CONTACT

BENNETT SILVYN
Sports Journalist 520-449-1113

I am a senior majoring in sports

bsilvyn@icloud.com
journalism at the Walter Cronkite School
of Journalism and Mass Communication.I
will be graduating with three minors in
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business, marketing, and sports
management.

Work Experience Education History

Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commision
Social media manager February 2024 to current; Social media and marketing internship June 2023 to July Sports Journalism Bachelor
2023
Directing social media of ASEC, Arizona Sports Hall of Fame and Piestewa accounts Institution: Walter Cronkite School of
Attend sports and auxiliary events as photographer for social content. Journalism and Mass Communication
In charge of social media content for Section 7 and Piestewa Games on all media platforms (photo and
Year of Graduation: 2024
video)
Ran social media marketing campaign for Piestewa Games and quadrupled following for Piestewa Minors in business, marketing, and
Games account sports management
Fox Live Integration Team Internship Dean's list all semesters (3.5 GPA
February 2024-current or above)
Assist in coordinating live sports broadcasts
Collaborate with production team for seamless integration of Fox Sports broadcasts on cable and apps

Relevant Skills
YardBarker Freelance Writer
November 2023 to Present
Developed and wrote digital articles about basketball, football and soccer
11 articles published in November and December Expert with Adobe Creative

Cronkite News Beat Writer and Photographer

Suite
Spring & Fall 2023 semesters Experience with Excel and
Wrote weekly articles for the sports bureau
Google spreadsheet
Formulated ideas for stories and pitched them to editors
Once approved, found sources, scheduled interviews, and wrote content with limited editing Editorial and magazine
Attended sports events, captured and edited photos, and created content for the sports bureau's social
writing
media and written materials.
Extensive social media
content development
Arizona Rattlers Corporate Sponsorship and Gameday Internship
April 2023 to July 2023 Sport photography and
Collaborated with corporate sponsor activation team editing
Assisted game day operation crew
Based on demonstrated leadership, given responsibility of facilitating all in-game promotions Proficient in Spanish

Fiesta Bowl
January 2023 to May 2023
Interests
Partnered with Fiesta Bowl to increase community engagement through events across Phoenix
Pitched four new local community activation experiences for 2024 Fiesta Bowl Sports

Arizona Foothills Magazine Editorial Intern

Health and fitness
January 2023 to May 2023 Photography
Introduced sports content to magazine website
Article research and editorial content for March and April print issues Cooking
This magazine rarely produced sports content for readers until my internship
Writing
Top Drawer Soccer Freelance Writing
Attended boys and girls soccer showcase tournaments
Wrote scouting reports on players that stood out during the showcase
Learned how to handle high-intensity soccer moms

FC Tucson Social and Digital Media Internship

May 2020 to August 2020
May 2021 to August 2021
Produced and posted social media content on all platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook)
Oversaw game day social media, live tweeting games and posting clips of goals
Wrote pre-match and post-match content for website