PERRY KOSTIDAKIS XPERIENCE N E I WRITER, EDITOR, PRODUCER, CREATOR Writing, copy editing, (386) 506-1020 | [email protected] | PERRYKOSTIDAKIS.COM script writing, social media content and management, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SEO, website maintenance, video production, Adobe ENGLISH: EDITING, WRITING, AND MEDIA | AUG. 2018 Suite, Microsoft Office, idea generation, office organization, payroll, marketing, advertising campaigns, editorial WORK HISTORY advising, multimedia content production, staff INTERN, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT • CNN SPORTS, TURNER• SEP. 2018 – FEB. 2019 management, Greek dancing,, graphic design, Assisted in daily production of all CNN Sport productions, including story identification, article writing, headline writing, podcast script writing, transcribing and media encoding production, dog loving, event planning, working Projects: Spearheaded content collection and organization for CNN World Sport 25th Anniversary and within a local and a wrote all articles, served as runner and production assistant during Super Bowl LIII national newsroom, camp STAFF WRITER TOMAHAWK NATION SB NATION JUNE TO PRESENT counseling, being on-air • , • 2017 and on-mic talent, pop Produce two-plus articles a week covering Florida State athletics culture coverage, music journalism, multitasking, Awards: 2018 Best Video, Society of Professional Journalists, Florida Chapter content management systems, working long FEATURED WRITER • COMPLEX MEDIA • MAR. 2018 TO PRESENT nights and early mornings Produce content based on current events, pop culture and SEO targets Projects: 10th anniversary feature on Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III WORK CITED, FEATURED COLUMNIST • BLEACHER REPORT, TURNER • AUG. 2013 – MAR. 2014 FEATURED AND Produced three articles a week covering Florida State’s 2013 national championship-winning football team PUBLISHED Accomplishments: Frequently recognized as one of top-viewed authors in Bleacher Report’s college football network, earning over 300,000 reads in a six-month period In: USA Today, Chicago EDITOR-AT-LARGE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, MANAGING AND DIGITAL EDITOR, SPORTS Tribune, Washington Post, EDITOR, SENIOR STAFF WRITER, STAFF WRITER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER • FSVIEW & FLOOD Magazine, FLORIDA FLAMBEAU, GANNETT COMPANY •AUG. 2012 – JUNE 2017 Tallahassee Democrat, amongst others Covered all Florida State athletics, managed editorial staff and 40-plus freelancers, optimized coverage and approach for digital age, oversaw and produced multimedia content for daily website updates and On: CNN, ESPN, weekly print publication, revitalized social channels, re-worked budget, collaborated with Tallahassee Democrat staff to create special publications and advertising campaigns MSNBC, Sports Illustrated, SB Nation, Deadspin, Accomplishments: Broke several national stories; led most successful cumulative page count year in Politico, Buzzfeed, amongst modern FSView history as Editor-in-Chief; hit all-time page view highs in 10 of 18 months as others Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor; most read and published writer in modern history of the FSView; Awards: 2016 College Journalist of the Year, Best Page Design, 2016 Best College Publication: Second Place 2017 Best Coverage of Race and Minorities: Third Place, 2016 Society of Professional Journalists: Florida Chapter 2016 Multimedia Feature of the Year: Eighth Place, 2015 Multimedia Feature of the Year: Honorable Mention, 2014 Associated College Press Pacemaker Award Associated College Press.