My name is Zach Goins, and I'm a storyteller.
Whether it's sports, entertainment, or good old fashioned hard news, I'm always looking for my next story.
Most recently, those stories were told for the Carolina Panthers, where I served as A digital reporter for the team's website. my time with the Panthers was a dream come true, as I was able to fully immerse myself in the goings on of a team I grew up watching – and when I say fully immerse, I mean fully immerse.
During the 2019 season I covered a record-shattering running back, a never-ending mystery under center, a miraculous win streak and an utterly depressing stretch of losses. On top of that, I was able to tell the stories behind a midseason coaching change and the subsequent search for a new head coach, as well as the first-ever virtual NFL Draft due to COVID-19. In just nine months I was exposed to more situations than most beat writers encounter in their first few years on the job. Even after my full-time position with the panthers came to an end, my relationship with the team has continued, returning on a regular freelance basis to assist the digital media team with social media strategy, graphic design and video production on game days and for special events, like the NFL Draft.
my passions aren't confined to just the gridiron, though. In 2018 I founded Inside The Film Room, an entertainment vertical covering all things film, TV and pop culture. Since then, The outlet has grown from a personal blog into a fully operational website and podcast network with a number of contributors. In the summer of 2021, Inside The Film Room reached its highest peak yet, scoring a week of exclusive interviews with the cast of Apple TV's hit comedy, "Ted Lasso," which culminated in an invitation to the world Premiere of the show's second season in Los Angeles.
Along the way, I was also inducted into the North Carolina Film Critics Association and Inside The Film Room gained press accreditation with major film and TV distributors like Disney, Warner Bros., netflix, Universal, Apple TV+ and many more. My love of pop culture has also led to multiple contributions to CLTure.org, another online entertainment outlet.
During a brief hiatus from the world of journalism, I spent a year working in customer support for a sports-tech startup company called Teamworks. My time at Teamworks allowed me to use the same social skills, only instead of pulling stories out of sources, I was aiding confused customers. At Teamworks I was still able to incorporate my passion for media into my new role, and before long, I was managing the social media accounts for the company's two brands – Teamworks and INFLCR.
Now, I'm looking for my next opportunity to keep creating content and telling stories, and I'm eager to get back into the world of sports and entertainment. If you think that may be with you, Check out a few of my writing samples and see if we're a good match.
- Zach Goins
