Anthony Bennett Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Developing, leading, monitoring and implementing Ontario Basketball’s strategic marketing and communications activities. Increasing institutional brand awareness, and further tells the stories that make up the Ontario Basketball Community and its partners while enhancing organizational reputation and maintaining and building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Toronto, Canada Area

Creating, developing and managing content for League’s web presence (e.g. News, Game Photos, Advertising, etc.). Responsible for the appearance and setup of the League's web navigation. Overseeing & assisting with the creation of email campaigns, newsletters and press releases through CRM Marketing (MailChimp).Maintaining a consistent look and feel throughout all web properties.Copy editing and proofreading all web content.Assisting Audley Stephenson, Deputy Commissioner of NBL Canada, to oversee freelancers including bloggers & writers submitting content for the League's website. Keeping current with emerging web technologies through relevant blogs and events.Tracking and reporting on all site metrics.

Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Coordination and implementation of Ontario Basketball’s flagship basketball league for youth, the Ontario Basketball League.Act as a contact person for all participating Ontario Basketball League teams, coaches, parents, athletes and host facilities.Maintain and coordinate league registration processes for the Ontario Basketball League.Assist in the execution of Ontario Basketball-sanctioned events, including Ontario Basketball League, OBLX, and Ontario Basketball Super League.Assist with coordination and execution of marketing strategy for the Ontario Basketball League.

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Managed team's social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube); Overseen & created email campaigns through CRM Marketing. Increased "Likes" on team's Facebook page from 300+ to 4,440 in team's inaugural seasonCreated engaging & informative content that encouraged followers to comment and share with their own social networks (i.e. A's Highlight of the Night on YouTube, A's GameDay Preview on YouTube, A's Rewind on YouTube); Created & edited video clips via SportsLive24/NBL24.

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed league's social media accounts (Facebook & Twitter) Developed social media strategies to spread news, build brand awareness and drive traffic to League website.Assisted in creating content for League's official podcast "NBL Canada Live!: The Podcast w/Audley Stephenson & Carlan Gay.Coordinated the National Basketball League of Canada Draft Combine & Pre-Draft Training Program.Conducted Media Relations duties (Coordinated media events & interviews, wrote & edited press releases.

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Worked directly with coaching staff to help create game plans by providing gameday scouting reports of team’s opponents Provided transportation for players on occasion to airport, doctor’s appointments, physicals, etc.Performed duties as assigned by Assistant Head Coach & General ManagerWas responsible for the appearance and setup of the team’s website navigation. Placing content on team’s website. (e.g. News, Game Photos, Advertising, etc.)Generated business revenue using all sales methods, including cold calls, face to face appointments, prospecting and networking. Creating corporate partnerships. Conducted face to face sales presentations with prospects and potential customersAssisted with gameday operations for the purpose of developing new prospects, servicing customers, and performing other game night duties (e.g. Team Store, Handling complimentary tickets, and Social Media interaction).Created solutions to enhance the fan experience and support sales and marketing campaigns. (e.g. Oshawa Power Kids Club, Junior Power Basketball Clinic, Art Affairs Creation Station, Orange & Black Attack Community Forum)

Portland, Oregon Area

Training included: NBA and international collective bargaining agreement, NBA scouting techniques, scouting reports, NBA general manager practices, video editing thru Synergy Sports Technology and statistical analysis formulas used by NBA executives Dean Oliver and John Hollinger. (Mentored by NBA scouting and draft experts)

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Responsibilities included reviewing Engineering Work Orders and determine work required to produce construction work sheets and update record inventoriesRegular and consistent experience using computerized systems to access or enter billing, collections, service order, and/or provisioning information Regular and consistent experience accessing databases and/or wiring diagrams to assign service facilities and/or equipment.Regular and consistent experience working with service orders, including reading, issuing, and/or completing.Regular and consistent experience preparing, reading, and/or interpreting engineering work orders to place, remove, or transfer outside plant.On the job working knowledge of outside plant facilities, terminology, and/or equipment.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Responsibilities included liaising between technical staff and customers to resolve any technical issues with their land line service.Working knowledge of how to sell and/or provide customer service for basic telecommunications products/services (e.g., Caller Id, Call Forwarding, 3-Way Calling, POTS Line, etc.)On-the-job working knowledge of how to integrate products/services such as: DS1, DS3, ISDN, SONET, ADTS, etc., in order to sell and/or provide systems (e.g., centrex, pbx) for customer business solutions.Regular and consistent experience negotiating with customers to resolve conflicts, determine needs, and/or recommend products and services.Regular and consistent experience reading and interpreting service orders.Regular and consistent experience troubleshooting telecommunication service problems.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Responsibilities involved updating billing records for business customers concerning their advertising in the Yellow Pages.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Assumed responsibility for constant care of equipment and facilities.Assumed supervisory control over athletes when such control was needed. Applied discipline in a firm and positive manner.

Basketball Gm/Scouting

· Responsibilities of a Basketball General Manager · Basketball contracts and player negotiation · Basketball Scouting, player evaluation.

B.S., Business Management; Conferral

Foundations for General Education and Professional Success Communication Skills for Career Growth Introduction to Psychology Teamwork.

Computer Programming

Education record

Education record

Activities and Societies: Delta Omega Diversity Group