Dominic Contini is a Freelance Photographer and Social Media Producer born and raised in Columbus Ohio. Dominic is graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in sports journalism and a minor in digital audiences
Dominic was recently promoted to a Social Media Specialist role with ESPN, The World Wide Leader in Sports. During Dominic's internship, ESPN became the world's most followed brand account on TikTok. Dominic created 100M+ engagements across all of ESPN's platforms during his internship before getting promoted. He also covered the World Series as the lead producer on site.
He gainned a lot of social media experience during his time as a Digital Media Intern with the Arizona State University's Athletic Department. He works with ASU Men's Basketball and Football as a Lead Intern Content Creator. Dominic traveled to Europe and the March Madness tournament with ASU Men's Basketball as the sole content producer in 2023.
For Super Bowl LVII, Dominic was a lead Social Media Producer for the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee. At the Super Bowl, Dominic captured a shot of Rihanna during the halftime show that went viral with over a million views across all platforms and a spot on the hit morning show in Arizona, “Good Morning Arizona”.
Dominic Contini was a photographer for the 2022 Fiesta Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal Social Media Team. During the entire week, he helped with practices, team events, media days, and gameday for Jeramie McPeek Communications. Jeramie McPeek is a pioneer in the social media industry.
In spring entering the fall of 2023, Dominic interned for the Sporting News Social media team. During his 6 month internship, Dominic put a major emphasis on their Instagram platform, exponentially growing the account by 60K followers.
During the Fall of 2022 Dominic also interned for Pro Football Focus as a Social Media Intern, focusing on College Football and NFL content to help provide for PFF's Twitter and Instagram platforms. Dominic found statistical data within PFF’s software that will generate numbers on their platforms. Dominic was able to grow PFF's Side Betting and Fantasy accounts by 20% during his time there.
Dominic interned with Sports Illustrated as a Social Media Intern from fall 2021 to summer 2022. He maintained all of Sports Illustrated's social platforms including Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook, keeping them up to date with the latest news and trends of the sports world. He also helped provide on-site coverage from the NFL Playoffs, NBA games and NBA All Star Weekend.
Dominic has been featured on SportsCenter, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, Slam, Dunk and numerous other major sport media outlets.