Tom Cleary

About Tom Cleary

Digital media editor with 15+ years of experience leading breaking news teams, driving…

Experience

1. Managing Editor

   Heavy Sports

   Mar 2015 — Present · CT, US

   Previously worked as Heavy\'s news editor and project manager for Heavy\'s AI-powered fantasy sports product, dfsPro.ai.As managing editor, I am responsible for managing our sports email newsletter team, sending daily and breaking news emails. I work with our team of freelance contributors on story planning, reporting, and editing their content. I lead Heavy\'s breaking news and real-time coverage with a focus on SEO. I also work with our management team on Heavy\'s overall strategy and journalistic standards.As news editor, I led a team of reporters covering national and international breaking news, publishing articles that generated millions of page views per year while developing editorial strategy and guidelines. I also led original reporting efforts to find public documents, information and sources.With dfsPro.ai, I was the project manager for a subscription product that combined generative AI with fantasy sports projections and data. I also contributed to marketing efforts from development through product launch. Additionally, I bridged editorial and development teams to build stat-focused web pages powered by database integrations, enhancing user experience and engagement on Heavy.com.

Skills

• Editorial
• Newspaper
• Copy Editing
• Multimedia
• Storytelling
• Digital Media
• Feature Articles
• Wordpress
• Publishing
• News Writing
• Magazines
• New Media
• Ap Style
• Editing
• Blogging
• Final Cut Pro
• Copywriting
• Journalism