Daisia Payne Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Promoted to senior level 4 sales rep- Help small and medium-sized businesses with their online presence- Prospect over 75+ businesses daily and cold call to set appointments to discuss goals of the business and pitch marketing solutions- Consistently hit a monthly goal of at least $3,000- Help in the training process of new sales reps on my team.

- Cover women's basketball events such as 2018 WNBA All-Star weekend, 2019 Women's Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight tournaments, and several WNBA games- Interview players for feature stories and post-game- Run both the Instagram and Twitter accounts during games for play-by-play coverage and game content- Live-stream during high school tournaments.

Virginia Beach, VA

- Oversaw the clinic sales and was in charge of hiring and training all front desk sales associates at all 3 Virginia Beach locations- Maintained a personal sales goal of at least a 25% closing rate each month- Performed normal front desk duties such as scheduling appointments, handling customer service issues, etc.

- Covered major basketball events such as the Jordan Brand Classic and Nike EYBL sessions- Interviewed players before and after games- Wrote articles on players, recruitment updates, and tournament recaps.- Actively put out in-game updates, stats, and news on Twitter

Hampton Roads, Virginia

- Attended local high school basketball games and reported play-by-play and stats via Twitter- Conducted post-game interviews- Wrote recruiting stories, game previews, and game recaps

Blacksburg, VA

- Managed game setups and operations for multiple sporting events- Kept stats and ran them to various media outlets- Ran Virginia Tech's team social media accounts during games- Helped with post-game press conferences and recording interviews.

Blacksburg, VA

- Served as head manager Fall 2015-Spring 2016 directly under the Director of Operations- Attended all team practices, meetings, and games- Helped organize team practices and events- Helped mail out recruitment letters and did office work for the staff- Filmed practices and away games with a HD Ikegami Camera.

Norfolk, VA

- Worked full time on the assignment desk, catching all breaking news and updating social media and the website with stories and updates- Trained in other positions such as production, news reporting, graphics, and anchoring- Edited content and wrote VOs and VO/SOTs for newscasts.