Aralyn Hackney Email & Phone Number

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Being on a THON committee for my second year now, I have received the honor of serving as my committees cadet. Within this role, I will do many things, such as:- helping to lead my committee on THON weekend- set up and tear down different events during THON - bump my committee to different stations throughout THON weekend- create opportunities for my committee to bond before THON weekend

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

For Penn State THON, I joined a hospitality committee. We prepared with weekly meetings for months leading up to THON. Then we served meals all 46 hours to fuel the fight. Specifically, I had the opportunity to be the fundraising specialist, creating alt fundraisers, and finding ways to raise money to fight pediatric cancer.

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Following my internship with Penn State Athletics, I have been invited back to become a part time production assistant. Within this role, I will provide production support during live sporting events in various positions such as stats coordinator, replay operator, utility, chyron operator, and camera operator.

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Live Video Production Internship with The Pennsylvania State University Athletics.With this role, I assist the Penn State Athletics production department in camera and control room operations using the latest HD technology available in sports broadcasting during live sporting eventproductions. Locations of events include the Bryce Jordan Center, Recreation Hall, PegulaIce Arena, and more. Live streams are produced for BTN.com (B1G NETWORK+ or StudentU) andGoPSUsports.com.Providing production support during live sporting events in these various positions:- Stats Coordinator- Assist viz with graphics & statistics of players. Fast paced.- Utility Operations- Assist handheld camera person and continued to learn onthe job. Stayed attentive to any details and needs.- Replay Operator- Rapid and repetitive recording and labeling of game highlights.- Chyron Operator- Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcasts.- Camera Operator- Follow live action sporting event

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Following my internship in the summer with TDAY as an operations associate, I was offered the role of becoming the Head of Operations. Within this role, I have the opportunity to do a wide variety of tasks which expand my knowledge in the Sports Media Realm tremendously. Some of these are:-Attend daily meetings with other Head + members, focusing on vision, ideation, content creation, and more- Lead a group of operations associates, delegating tasks, communicating, and being their main point of contact.- Create graphics and business decks for potential TDAY production clients- Created a website for TDAY Sports using squarespace, embedding different integrations into the website as well.- Create custom graphics/QR codes for events and spread throughout PSU campus- Create data spreadsheets for different clients to track views, likes, and progress throughout months. - Create weekly data scorecard decks to share with the team on information from the week prior to see what we are doing well, what we need to improve on, and tracking goals for the quarter. - Create decks showcasing data from TDAY to share with any potential clients, a resource for the team, and more. (EX: TDAY capabilities deck)- Create a branding deck to share with anyone on the team to keep consistency in style, as well as helping to make the onboarding process easier. - Create linkedin posts/graphic decks for clients to showcase different things such as monthly recaps, live event recaps, sports updates, tips, etc.- Ideate, create graphics, and post information to outreach and find potential fits for different job openings.- 10-20 hours a week on top of being a full-time student

United States

Within this role, I am tasked to oversee general operations tasks, including scripting, graphic design, and event assistance. Monitor views analytics across all TDAY channels, including YouTube and TikTok. Generate weekly reports highlighting top-performing videos and their impact on audience engagement. Conduct large-scale industry research to identify emerging sports media trends that could inform TDAY's strategy.

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

I am one of three CHAARG members who work with the VP Media to take photos, come up with social media ideas, and create graphics when needed.

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

I am a member of the association for women in sports media. This club provides me with insight from other women in the sports media field on their path, and how to be successful in the future.

United States

Since I was a sophomore in high school, I started and operated my own small business, selling custom embroidery. Throughout my time, I have sold an item to every state in the country. Along with this, I have raised over $1,500 for good causes. This has taught me diligence, hard work, and problem solving.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Association for Women in Sports (AWSM), CHAARG member, THON Hospitality Committee Fundraising Specialist, Intern.

High School Diploma, 4.25 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Top 9% of grade (661 students), National Honor Society, Varsity Athlete, Captain of Schools “Gym Night”, 4 year.