Kevin Capp
Austin, TX
O V E R V I E W
Creative hybrid with experience as a copywriter, social media strategist, editor, and journalist.
E X P E R I E N C E
CONTENT WRITER/SOCIAL MEDIA, Top Rank Boxing, Inc., January 2009 – Present
– Contribute content and develop strategy for social media accounts with more than 1 million active users for the premiere boxing promotions company in the world. Grew Top Rank’s Twitter account from approximately 20,000 to 3200,000+ followers.
– Travel 40 percent of the year to coordinate and execute social media coverage with video and PR teams at events worldwide.
– Coordinate and execute social media coverage and strategy with major sponsorship brands, networks and venue operators.
– Copywriting for traditional and digital media.
– Scriptwriter for feature-length documentaries.
– Write content summaries for “Fists of Power” series currently airing in China.
– Experience with social media management software Sprinklr and Hootsuite.
– Experience with CMS, video management platform Ooyala and live TV/video editing platform SnappyTV.
EDITOR, Club World magazine, Seattle, WA, April 2008 – January 2010
– Appointed Senior Editor in April 2008 and promoted to Editor in January 2009 of nationally distributed nightclub trade publication based in New York.
– Managed freelance editorial staff of 6-10; supervised art department.
– Worked with the advertising team to create special editions, event sponsorships and other partnership opportunities.
– Ensured publication stayed current with all new developments in nightclub management and technology, including sound, lighting and design.
STAFF WRITER, Las Vegas CityLife, June 2004 – November 2007
– Contributed average of two articles per issue to Nevada’s longest-running alternative-weekly newspaper, including news pieces, film reviews and entertainment features.
– Wrote and reported award-winning long-form cover stories.
– Assisted in the reporting, writing, and editing of annual Nightlife Issue three years in a row.
– Edited and wrote film capsule section.
– Developed and pitched stories in editorial meetings.
WRITER (Freelance), 2005 – Present
– Journalism credits: Vice (Fightland), Los Angeles Times (Travel section), World Hum (Travel Channel), Seattle Weekly (Reverb music blog and print edition), The Advocate, Open Places, Caesars Player and Venues Today.
– Copywriting clients: Moxie (agency), Hawaii Hideaways, SlimTrader, and Walters Bay.
GRADUATE ASSISTANT, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 2003 – August 2004
– Planned lessons according to required curriculum for Freshman Composition course for three consecutive semesters.
– Conducted all classrooms activities without assistance, including lectures and seminars.
– Ensured students learned basics of thesis-driven expository writing.
STAFF WRITER, The Oracle, Tampa, Florida, September 2002 – January 2003
– Contributed three to four news articles per week to the University of South Florida student newspaper.
– Attended weekly staff meetings and assisted in making editorial decisions.
– Developed story ideas with editors.
BROADCAST INTERN, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C., January 2002 – May 2002
– Contributed at least one article per day for the website of 40-year-old First Amendment advocacy organization.
– Contributed features to quarterly magazine News Media and the Law.
– Assisted editors and staff attorneys with research for special projects.
E D U C A T I O N
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2008
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2003
B.A. in English; Magna Cum Laude
A W A R D S
– Nevada Press Association: Journalist of Merit 2007
– Nevada Press Association: Best Explanatory Journalism 2006
– Nevada Press Association: Best Local Sports Feature 2005
R E F E R E N C E S
Available upon request.