B.J. SCHECTER
Yardley
Summary
Dynamic media executive with a proven track record at Sports Illustrated, excelling in complex reporting and storytelling. Successfully built the Center for Sports Media at Seton Hall University, forging key partnerships and mentoring students. Expert in digital media and networking, driving innovative programs that elevate sports journalism and engage audiences.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Editor-in-Chief
Youth Inc.
01.2024 - Current
- Help lead a team that built a transformative platform for youth sports content
- Developed editorial structure, strategy and content
- Established an internship program
- Built and managed an editorial team
Executive Director, Center for Sports Media
Seton Hall University
01.2023 - Current
- Built Center for Sports Media in one of the nation’s best programs
- Developed partnerships with some of the biggest companies in media, including ESPN, NBC and Fox.
- Work with faculty and administration to mentor students
- Directly recruited dozens of students who enrolled largely because of the Center
- Established Pirates in the Field program, which enabled students to cover major events such as the Super Bowl, NCAA Tournament and Final Four
- Brought some of the biggest names in the sports industry to campus through events and master classes
- Developed and taught innovative Sports Media and Business Academy summer program for high school students
Digital media/marketing consultant
Yardley
01.2016 - Current
- Took over digital, social media, marketing and launched a new website for Edelman Wealth Management in Yardley, Pa.
- Special advisor to non-profit Philadelphia Youth Basketball, conceiving and executing events and working with president/CEO on overall strategy.
- Regular speaker, panelist and expert at universities and events across the country.
Executive Editor
Sport Illustrated/SI.com
03.2011 - Current
- Oversaw and managed Sports Illustrated/SI.com Investigative Team
- Oversaw and managed all college and high school sports for Sports Illustrated and SI.com
- Oversaw content, columnists and freelance writers for SI.com
- Worked closely with top editors and writers to plan and execute daily and long-range stories
- Edited and conceived several large projects, including a five-part series on Oklahoma State football, Crime in College Football, The Most Influential Minorities in Sports, Nation’s top high school athletic programs and The Great American Sports Atlas
- Regular television guest commentator on CNN, NBC, Fox, SI Now and other networks
- Edited college football, college basketball, major league baseball for the magazine
- As a writer/reporter, regularly covered college football and college basketball
VP, Media & Marketing
3STEP Sports
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Oversaw day-to-day operations of media and marketing division
- Built media division from scratch
- Managed budget of more than $6 million
- Managed marketing/media operations for more than 125 brands
- Hired and built a social media team
- Part of a team that brought in $200 million in acquisitions in two years
Editor and Publisher
Baseball America
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Turned around a failing business and made it profitable
- Grew a digital subscription business by 10K with new strategy
- Responsible for all editorial and business operations
- Manage a team of 25 people based in Durham, N.C., Boston and other parts of the country
- Led print redesign and rebuild of website and digital operations, including paywall
- Managed a budget of more than $3 million
- Developed ways to grow the business and bring in new sources of revenue
- Drove a youth initiative to help Baseball America get younger
Lead high school sports writer
The Boston Globe
01.1992 - 01.1996
- Lead high school sports writer covering more than 300 schools in eastern Massachusetts
- Broke stories, picked All-Scholastic teams and Top 20 polls in every sport
- Filled in covering local colleges and professional teams when needed
- Accumulated more than 1,000 clips in a five-year period
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
Northeastern University
Boston, MA06.1996
Skills
- Journalism
- Digital media
- Complex reporting
- Storytelling
- Television reporting
- Production
- On-camera talent
- Investigative Journalism
- Law and ethics
- Enterprise
- Sports business
- Networking
Notable Publications And Awards
- 2015-16: Founder and editor of college sports website, Campus Rush, complete with campus correspondent program at more than 60 universities across the country.
- 2012-16: Conceived, named and launched award-winning video series Underdogs, which was a finalist for a national magazine award in 2013 and a sports Emmy in 2015.
- 2015: Led team that broke story of Aaron Hernandez’s involvement in the murder of Odin Lloyd.
- 2013: Helped organize, coordinate and anchor coverage of Boston Marathon bombings.
- 2013: Led a team that produced a ground-breaking five-part series on misdeeds within the Oklahoma State University football program (“The Dirty Game”).
- 2012: Lead editor on investigative story on the UCLA men’s basketball program (“Not the UCLA Way).
- 2012: Lead editor of multi-pronged project in partnership with CBS News on Gangs in Sports.
- 2010: Lead editor of ambitious cover story in partnership with CBS sports on Crime in College football.
- 2010: Edited story on former Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli, which won best investigative story by MIN.
Timeline
Editor-in-Chief
Youth Inc.
01.2024 - Current
Executive Director, Center for Sports Media
Seton Hall University
01.2023 - Current
VP, Media & Marketing
3STEP Sports
01.2021 - 01.2023
Editor and Publisher
Baseball America
01.2017 - 01.2021
Digital media/marketing consultant
01.2016 - Current
Executive Editor
Sport Illustrated/SI.com
03.2011 - Current
Lead high school sports writer
The Boston Globe
01.1992 - 01.1996
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
Northeastern University