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Editorial Strategy • Segment Production • Talent Preparation

Producer with 7+ years of experience shaping daily sports television at ESPN’s Around the Horn. Experienced in identifying timely storylines, producing segments, preparing high-profile sports journalists and managing editorial and production needs in a fast-paced live-to-tape environment. Strong background in sports research, scriptwriting, video coordination, breaking news coverage and show execution. Collaborative teammate experienced in coordinating production across multiple locations and turning complex, evolving sports stories into compelling television.

  • Editorial Strategy

  • Sports Television Production

  • Talent Preparation

areas of expertise

  • Research

  • Story Development

  • Scriptwriting & Editing

  • Video & Media Coordination

  • Segment Production

  • Digital Content

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE

Rydholm Projects, Inc. (ESPN) −Washington, D.C.

Producer, Around the Horn • 2020 – 2025

Produced daily national sports programming in a fast-paced newsroom environment, leading editorial planning, breaking news coverage, segment development, social content strategy, and live-to-tape execution for ESPN's Around the Horn. Collaborated closely with on-air talent, directors, and technical teams to deliver timely, audience-focused storytelling across broadcast, social, and digital platforms.

Key Achievements:

  • Editorial & Segment Production: Pitched and developed daily storylines, identified timely discussion topics, wrote broadcast copy and structured episodes to deliver engaging, news-driven programming.

  • Research & Talent Preparation: Equipped high-profile panelists, including Hall of Fame inductees and award-winning journalists, with tailored research, talking points and editorial context customized to each contributor's expertise and voice.

  • Breaking News Coverage: Coordinated editorial and production teams during rapidly evolving news cycles, revising rundowns, reprioritizing segments and ensuring accurate coverage under tight deadlines.

  • Production Leadership & Operations: Regularly rotated into the coordinating producer role, directing weekly production operations by coordinating journalists, producers and control room personnel throughout live-to-tape broadcasts. Managed production schedules, timelines, pacing, topic sequencing, media assets and real-time editorial decisions to ensure seamless execution.

  • College Athletics Coverage: Owned the show's college athletics beat, leading editorial coverage of NIL legislation, NCAA litigation, conference realignment, governance changes and labor issues while translating complex legal and business developments into clear, accessible reporting.

  • Women’s Sports Coverage: Championed consistent, substantive coverage of women's sports, influencing an editorial tone shift that positioned the show as an early adopter of serious reporting in that space.

  • Social & Digital Production: Led editorial selection of content for cross-platform distribution, edited and packaged short-form video, wrote social copy and owned post-show publishing strategy to extend audience reach and engagement.

  • Creative Innovation & Audience Engagement: Designed and launched advanced performance-tracking systems that evolved into on-air graphics, new show segments and post-show digital content, expanding engagement and brand identity.

  • TalenWorkflow Optimization: Modernized the show's research workflow by replacing a static process with a collaborative Google Docs system, improving coordination, efficiency and responsiveness across the production team.

Rydholm Projects, Inc. (ESPN) −Washington, D.C.

Associate Producer • 2019 – 2020

Oversaw development of custom research packets for panelists by curating context, talking points, and strategic highlights tailored to each show segment. Collaborated with producers and talent to align daily topics with editorial priorities, pacing, and debate structure.

  • Digital Content: Edited promotional, behind-the-scenes, and social-first video content using Adobe Premiere Pro, focused on storytelling that extended the show's reach across platforms while operating within a lean production environment.

Rydholm Projects, Inc. (ESPN) −Washington, D.C.

Production Assistant • 2018 – 2019

Supported daily show production through research, video logging, and segment logistics. Verified the accuracy of scripts, rundowns, and media elements to maintain control room readiness and uphold production standards. Collaborated across teams to ensure fluid execution of live studio operations while adapting to evolving show demands.

  • Second-Screen Production: Managed launch of immersive scoring experience for viewers at home, creating pop-up graphics with live audience polling of talent arguments. Finalist for Shorty Award in Integration with Live Television.

Rydholm Projects, Inc. (ESPN) −Washington, D.C.

Intern • 2016

The University of Alabama − Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Marketing, 2017

education

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • AP ENPS

  • Google Workspace

  • Microsoft Office Suite

technical skills