Bryan Roy

Current

• Managing Editor for Online at Arizona Daily Wildcat
• Sports columnist / basketball beat writer at Arizona Daily Wildcat

Past

• Sports intern at The Orange County Register
• Freelance reporter and columnist at The Springfield Republican

Education

• University of Arizona

Recommended

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Connections

20 connections

Industry

Online Media

Bryan Roy’s Summary

Bryan Roy’s Specialties:

Writing, editing, producing (audio/video), blogging, web design, social media, people management, leadership, entrepreneurship.

Bryan Roy’s Experience

• Managing Editor for Online

  Arizona Daily Wildcat

  (Online Media industry)

  May 2009 — Present (7 months)

  * Redesigned and re-branded entire Web site, coordinating content, new media and ad placements.
  * Implemented a new newsroom workflow to publish continuous updates and multimedia projects throughout the day.
  * Direct social media efforts on Twitter and Facebook, which tripled traffic on a daily basis.
  * Assign and produce videos and podcasts. Coordinate efforts to combine UATV content on DailyWildcat.com.

• Sports columnist / basketball beat writer

  Arizona Daily Wildcat

  (Newspapers industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  * Aside from typical beat writer duties, produced video packages, slideshows, podcasts, video interviews and highlights for DailyWildcat.com.
  * Covered 2008 NBA Draft, Phoenix Suns training camp, Pac-10 Tournament, NCAA Tournament First Round, Sweet 16.

• Sports intern

  The Orange County Register

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  May 2009 — August 2009 (4 months)

  * Covered Lakers parade, NBA Draft, Boxing, Manny’s return to Dodger Stadium, U.S. Open of Surfing, along with daily features for ocregister.com.
  * Creator, host and producer: OC SportsChat. Fast-paced web video series discussing Southern California sports with beat writers on a regular basis.

• Freelance reporter and columnist

  The Springfield Republican

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  May 2004 — August 2008 (4 years 4 months)

  Developed and wrote local feature and sports stories on a weekly basis. Covered Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz., with emphasis on the local angle of Patriots fans.

Bryan Roy’s Education

• University of Arizona

  BA , Journalism, Creative writing, Business

  Activities and Societies:

  * First-place winner in Breaking News Reporting (Lute Olson retires) for the Society of Professional Journalism Region 11 Awards.
  * Selected to speak at the 2009 National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas.
  * Member of the Entrepreneurship Students Association.

Additional Information

Bryan Roy’s Interests:

* Web programming: HTML, CSS, PHP * Software: Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Wordpress, College Publisher * Skills: Professional web designing, audio/video editing, people management

Bryan Roy’s Groups:

•    Bear Down Arizona
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Freelance Sports Writers

Bryan Roy’s Contact Settings

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