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Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Lake Elsinore, California , Us

Media Relations duties include:- Creating and distributing press releases to local and national media sources- Organizing player and coach interviews with media sources- Updating team rosters and information- Fulfilling media credential requestsSocial Media Marketing duties include:- Build and execute strategies on all Storm Social Media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)- Create and implement ways to encourage fan attention and engagement- Monitor and track all social media activity- Determine the budget for social media ad campaigns- Create a posting schedule that optimizes opportunities for Storm baseball- Manage all three social media accounts- Analyze social media data to determine better strategies on our platforms- Design graphics and create video contentMarketing duties include:- Print ad design (magazine ads, flyers, brochures)- Digital billboard ad design- Print content design used for ticketing and sales- Digital ad creation and implementation through Quantcast ($15k annual budget)- Monitor and analyze digital ad campaigns to determine an optimal strategy- Full operation of the website and the creation of all website content for stormbaseball.com- Full production and creation of player video interviews to be used at stormplayball.com Promotions:- Hire and manage a game-day promotions team of roughly 12 members- Manage the execution of on-field production pre-game (first pitch, National Anthem, parades, etc.), in-game on-field contests and games, and post-game (launch-a-ball, fireworks countdown)- Point person for the on-field host

Long Beach, Ca, Us

- Responsible for developing and executing the Dirtbags Baseball, Women's Soccer, Men's Water Polo, and Women's Water Polo marketing plans, game day production, and public address announcer scripts- Recently generated the 2nd highest attended game in Women's Soccer history (1,656) and Men's Water Polo history (738)- Accountable for the designing of the athletics student poster, the Men's Water Polo team poster, and the 32' X 34' parking garage banner for athletics- Overseeing the training and delegation of game day duties for 19 interns- Creatively originating promotional ideas and game themes, including but not limited to: Blackout the Beach, Gold Rush, Harry Potter Night, and The Sandlot Night

Long Beach, Ca, Us

Created the marketing plan for the 2016 Dirtbags season, which includes promotion ideas, in-game activities, and theme nights. Produce home baseball games at Blair Field. In charge of the LBSU student rewards program, which entails tracking point standings and communicating with prize eligible students. Use Photoshop to create numerous graphics for flyers/posters and Daktronics displays. Gameday include music lead and promotions lead for men's and women's volleyball, women's soccer, men's water polo, and men's and women's basketball games.

Studio City, California, Us

- Managed the Farmers Insurance Open partnership, raising over $8,400 in ticket sales- Led production of the 2015 Annual Report from creation to distribution, reaching over 30,000 people- Implemented the first online raffle, which raised over $18,000- Major player in operation of the annual golf tournament's live and silent auction, making $84,230- Proficient in Salesforce

Write feature stories on the top high school baseball players at events such as PG National Showcase and the WWBA Tournaments. Blog for tournament games. Take the pictures for the feature stories. Conduct numerous interviews with players, coaches, parents, and other professionals in the baseball industry. Amateur scouting for PG. Travel to showcases and tournaments in Georgia, New Jersey, Minnesota, Kentucky, Texas, and Florida.

Day-to-day responsibilities include monitoring media sources for news about Perfect Game, building relations with college coaches, scouts, and media outlets. Frequently send out press releases about upcoming events, player rankings, and anything else that could be deemed newsworthy. Often write feature stories and championship game recaps at Perfect Game showcases and tournaments. Interview amateur players as young as 12 to Minor League players like Byron Buxton and Mark Appel, as well as coaches, parents, and scouts. Put together monthly press reports to display Perfect Game's recognition in the media and the potential impact that has for the growth of the company. Assist in managing the company's social media presence on Twitter and Facebook. Create graphics that can be used for social media campaigns via PhotoShop. Communication skills used daily. Proficient with Constant Contact.

As a chapter, we achieved our goals to 1) Win a philanthropy 2) Have a strong rush/strong pledge class 3) Strengthen internal bonds 4) Better our public image and 5) Strengthen our Greek relations. Won Alpha Chi Omega's Mock Rock, our chapter's first philanthropy win in over 20 years. Our recruitment results were 11th best in the nation for TKE and 2nd best in the region, and we did it in one semester instead of two. Our chapter was nationally recognized, receiving excellence in recruitment results. Earned the title as the first Virginia TKE "low-risk chapter" in seven years. Regionally, our chapter won the TKE Commonwealth Cup for having the highest score in Virginia under National's annual chapter review. Nationally, the Xi Omega Chapter received awards for excellence in community service/involvement, recruiting results, and alumni relations.

As an intern with the Double-A baseball team in Pensacola I learned how to put together statistic packs, game notes, lineup cards, and press releases on occasion. I kept the team blog, the Blue Wahoos Hook and I also wrote the feature story for the August edition of the program. During games I would operate the scoreboard and do some radio color commentating when possible.

Color commentator for home hockey games

At the news-radio station I learned how to find stories that were newsworthy, take those stories, and summarize them into 2-3 sentences to be read over the radio. While with the news-radio station I did a lot of 'man-on-the-street' work, collecting sound from locals that could be put into stories. I also learned how to do recorded interviews on the phone, edit sound, and make my own news packages. I gave the local surf report over the radio everyday while there.

Master'S Degree, Sport Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies