Heather Ward Email & Phone Number

- Produce all game notes and media information materials including stat packs, flip cards and roster sheets - Main contact for visiting teams and visiting-team media: assist with player tickets, credentials and shootaround availability sessions- Source and distribute statistics for Spurs digital, broadcast, and radio - Interview, hire, and manage staff of 14 game-night assistants- Organize postgame books, edit transcriptions, and create next opponent packets for team personnel

Denver, Colorado, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

- Primary media relations contact for nine sports and secondary contact for football and men’s and women’s basketball- Created game notes and wrote 3-5 press releases per week- Produced engaging social media content, original graphics, and designed Pac-12 publications using Photoshop and InDesign- Analyzed social media accounts and built decks to present annual progress reports for strategic campaigns- Oversaw media relations for five Pac-12 Championships and served as the main contact at each event

California

- Built relationships with local and national media members, TV talent, and opposing teams as an extension of the Warriors Public Relations staff while assisting with game day operations - Produced transcriptions, facilitated player meet-and-greets, distributed stats to media members and front office staff- Set up media areas, seating charts, and photo lanes during regular season and playoff home games

Denver Colorado

- Responsible for all game day operations, press box setup, postgame books, credentials and produced post game video content- Assisted general managers with various projects involving sensitive information, including draft preparation and player transactions- Wrote feature stories, prospect recaps, conducted interviews, and team Q&A sections for the Avalanche’s monthly magazine

Boulder Colorado

- Developed and oversaw maintenance of the Colorado Athletics website while switching to a new web provider- Controlled advertising spaces and marketing assets across individual sport pages- Produced game day social media content using Photoshop, InDesign and Snappy while live-tweeting game action- Organized content plans and created new ideas to enhance the University of Colorado Athletics brand

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism

Journalism News Editorial with an additional emphasis in Public Relations

Minor, Ethnic Studies

Bachelor’S Degree, Sociology