Work Portfolio: https://blaessern1.wixsite.com/nickblaesserNick Blaesser is a young, diligent sports media professional who is looking to advance his career within the sports media industry. He currently holds the Digital Content Coordinator role for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League Hockey League. He has served as the Director of Broadcasting, Media & Marketing for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League and the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League as well within his professional career.He holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Broadcast & Cinematic Arts with a minor in Sports Management from Central Michigan University where he graduated cum laude. After spending his four years of college gaining an abundance of invaluable experience, Nick knows the ins and outs of broadcasting live sports and news for both radio and television, along with graphic design, social media management, videography & editing and sports writing. Nick's sports media journey began in the fall of 2017 where he got picked up by the Slocum Sports Network, which produced live radio broadcasts for high school and college athletics in the southwest Michigan area.After transferring to Central Michigan University, Nick wasted no time getting involved in the best media outlet the university has to offer, the Chippewa Sports Network. There, he did a great deal of control room work, camera operating, and play-by-play broadcasting for all Central Michigan varsity sports. Because of CMU's lack of an NCAA hockey team, Nick created the Central Michigan D3 Hockey Club Radio Network from scratch with a fellow broadcasting student. This network covered everything CMU Division 3 Club Hockey, from live radio broadcasts, running social media pages, writing post-game reports, graphic design, you name it, they made it. This network also got Nick recognized at a national level by the American Collegiate Hockey Association two years in a row as being a top broadcaster in the league.Nick's other media roles have included being a play-by-play broadcaster for Big Rapids High School Hockey in mid-Michigan through the Big Rapids Radio Network. He has also been a video production and graphic designer/social media manager for the Kalamazoo Growlers and Battle Creek Bombers of the Northwoods Baseball League, as well as a director of Central Michigan's student news network for a year. In addition to that, he was also an audio engineer for 101.1 FM & 91.5 FM radio stations in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Listed skills include Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Radio Broadcasting, Broadcast Television, and 2 others.