RYAN SCHWARTZ

📞 Available upon request
📧 ryanschwartzwrites@gmail.com
📍New York, N.Y.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Entertainment journalist with 10+ years at TVLine.com, delivering exclusive interviews, breaking news, and high-traffic coverage of scripted television. Proven ability to generate and strengthen audience engagement, lead special projects, produce premium, SEO-optimized content, and shape coverage strategies that strike a chord with millions of readers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TVLine
2015 — Present

Senior Editor | Jan 2022 – Present

Lead daily coverage of television news, renewals/cancellations, casting and release date announcements.
Oversee the What to Watch team, which produces daily, weekly and monthly columns.
Edit staff and freelance contributions for accuracy, tone, and SEO optimization.
Conduct high-profile interviews with actors, producers and showrunners.

Staff Editor | Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

Reported breaking news stories and developed features/recaps that consistently ranked among top-performing content.
Covered major live events (Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes) under tight deadlines.
Cultivated relationships with studio/network PR teams to secure exclusives.
Created a new monthly edition of the What to Watch column while overseeing the daily and weekly editions.
Mentored interns and weekend editors.

Weekend Editor | Feb 2017 – Jan 2020

Independently oversaw weekend site coverage, managing breaking news and daily editorial decisions.
Published high-impact news and feature stories under tight deadlines.
Served as resident Saturday Night Live recapper, producing timely, widely read recaps each week.
Took over the weekend edition of the What to Watch column and created a new weekly column.

Freelancer | May 2015 – Feb 2017

Delivered news stories, previews, and recaps across a wide range of scripted TV programming.
Covered late-night TV throughout the 2016 presidential election, producing timely, relevant analysis.
Took over the daily edition of the What to Watch column.

Editorial Intern | Jan 2015 – May 2015

Researched, fact-checked, and drafted news items.
Assisted editors with copyediting and content scheduling.

SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS

Byline archive of 5,000+ articles, including interviews with Emmy-winning talent.
Extensive coverage of The Big Bang Theory (and spinoffs Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage), Only Murders in the Building, The Pitt, Ted Lasso, Will Trent, and other scripted series across network, cable, and streaming platforms, generating millions of views.
Exclusive reporting cited by Variety, Deadline, and The Hollywood Reporter.
Moderated the Bill Lawrence & Friends closing night panel at ATX TV Festival, Austin, Texas, May 2025.

EDUCATION

Hunter College, City University of New York
Bachelor’s Degree, Media Studies & Journalism
2015

SKILLS

• Breaking News Reporting & Features
• Celebrity Interviews
• Editorial Planning & Content Strategy
• SEO & Headline Optimization
• Social Media & Audience Engagement
• Multimedia Reporting (On-Camera, Podcast, Video)
• CMS (WordPress)
• Web Analytics (Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Omni)

📑 PDF copy of resume available upon request.

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