Elliott Smith

Falls Church, VA USA
15 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I am a well-published freelance writer and editor with experience in sports, entertainment, travel, education and corporate writing. I thrive in deadline-pressure situations and in dealing with multi-task workloads.

Expertise

Editor 15 YearsReporter 15 Years

Specialty

Entertainment 10 YearsSports & Recreation 15 YearsTravel 5 Years

Industries

Newspaper - Local/Regional 10 YearsMarketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl 2 YearsNonprofit 2 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Entrepreneur (1-2)
  • MLB.com (6-10)
  • Washington Times (6-10)
  • Medill Magazine (10+)
  • Washington Post Express (10+)
  • MSN (6-10)
  • Modern Man.com (6-10)
  • Men's Journal (1-2)
  • American Way (1-2)
  • Sports XChange (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • University of Phoenix (10+)
  • Horne Creative Group (3-5)
  • SAIC (10+)

Other Work History

Author of Beltway Boys: Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and the Rise of the Washington Nationals (Triumph Books)

Computer Skills

Skilled in MS Office suite of applications.

Equipment

Laptop, digital camera, voice recorder

General

Strasburg terrific before Nationals fall in 13th
(MLB.com 9/17/2011)
Game story, written on deadline, for Marlins-Nationals contest for MLB.com.
What is Forensic Nursing?
(Phoenix Forward 1/8/2014)
Informational piece for University of Phoenix on the burgeoning career field of forensic nursing.
Capitals recharge while awaiting next playoff foe
(Associated Press 4/25/2011)
Off-day feature on Washington Capitals hockey team before next round of NHL playoffs.
The Video Guy
(Seattle P-I.com 9/15/2011)
Ongoing Blu-ray/DVD review column for the Seattle P-I.com. Work with movie studios to procure new releases for review. Have been writing column for more than 10 years.
5 Ways To Draft a Better Fantasy Football Team
(Modern Man 8/24/2011)
Story on fantasy football drafting, featuring an interview from ESPN fantasy sports expert.
Fraser Place Central Hotel
(Orbitz 7/15/2011)
Example of hotel descriptions I've written for Orbitz. Assignments included Seoul, Ibiza and Kyoto.
Obscure Netflix Guy Movie #2 - Rubber
(Modern Man 8/8/2011)
Recurring series of humorous movie reviews for Modern Man.com, a guy-centric website.
Falls Church Habitat Restoration Team Works to Keep Little City Green
(Patch 7/18/2011)
News story on the efforts of local group to eradicate invasive plants and shrubs from local parks.
Wall Living Up to Potential
(Washington Post Express 2/13/2014)
Feature on Wizards guard John Wall prior to his first All-Star Game appearance.
Palm Trees and Ice (Hockey)
(American Way 1/1/2014)
Feature on the NHL's Stadium Series outdoor game in Los Angeles.
10 Greatest Olympic Upsets
(Men's Journal 2/19/2014)
Feature on the 10 greatest winter/summer Olympics upsets.
Destination: Las Vegas
(Medill magazine 1/1/2014)
Feature on Medill alumni living and working in Las Vegas.