Brandon Bender Email & Phone Number

- Operate puck and player tracking system during games.

River North At One Chicago

- Operate as first point of contact for members and guests by exemplifying a hospitality mindset to build relationships with members and guests and regularly creating extraordinary experiences.- Assist members with account maintenance, process member needs, changes and transactions including program, service and product payments.- Guide prospective members.

River North At One Chicago

- Assist with the grand opening of Life Time's first luxury athletic resort in downtown Chicago.- Maintain the cleanliness and organization of amenities throughout the club.

- Set up the new SMART replay system for football games at Northwestern's new temporary stadium.

- Track and enter live play-by-play data for college football and basketball games.- Update box scores while monitoring live data feeds and verify scoring and accuracy of NBA, WNBA, and MLB games.- Selected to work the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and 2023 and 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments.

Gold Coast

- Walk throughout all areas of the club to maintain cleanliness and organization.

- Lead the direction of Hospitality team in the absence of supervisor and manager while continually performing own job responsibilities.- Assign daily stations and responsibilities to entire staff and assist management with further operational duties as needed.- Manage front desk operations when necessary by checking in members, verifying schedules and.

- Provide a high level of energy, enthusiasm and customer service to all staff, members and guests by supporting and maintaining the cleanliness of all areas of the club.- Perform all assigned daily tasks throughout the facility including, but not limited to, mopping, sweeping, and vacuuming to establish a sanitary presentation for patrons.- Re-fill.

- Rotate around all non-director positions for the live broadcast production of home games for Chicago’s minor league independent professional baseball team.- Communicate clearly with directors and crew throughout production of game entertainment while maintaining a positive attitude.- Assist with the setup and teardown of on-field Sony cameras before and.

- Operate the score bug graphics for the live production of games.

- Work multiple crew positions for the live broadcast production of games for Northwestern University and other schools affiliated with the Big Ten Conference.- Transport equipment to and from the production truck and assist with the setup and teardown of equipment before and after games.

- Operate hard and handheld cameras for the in-house Studio N production of games for Northwestern University.- Move equipment and pull utility cables into position throughout games.- Perform other duties in control room as needed.

- Professionally greet all visitors upon their entrance to the park while processing transactions for climbing equipment rentals.- Provide excellent customer service to climbers of all ages and skill levels and promote a positive and encouraging climbing experience.- Assist operations manager with marketing efforts by upselling promotions through social.

Chicago, IL

- Provide live statistical data from college football and NFL regular season games.- Efficiently record data and distribute it to college and professional teams as well as sports networks.- Ensure adequate coverage of all assignments with over 100 other operations statisticians and data collectors.

- Produce 1-2 weekly written columns for several various sports blog networks including FanSided.- Actively promote content while operating the social media platforms of the websites to keep followers up to date while engaging with an audience.- Effectively communicate with site editors and writers on the weekly production of content and overall.

- Provide members with exceptional customer service by acting as a liaison while providing information and promoting Park District memberships and programs.- Process sales transactions, payments on account, and handle registration and membership enrollments as needed in an appropriate and efficient manner.- Answer incoming calls, resolve customer.

- Communicate with participants, answer questions, and handle concerns providing excellent customer service while managing the equipment desk.- Collaborate with a team of 8-10 workers each shift to maintain the facility.- Perform inventory of all equipment before and after shifts, ensuring facility is prepared for upcoming activities.- Coordinate equipment.

- Provide participants with professional-level officiating to maximize effort and satisfaction with their intramural experience.- Demonstrate clear knowledge of the rules and officiating mechanics.- Enforce penalties for unsportsmanlike behavior and proactively diffuse player altercations.- Selected to officiate quarterfinal and semifinal games for 2013.

- Cover Indiana University sporting events as an on-air talent and color commentator.- Research and obtain information from players and coaches to solicit story ideas for on-air distribution.- Develop and plan broadcasts with production crew to generate live streams of games for BTN.com.

- Produce written, audio, and video content for the fastest-growing college student sport media website in the nation.- Attend monthly meetings and help promote the website through social media platforms to increase awareness and website traffic.- Edit video content utilizing computer software programs such as MovieMaker, ensuring that video content is.

- Serve as co-host of the weekly sport radio talk show "From All Angles" every Saturday from 12-1 pm on 99.1 FM.- Record, produce, and edit podcasts of the weekly talk show to make content more available for the audience.- Attend weekly meeting for the sports committee to stay informed of new developments around the committee.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) Kinesiology, Sport Communication (Broadcast)

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society, IUSportCom, BTN Student U, WIUX Sports Student Radio, Indiana University.

Sports Broadcasting Emphasis Program

Activities and Societies: Chicago Dogs Broadcast Crew