Mike Schmaltz

Integrated Communications Director

Cincinnati, Ohio

Energetic, versatile public relations and communications professional with a passion for writing. Through my professional travels I've written about everything from pneumatic tools to cleaning products to a variety of sports such as NASCAR, IndyCar, baseball basketball and football. I'm well-versed in social media, promotional and advertising copywriting, too.

Mike Schmaltz

Integrated Communications Director

Cincinnati, Ohio

Djokovic Claims Elusive Cincinnati Crown
Novak Djokovic’s enduring quest for the Rookwood Cup has finally concluded. The 10th-seeded Serbian claimed his first Western & Southern Open championship on his sixth try by defeating second-seeded and seven-time tournament champion Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4. He defeated Federer in the tournament finals for the first time in four tries using a solid combination of stout serves and well-placed returns that helped him capitalize on a day when Federer committed an uncharacteristic 28 unforced errors.
Western & Southern Open
Here's My Number, Call Me, ....Maybe?
Driver phone calls present a unique element to NASCAR competition. Wheelmen often work out on-track differences following races through personal phone calls. This piece provides insight regarding of the substance of driver conversations and the outcomes, sometimes positive and sometimes inconclusive.
Kentucky Speedway RaceDay Souvenir Program
Edwards Gains Triple Crown Championship Perspective from Thoroughbred Jockey Cauthen
VERONA, Ky. - A pair of racing champions from contrasting disciplines united earlier this week with the common bond of horsepower to share stories of their signature Kentucky successes and strikingly similar rises to prominence. One was Kentucky native Steve Cauthen, who at 18 years old, launched an international racing career by pacing Affirmed on an undefeated run through American thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown made up of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in 1978.
KentuckySpeedway.com
NSCS Rookie Dillon Ready to Build Upon His Strong RCR Kentucky Record in the Quaker State 400
Backed by Richard Childress Racing (RCR) experience, strong sponsorship from national brands such Cheerios® and the return of the iconic No. 3 car, Austin Dillon is ready to make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) mark during his upcoming rookie campaign.
KentuckySpeedway.com feature
NBC Sports' Burton, Petty Endorse Tough Kentucky Speedway Racing Conditions
SPARTA, Ky. - The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) journey of racing on Kentucky Speedway's unique and challenging 1.5-mile tri-oval is worth the reward. That was the message NBC Sports race analysts Jeff Burton and Kyle Petty reinforced during respective Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts media tour stops in Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio the past two weeks.
KentuckySpeedway.com
NASCAR Introduces New Sprint Cup Series Car Rules for July 11 Quaker State 400 pres. by Advance Auto Parts Race
The "Kentucky Package" will create racing machines with a rear spoiler height reduced from 6 inches to 3.5 inches along with a 25-inch wide front splitter extension panel reduced from 38 inches with an overhang reduced by 1.75 inches. Teams will have their first opportunity to practice with the new package during two additional weekly sessions scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. and 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
KentuckySpeedway.com
Sprint Cup Series to Visit Kentucky Speedway in 2011
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) Chairman and CEO Bruton Smith announces Kentucky Speedway will play host to its inaugural 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race Saturday, July 9, 2011. "The passionate NASCAR fans throughout Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati have deserved a Sprint Cup Race for a long time. Before this, racing in Kentucky was about horses, but now it's all about more horsepower. We're going to create the grandest sports event in the history of the state in 2011, and, any fan that comes here will know what it means to be 'Lucky in Kentucky,'" Smith said.
Kentucky Speedway News Release
Earnhardt Jr., to Make NASCAR XFINITY Series Kentucky Speedway Debut July 10
SPARTA, Ky. - Members of Dale Earnhardt Jr.' Nation" have the chance to settle in at Kentucky Speedway July 9-10 to support their driver when he fires his No. 88 engines to race a combined 600 NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) miles on one of NASCAR's most challenging tracks.
KentuckySpeedway.com
Fans Will Witness New NASCAR Elimination Qualifying June 26-28
Kentucky Speedway's rough 1.5-mile racing test will get a bit rougher for NASCAR national series drivers when they qualify for the venue's June 26-28 events under this season's new group elimination format.
Kentucky Speedway News Release
Keselowski "Redd Lines" with First New Hampshire Sprint Cup Series Victory
Keselowski's first NSCS NHMS victory is his third this season and ties him with defending and six-time series champion Jimmie Johnson for season lead in series victories. "The Redd's Apple Ale Ford Fusion was haulin' all day. It is every drivers dream. Every once in a while you get these cars and you are thankful and try like hell to not screw them up," Keselowski said after collecting his ninth top-five and 10th top-10 finish of the season.
KentuckySpeedway.com
Edwards, Fennig Conquer Bristol's Colosseum
In a race in which several of the 12 caution periods were initiated by tire failure, Fennig's decisiveness moved Edwards from second place to the race lead for the first time on Lap 426. He survived a caution restart on Lap 462 and sealed his second top-five and third top-10 finish of the season by leading the closing 78 circuits.
KentuckySpeedway.com
Travis Gregg seeks fast lane in his drive to reach Indy 500
Travis Gregg '00 is redefining the phrase "fast tracker" among Miami University alumni by pursuing a career in the high-speed, high-stakes world of Indy Car racing.
Miamian Magazine

About

Mike Schmaltz

News and press release writing

Feature story writing

Publication design/management

Ad / Marketing copywriting

Public Relations campaigns

Ad / Marketing campaigns

Social media campaigns/content

Budget / staff management

Humor with a dash of sarcasm

Versatile and energetic marketing, public relations professional and social media content creator who has created pieces along with publications featuring a variety of subjects from NASCAR and NCAA sports to cleaning products, pneumatic tools, foodservice and social services.

I enjoy bringing audiences unique behind-the-scenes stories and images which help build brand loyalty while extending message reach.

I've translated my interest in sports to a freelance broadcasting career, too. Through my travels, I've called play-by-play for ESPN 3, FOX Sports Ohio, FOX College Sports, the Big East Conference for Xavier University and Northern Kentucky University baseball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball and women's basketball. Additionally, I called each of the 12 games that made up the 2016 NCAA Div. I Paradise Jam on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.