per week about high school sports. Covered games and Covid-19’s impact on local teams. Also reported on school board meetings, and wrote local features.
· Integrated video and audio elements into coverage, served as sports photographer as needed.
· Maintained sports section Twitter @CDP_Sports.
Freelance Sports Features Writer, The Irish Echo New York City-based Irish American weekly paper. 2017-2020
OTHER SPORTS MEDIA EXPERIENCE
· Empire Sports Talk Podcast: Co-host, edit, produce, and distribute sports talk podcast. More than 40 episodes since 2019.
· Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA) Athletic Communications Intern in Fall 2018: Play-by-play announcer for women’s soccer and volleyball; produced highlight videos.
· Ivy League Network (Ithaca, NY) Game Day Intern Winter/Spring 2018: Various technical roles for streaming broadcasts of Cornell men’s hockey, lacrosse, and baseball.
· WICB Ithaca College FM radio and VIC internet-only radio: Host for various sports shows.
RELEVANT SKILLS
Adobe Premiere and Audition (audio) | Avid ProTools (video) | Cue, Brightspot (content management systems)
EDUCATION AND REFERENCES
Ithaca College, Roy H. Park School of Communications, B.S in Radio-Television, 2020
Josh Carney (supervisor from Craig Daily Press) 724-681-9136
Ryan Mikkelson (Sports Information Director University of Jamestown) 701-320-6262, RMikkels@uj.edu