Jeff Schaefer Email & Phone Number

Lakewood, OH, US

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

National Lead for American Heart Associations relationships with athletes and teams

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

· Promoted to Senior Manager within the same department with two direct reports· Led the department’s internal media coordination working with the team’s digital and social media departments to produce and create content· Took a more leadership role within the department · Continued traveling with the team, developing communication strategy and most duties.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

· Supervised communications coordinators, seasonal interns, and game-night assistant· Traveled with team to thirty to forty away games and arranged player, coach, and general manager media appearances· Collaborated with the Director and Chief Communications Officer in developing organizational communication strategy, including positioning, messaging and.

· Authored widely distributed team content – including press releases, player bios, the team media guides and team postseason guides· Fielded media requests and organized responsive appearances, press conferences and interviews for players, coaches and the general manager· Developed and maintained important relationships with local and national media.

· One of two coordinators, providing support to director in creating and executing communication strategies for the business side of the organization· Created and executed organizational public relations initiatives during arena events, concerts, and special events· Coordinated day-of-event media coverage and advance media interviews for print, TV, radio.

· Helped execute communications plan at practices, shoot-arounds, games and press conferences · Created and edited team content included in team media guides, postseason guides, and game-night programming· Delivered game-night credentials, media packets and arena information to visiting NBA teams· Researched/compiled stat-based game notes and compiled.

· Verified credentials at the media entrance, and organized and monitored designated arena media seating· Recorded and transcribed home game post-game player and coach interviews, and handled other tasks as assigned