DW eSports Editorial

Role Newswriter, Copywriter
Time Oct. 2016 - Aug. 2018
Client Deutsche Welle

While I did have a one month long paid gig before this (that I really don't want to talk about), I consider this to be my first real job. DW initially pulled me in as a newswriter for their online presence, but I soon found myself writing more than just articles.

As DW eSports created their 'ingame News' video format, I began writing most (actually 96%) of the scripts for the series. For the YouTube channel, we dove into opinion pieces and analyses as well. As a writer for their web presence I was much more constrained, since DW required me to write for the average reader - meaning no detailed game content.

Excerpt from the analysis feature 'The Case of Cloud9'

During my stay at DW, our team (the wonderful m3lly and njokde) visited dozens of events, recorded countless interviews and edited so many videos that I can't keep track of them anymore. I was do fortunate to meet these people and learn from them! I couldn't have pulled of my solo work without their previous guidance.

Though I had meddled in video editing before, this was the first time that my work was released on a professional platform. Considering this, I am still quite proud of my work there. Although - being honest - I do a much better job now!

Excerpt from the analysis feature 'The Case of Cloud9'

All my articles are still online, though the YouTube and Twitter channels have been wiped since.

Please keep in mind who these articles are for - Someone with zero knowledge of esports and competitive gaming should be able to understand them.



Read 'Do eSports lack structure?' (EN)

Read 'Fehlt dem eSport Struktur?' (DE)

Read 'Will Rainbow Six be the next big eSports title?' (EN)

Read 'Wird Rainbow Six der nächste eSports-Hit?' (DE)

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