Adam Sparks

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Feb. 2022-Present:

• Digital Manager / Project Manager, Oahu Publications, Inc. (Honolulu)

Dec. 2017-Present:

• Project Manager, Freelance (Tucson, Ariz.)

Oct. 2014-Dec. 2017:

• Digital Editor, Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Honolulu)

July 2011-Oct. 2014:

• Designer/Copy editor, Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Honolulu)

June 2010-Oct. 2014:

• Co-Owner, Wired Advanced Media (Eugene, Ore.)
• Executive Editor, Wired Oregon
• Freelance writer / designer / photographer

Nov. 2006-June 2010:

• Designer/Copy editor, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)

Aug. 2003-Nov. 2006:

• Designer/Copy editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu)

Dec 2000-Aug. 2003:

• Copy editor, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)

July 2000-Dec. 2000:

• Sports editor, The Springfield News (Springfield, Ore.)

Nov. 1997-Jan. 2000:

• Sports writer, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)

Oct. 1996-Nov. 1997:

• Sports writer, The Springfield News (Springfield, Ore.)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Training / implementation team for the Star-Advertiser’s print / digital system upgrade, 2014-2017
• Webmaster for the Star-Advertiser’s high school and Univ. of Hawaii sports websites, 2012-2017
• Design / setup of the Star-Advertiser’s high school and Univ. of Hawaii sports websites, 2012, 2013
• Small business owner: web design / hosting / social media / project management, Wired Advanced Media, 2010-2014
• Freelance sportswriter for The Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, The Register-Guard, 2010-2014
• Systems administrator for InDesign, InCopy and DTI programs at The Register-Guard, 2007-2010
• Beta and training team member for The Register-Guard’s computer system upgrade, 2007
• Beta testing team for Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite, 2010-2017
• Lead sports designer, The Register-Guard, 2006-2010
• Lead sports designer, The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2003-2006

EDUCATION

• 1996-2001: University of Oregon, Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• 1995-1996: University of Nevada, Reno

AWARDS

• APSE Top 10, special section: 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials preview section
• ONPA first place, special section: 2008 Oregon football preview section
• ONPA second place, special section: 2010 Rose Bowl preview section
• ONPA second place, special section: 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials preview section
• APSE Top 10, special section: 2005 Hawaii volleyball preview section
• APSE Top 10, special section: 2004 Hawaii football preview section
• SPJ, Hawaii Chapter: 2004 best news page design

REFERENCES

Provided on request