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JUSTIN EVANS

Sports Journalist, Photographer, Videographer

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With on-air experience covering major cultural and sporting events — including Lollapalooza, the PGA Tour, and civic programming for the City of Aurora — I specialize in delivering compelling, real-time reporting across diverse platforms. Whether on the ground at national festivals or local government events, my focus remains on accurate storytelling, audience engagement, and clear, impactful communication! 

My Work Expreince!

Febuary 2025-Present 

City Of Aurora | Brand & Marketing Coordinator-- Marketing Coordinator FEC (Financial Empowerment Center) & IT Department| Aurora, Illinois 

  • Identifies, develops, and implements marketing programs to support the activities and services of the IT department and FEC (Financial Empowerment Center)

  • Assists in analyzing marketing data as well as performance metrics, in order to help shape future marketing stratagies to attract new clients for the FEC

  • Creates content for use in print, electronic, digital, web, and social media platforms. Designs, produces, and updates media materials in conjunction with the IT and FEC teams to showcase the services and highlights of their efforts.

  • Provides content updates, maintenance, and creative input into city websites and social media pages

  • Assists in managing the City's brand identity and professional visibility, ensuring strong branding elements are integrated into all communication assets

  • Monitors branding performance metrics related to marketing initiatives and adjusts strategies when warranted to maximize results

  • Develops graphic design for ads, templates, marketing pitches, presentation decks, event signs, website pages, social media, etc., in accordance with City brand standards.

August 2024-Present 

 

Naperville Community Television | Sports Videographer | Naperville, Illinois 

  • Recording highlight reels or local high school sports in Naperville and surrounding areas. 

  • Writing a script for the Sports Weekly show and voiceover work

  • Editing Clips for Naperville Sports Weekly show

April 2024- Febuary 2025

City Of Aurora | Brand & Marketing Coordinator- Website | Aurora, Illinois 

  •  Managing the day-to-day operation of the City of Aurora website, including content management, design, and development; Serves as the point of contact for third-party web-based applications and as the liaison with the IT Department on web-related technical issues which include programming and database management.

  • Daily Tasks Include: Managing the day-to-day operation of the City’s internet and intranet site, including managing scheduling and posting all content. Assisting in developing new website features and creating improvements and modifications. Actively participates in the Communication Division’s strategic planning efforts.

 

December 2022- December 2023

Korn Ferry HBCU Associate | PGA TOUR | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

  • A year-long comprehensive program designed to cultivate and develop graduating seniors from HBCU’s into the sports business of the PGA TOUR. This position served as a year long rotational program in the communications department of the Korn Ferry Tour. During that time, I wrote over 10+ articles on the PGA TOUR website, edited videos for the Korn Ferry Tour social media pages, and did photography work for the 2023 HBCU Bridgestone Invitational

Education

July 2024

Bachelor of Arts in Sports Journalism | Morehouse College

July 2021

Associate of Arts | Joliet Junior College

Skills: 

  • Sports Production (Entry Level)

  • Videography (4 Years)

  • Journalism Writing (4 Years)

  • Broadcasting (2 Years)

  • Sales Experience

  • Team Player

  • Detailed Oriented

  • Time Management Skills

  • Social Media Managment

  • Photography (4 years) 

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