Adam Reich

Past

• Senior Manager of Product Marketing at OPEN Sports Network
• Project Manager at Fanball.com
• Production manager at CBS SportsLine.com

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Education

• Northeastern University

Connections

90 connections

Industry

Internet

Adam Reich’s Summary

Production/project manager with 12 years experience in online sports.

Strengths include planning, directing, and coordinating the production of core applications by conceptualizing creative ideas and implementing them for the Web.

Experience in maintaining highly-traffic, revenue generating Web-based products for high profile clients such as MLB, AOL, and Fox Sports.

Effective problem solver, leader, motivator, and self-starter with solid communication skills who works well under deadlines.

Adam Reich’s Experience

• Senior Manager of Product Marketing

  OPEN Sports Network

  (Internet industry)

  February 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 7 months)

  Played a major role in launching the OPEN Sports website in less than six months by taking lead on competitive analysis, conceptualizing creative ideas, writing product and admin tool functional specs, and organizing QA.
  
  Conceptualized and documented user flow for login/registration systems, user profiles, friend connections, blogs, video/photo albums, and other social media. Worked closely with graphic design and development to implement all aforementioned applications.
  
  Worked closely with sales to fulfill commitment to major clients (IE, State Farm) in an effort to integrate branding within specific areas of the website.
  
  Worked closely with the marketing team to promote editorial and celebrity content and contests via Facebook, Twitter, and other social platforms on the Web.
  
  Implemented QA checklists and testing plans to ensure applications ran efficiently once deployed to production.
  
  Worked closely with third-party vendors including Fliqz (video) and QuestionPro (survey) to integrate technology.

• Project Manager

  Fanball.com

  (Privately Held; Sports industry)

  January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)

  Manage a staff of over 80 people, including Web developers, an assistant project manager, live data entry managers, and a pool of live data entry operators.
  
  Spearheaded the planning of the syndication engine called In Game Stats that produces live, in game statistics for baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, and auto racing.
  
  Work with several strategic clients, such as AOL, FOX, and others to customize XML data feeds and live, updating Web pages.
  
  Created and managed presentations and live product demonstrations for NBA, Yahoo, and The Sporting News.
  
  Develop product requirement documents with detailed specifications for developers for Web pages, XML feeds, and live data entry tools in preparation for seasons (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAAB, NCAAF, golf, tennis, motor racing, and soccer) and other events (Olympics and World Cup).
  
  Manage day-to-day operations of In Game Stats/Fanball Ft. Lauderdale office, including work schedules.

• Production manager

  CBS SportsLine.com

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

  September 1995 — January 2006 (10 years 5 months)

  Managed a staff of three senior producers who were responsible for website production.
  
  Developed content plans with detailed specifications for SportsLine.com products in preparation for seasons (MLB, NHL, tennis, motor racing, horse racing, and soccer) and events (World Series, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Triple Crown, Daytona/Indy 500, Olympics, and Tour de France). Worked with other departments (engineering, marketing, and sales) to prepare plans that were aggressive yet achievable.
  
  Managed the integration of video, audio, and CBS Sports TV content within the website.
  
  Coordinated the launch of SPIN on Sports micro site including, the integration of MAXIM.com content.
  
  Managed day-to-day production of assigned areas. Worked closely with newsroom to ensure appropriate content mix was produced and available to consumers.
  
  Worked closely with several third-party vendors to insure products were updated and accurate.

Adam Reich’s Education

• Northeastern University

  1990 — 1995

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