Trisha Blackmar

Experience

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  United Media

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Editorial Assistant

  Copy-edited four nationally syndicated columns.

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  Sports Illustrated

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Chief of Reporters, SI for Women

  Contributed story ideas, wrote articles and managed research staff for this startup magazine targeted to female readers, while simultaneously performing my full complement of duties at SI Presents.

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  Sports Illustrated

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2008

  Produced championship commemorative issues on all major sports for SI’s special projects division.Created custom content for advertisers such as Cadillac, Jockey and Microsoft.Supervised research staff and coordinated close schedule—a complex juggling act that involved utilizing writers, editors and fact-checkers from all corners of the company.Contributed story ideas to SI weekly magazine and wrote articles for SI, SI Presents and SI.com. Generated weekly story ideas, wrote articles and fact-checked stories.Wrote a weekly Inside Basketball column for SI.com.Contributed story ideas and wrote articles for SI, SI Presents and SI.com. Supervised research staff and wrote articles, captions and headlines for 32-page magazine produced daily for the duration of the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City (17 issues), producing content that helped the magazine achieve one of the highest sell-through rates in SI history.

  • Associate Editor

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Reporter/Writer-Reporter

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2005

  • Research Manager, SI Olympic Daily

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2002
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  Sports Illustrated

  Feb 2008 - Dec 2019

  Senior Editor

  •Lead coverage of men's college basketball and women’s sports across print and digital platforms for this category-leading media brand, which reaches millions of users.•Monitor traffic reporting metrics to ensure Sports Illustrated’s content reaches the widest possible audience•Coordinate a coverage plan with the social media staff, as well as the video and podcast producers, for every story my team produces•Manage and mentor staff and freelance writers, do performance reviews and negotiate contracts for work on the core brand, as well as on special projects•Represent the SI brand in television appearances, including CBS, CNN and Fox News, and through speaking engagements at universities and conferences. Show less

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  92Y Women inPower

  Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

  Fellow

  I am one of 28 Fellows, selected from a pool of nearly 250 applicants, in the 2020 class of this amazing program aimed at helping senior-level professional women reach the highest levels of leadership in their fields (C suite or equivalent).

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  Morgan Stanley

  Feb 2020 - now

  • Executive Director

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Vice President, Internal Communications Manager

    Feb 2020 - Jan 2024