Daylon Hicks Email & Phone Number

Antioch, Ca, Us

• Foster strong connections with students at McClymonds High School to encourage their active involvement in the Oakland community• Collaborate with school staff, administrators, parents, and community partners to support and enhance student engagement initiatives• Actively involve parents and guardians in supporting their children's participation in service learning, through outreach and informational activities• Establish and maintain relationships with partner organizations to link students with valuable external resources and support services• Utilize Salesforce Data Input tools to accurately track and report student engagement metrics on a weekly basis

Antioch, California, United States

• Research and write engaging, informative, and original articles on various music genres, artists, and industry trends, averaging 50 posts per month.• Collaborate with musicians and record labels to conduct interviews, reviews, and features.• Implement SEO strategies to improve blog visibility.• Manage social media channels and engage with the online community, fostering a loyal readership and increasing social media followers by 50%.• Stay updated with the latest industry developments, music trends, and emerging artists, providing readers with fresh and relevant content.• Utilized social media platforms, including Instagram and TikTok, to share blog content, engage with followers, and increase blog visibility.• Collaborated with musicians, record labels, and industry professionals to conduct interviews and feature their work on the blog, contributing to the promotion of new releases and artists.• Created visually appealing multimedia content, including videos and graphics, to enhance the blog's visual appeal and engagement.

Clayton, California, United States

Graduating from high school in 2019, I decided to take a volunteer role to be a coach for high jumpers at Clayton Valley Charter High School teaching them skills on and off the track.I teach the dynamics of high jump and give life lessons along the way for incoming track and field student-athletes.

Remote

• Engage with creative team to suggest and optimize new posts across various platforms.• Work alongside Data Analytical team to plan social media growth.• Develop social media campaign centered around politics.• Increased audience engagement by creating engaging content.

Remote

• Develop creative and engaging short-form videos for BLK ODYSSY’s TikTok, posting 2-3 times per week.• Implement trending topics and formats to boost audience engagement.• Edit videos using Adobe Premiere tools for professional-quality content.• Leverage storytelling skills to craft compelling video narratives.• Collaborate with the creative team to experiment with and explore new content ideas.

Remote

• Prepared A&R meeting materials, including artist bios, demo recordings, and performance footage.• Give feedback to artists for future development.Responsible for Luminate to research artist’s analytical progress and Asana inserting details about each artist.• Maintained relationships with artists, managers, producers, and songwriters.• Conducted research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends. • Incorporated my blog arabbitshole connecting 15 artists for potential signing.

San Ramon, California, United States

• Attention to detail in identifying and addressing inappropriate or harmful content.• Emphasize my ability to enforce content guidelines and policies effectively, ensuring that user-generated content aligns with standards involved within TikTok.• Communicate effectively with users, providing clear explanations for content moderation decisions and addressing user concerns.• Flexibility in adapting to changing content trends, emerging issues, and updates to moderation policies.• Committed to staying updated on industry practices, emerging trends, and evolving content moderation strategies.• Strengthened my communication skills reaching out with my team lead to stay updated on various trends.

Pullman, Washington, United States

• Conducted research on student-athletes for profile stories at WSU.• Developed compelling interview questions storytelling the mental and physical attributes of a student-athlete.• Wrote previews and recap stories for men's and women's sports at WSU.• Live broadcasted women's basketball games highlighting key players and final score. Created a compelling column entitled ‘Daylon's Daily’ highlighting my day to day life as a student - athlete during a worldwide pandemic.• Supported team members by pitching story ideas for trending topics around sports and opinion sections when possible.• Received ‘Most Classiest’ award for displaying class, politeness, and professionalism across my department and in the newsroom.

Pullman, Washington, United States

• Received a 4 year athletic scholarship in high jump.Placed fifth in the Pac-12 Championship.• Maintained good grades while competing at a high level.• Received ‘Athletic Director's Star Performer’ award for commitment to academic improvement upon graduation.

United States

• Volunteered for 4 years with the Food Bank located in Contra Costa delivering and packaging food.

Undergrad, Intermedia/Multimedia, Senior

Activities and Societies: Track and Field at Washington State University.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Member of the Track & Field Team and Black Student Union.