Spencer D
Writer #9002
Joined 3/17/2014
4 Star Rating
100% Success
168 Projects
2 Endorsements
2 Elite Skills
Spencer has experience in lots of writing, with an emphasis on sports writing and reporting. He worked as a feature writer for the Utah Jazz during the 2013-14 NBA season, producing stories for the team's official website. He's also covered high school basketball and football in the Salt Lake area for the past four years as a freelance reporter for the Deseret News and KSL.

In addition, he worked for an SEO company as a content manager for 8 months. He was in charge of creating, editing, and publishing content intended for SEO purposes. He's currently employed as a content editor/creator for the Welfare Department of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City.

He also has experience doing news and opinion writing; in high school, he was the assistant editor-in-chief of his high school paper, The Lion's Roar. Spencer received a scholarship for journalism for Dixie State University and will be attending school there this Fall.

Spencer also maintains a fishing blog, where he documents his fishing adventures across the state of Utah.
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Sports
Outdoor/Recreation
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Specialties

Sports writing, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Fishing, News writing, Tech reviews, Product reviews.

Interests

Fishing, hunting, camping, backpacking, outdoors, sports, tech, cars, and philanthropy.

Education

Payson High School

Spencer received a high school diploma in May of 2013. He was on the newspaper staff for two years, where he started his writing experience.

Sports

114 Projects Completed

Spencer worked for the Utah Jazz for the 2013-14 NBA season, producing feature stories for the team's official website. He's also covered high school sports in the Salt Lake area as a freelancer for the Deseret News and KSL.

Outdoor/Recreation

2 Projects Completed

Spencer has worked as a fishing guide for nearly a year, and maintains his own blog where he documents all of his fishing adventures. He's an avid outdoorsman with a thorough knowledge of backpacking, hunting, fishing, and camping.

Article

51 Projects Completed

Spencer has four years of journalism experience, and spent the 2013-14 NBA season as a feature writer for the Utah Jazz. He's very adept at writing articles on tight deadlines.

Radio Spot

1 Projects Completed

Spencer is a guest on 1320 KFANs "Wasatch Whiparound" at 3:30 MT, talking about Jazz basketball, usually every week or so.

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