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Nashville, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Handles all external and internal communications • Manages every facet of the schools website• Assists with photography and social media content

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Primary media contact for: wrestling, men’s lacrosse, and rowing. • Handled all social media and promotional efforts for assigned sports.• Created and led the implementation of social media strategies that boosted the athletic department’s image.• Wrote news releases and other materials using AP style guidelines. • Served as the liaison for assigned teams while handling content and interview requests from the outside media. • Collaborated with coaches to create recruiting and promotional materials using the Adobe Creative Suite.• Created short engaging videos that would generate hype and excitement for the teams. • Took photos at practice and games/matches to be later posted on our athletics website and social media channels.• Scored baseball games at NCAA Regional and Super Regional using StatCrew software.

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

• Primary media contact for: volleyball, cross country, and track & field. Secondary contact for women’s basketball• Handled all social media, graphic design, and promotional efforts for assigned sports.• Grew the social media following for volleyball, cross country, track & field, and women’s basketball by over 50% by creating graphics and interaction of fans. • Created and led the implementation of social media strategies that boosted the athletic department’s image.• Cultivated and maintained relationships with coaches, student-athletes, and outside media• Incorporate motion graphics for social media engagement through the use of Adobe After Effects and Photoshop.• Collaborated with volleyball and women’s basketball coaches to create recruiting materials to be sent out to potential recruits. • Took headshots, team pictures, and in-game photos to be later posted on our athletics website and social media channels.

Greenwood, South Carolina

• Primary contact for: women’s soccer, men’s basketball, baseball, men’s golf, men’s lacrosse, and women’s tennis• Wrote press releases, recaps, and biographies for each event published on the official Athletics website. • Used PrestoSports Stats software to score and generate statistics for soccer, basketball, baseball, and softball.• Produced compelling social media content for placement on the teams’ Instagram and Twitter accounts.• Utilized Adobe Photoshop to create graphics to exemplify vital information through various social media channels.• Took headshots, team pictures, and in-game photos to be later posted on our athletics website and social media channels

Smithfield, N.C.

• Founded jocopreps.com, a website that covers high school sports in Johnston County, NC • Wrote game recaps and compiled highlight videos for various high school football and basketball games • Used Twitter to post in-game updates for different sports and to post other high school sport news• Used Adobe Photoshop to create final score graphics and to create additional graphics to showcase various high school sports news

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Communication And Media Studies