My name is Jacob Punturi. I’m a sports journalist, playwright, and arts administrator. Here you’ll find samples of my work and links to my published articles for websites like Sports Illustrated OnSI, The Hockey News, CrowWorthy, and others. You’ll also find my creative and theater portfolios. If you want to get in touch, hit the contact button above. I cannot wait to connect with you!

I’m currently available for consulting, commission inquiries, and freelance writing opportunities.

After graduating with a degree in English Writing and Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh, I have spent my professional career covering sports and working for arts organizations in the city of Pittsburgh. I specialize in written and interpersonal communications.

Professional Theater and Arts Organizations

I first joined the CLO as a Production Management Intern in the summer of 2019. After completing my internship, I was offered a position as a Patron Services Associate in the fall of the same year.

After losing my position during the COVID-19 pandemic, I joined Little Lake Theater Company, a community theater located in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania. There I oversaw their box office for several months as they re-opened after the pandemic.

I was then offered a position to join the Pittsburgh Public Theater, located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I served as the Lead Patron Services Associate as well as the Group Sales & Audience Development Manager between 2021 and 2023.

I departed PPT to return to the Pittsburgh CLO to run their Patron Services Department in the summer of 2023. As the Assistant Manager of Patron Services, I oversaw the ticketing and subscription setup of a new summer programming structure and a department of full and part-time Patron Services Associates. I departed the company again in the summer of 2024 to focus full-time on writing.

Strackbein Media & Sports Illustrated Media Group

I am currently a featured writer on two websites operated by the Strackbein Media. My main focus is to cover the National Hockey League (NHL) for Breakaway OnSI, Sports Illustrated Media Groups’ dedicated daily hockey coverage website. I also cover football for Pittsburgh Steelers OnSI, which provides daily news coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).

Playwriting & Arts Involvement

My plays can be found on New Play Exchange, with my most recently written one act play, THE SUPERHERO GROUP THERAPY PLAY, receiving a workshop and reading with The Collective theater training group in Pittsburgh, Pa in October of 2022.

My one-act play, WAITING ROOM, received first prize at the 2018 University of Pittsburgh Playwriting Festival and a subsequent production through the University of Pittsburgh’s Performance Collaborative in October of 2018.

Other featured works: FUNNY BOOKS…, SHIPPIN’ OUT, THE WIND IS BLOWIN’, BUT I DON’T SEE THE ANSWER, and FRIENDSHIP.

I am also an active member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) and reader for Playwrights Foundation.