Paul Meara

Paul Meara

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Music Staff Reporter - BET Digital

  • Education

    • Fort Hayes Metro Education Center

      2006 - 2008
      Certificate of Completion Radio/TV Media Arts

      Activities and Societies: Did all types of radio and TV projects from stop start animation to news anchoring for WFHS. Member of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).

    • Ohio University

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Communications Broadcast Journalism

      Activities and Societies: Member of WOUB Sports, The Post, and The "O" Zone Graduated from Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in four years (2008-2012). Gained valuable experience and learned the principles of reporting, ethics, broadcasting and writing.

  • Experience

    • The Post

      Sept 2009 - May 2012
      Sportswriter

      Covered various sports for The Post including men's golf, men's basketball, swimming, women's golf and high school/college football.

    • HipHopDX

      Jun 2011 - Jan 2016
      Staff Writer

      Contributed weekly news stories and feature interviews/editorials for publication on HipHopDX.com, a leading urban culture and lifestyle online magazine.

    • Complex NTWRK

      Aug 2012 - Jan 2013
      Music Aggregator

      Contributed daily news pieces/wrote feature stories for Complex's music channel.

    • JackThreads

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
      Social Media Manager / Customer Service Agent

      – Manage customer/company relations via JackThreads’ Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts though Conversocial and in-house swoops program– Maintain balanced advocacy between satisfaction for the customer and growth of the company– Communicate concerns of the customer directly to management as well as the warehouse, merchandise, and sales editors to increase transparency of the company– Translate the needs of the customer into sales for the company while creating brand loyalty

    • Billboard

      Apr 2015 - Sept 2016
      Contributing Writer

      Wrote feature stories for publication on Billboard.com, a preeminent music publication.

    • BET

      Oct 2015 - Jan 2024
      Senior Music Staff Reporter

      Manufacture daily music/celebrity news stories as well as original content, including interviews, profiles, exclusive reporting, and more for BET Digital's editorial wing. Formerly at large news staff writer for BET.com.

    • 614 Media Group

      Jun 2016 - Jul 2017
      614 Magazine Contributing Writer

      Wrote feature stories for publication in 614 Magazine, a leading Columbus, Ohio lifestyle and entertainment newspaper.

  • Licenses & Certifications