James Will
Experienced Multi-Sport Coach and Communications Specialist
Plainsboro, New Jersey USAAbout
7 total years of coaching experience at the Haverford School and Peddie School in Football, Basketball and Baseball. I am now a Communications Associate at Princeton Day School and have 7 years of combined experience as a Communications professional, including school and Athletics social media management and content creation.
Experience
Communications Associate - Content Creation
Mar 2020 - Present
Creating news content and managing School social media platforms, including all athletics coverage for the 2020 Spring and then 2020-2021 school year. Duties include writing news stories, creating branded graphics, social media posting on all school platforms, Athletics photography, graphic design, video editing and photo editing.
Football Coach
Jul 2018 - Jan 2020
Varsity football assistant (OL/DL) and JV Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
Undefeated MAPL Championship season in 2019
Many athletes continued careers at Division 1 schools
Freelance Writer/Editor
Jan 2018 - Present
Freelance writer and editor for hire with experience in journalism, public relations, blogging, features, sports, website content, and business writing projects
Senior Writer/Co-Owner
Aug 2014 - Jan 2017
Weekly articles recapping each week of NFL games over 3 seasons, 24 player profiles, 5 pre-season team deep-dives and the extensive 2015 rookie guide. Articles written and edited using Wordpress and active on social media.
Basketball Coach
Jan 2014 - May 2019
Middle School 7th grade Head Coach (5 years) - The Haverford School
JV Assistant Coach (1 Year)- The Peddie School
Football Coach
Jul 2013 - Nov 2017
Varsity Offensive Assistant coach, Freshman QB/RB/LB coach
19-game winning streak with multiple Inter-Ac Championships
Freelance Writer
Apr 2013 - Jan 2017
Working directly with Jim Craig, goalie for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team and President of GMS, I wrote and edited 36 testimonials from events, 3 business sales tools and brochures, 4 online blogs for GMS’s website, and crafted dozens of social media posts for use on Twitter and Facebook.
Baseball Coach
Mar 2013 - Jun 2017
Middle School 8th Grade Head Coach (4 years)
Freshman Assistant Coach (1 year) - The Haverford School
Education
Communications (Journalism, Public Relations)
- Bachelors of Arts
Aug 2009 - May 2013
Completed writing intensive courses in Journalism, Public Relations, Philosophies of Media, Interpersonal communication, Sports Journalism, Sports Writing, and an extensive final research paper/presentation.
