Nicholas Hand Email and Phone Number

Labor and Employment Law Attorney

Sport Management and Business Professor in the Plaster College of Business

Full-time Student Advisor for the Division of Business & Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood-Belleville. Responsible for advising over 160 undergraduate students and overseeing the entire advising process for the Division of Business & Entrepreneurship. Primary responsibilities also include: creating new process improvements for advising, innovative training and expert consulting for advising professors, academic progression training for all freshman undergraduate business students, expert knowledge of previous and current academic policies and procedures, and increased student engagement for business students.

Specializing in marketing research and marketing strategy for Lindenwood University's Sport Management Program inside their School of Business and Entrepreneurship.

•Created a regional marketing campaign through media partnerships that extended the Rivermen reach into six new Central Illinois markets including Galesburg, Pekin, Canton, Princeton, Peru/LaSalle, and Decatur•Established over ten new media partnerships in less than two seasons•Created community relations campaigns to promote the team through school initiatives, community events, and corporate sponsorships•Developed and supervised team's social media platforms•Responsible for cutting marketing expenses by over $65,000 in one season while creating an increased marketing budget focused on trade agreements leveraged through ticket and sponsorship inventory•Created and established email marketing for the organization through our ticketing system, Archtics•Prepared marketing and public relations documents for multiple mediums to diverse audiences including potential clients, ticket buyers, season ticket holders, sponsors, and league executives•Served as Interim Director of Game Operations while also performing both Marketing Manager and Community Relations Coordinator positions from February to June 2012 where I was responsible for all pre-game arena set-ups, pre-game ceremonies, game day staff, in-game promotions and music, intermission activities, and post-game arena activities

•Implemented social media campaign to increase marketing presence in the community•Improved and maintained team website to enhance marketing exposure•Team representative for the league’s web-based statistical program •Authored press releases and website content to generate online traffic•Managed media relations and disseminated information to media outlets•Served as the primary liaison for NAHL on-ice officials, league officials, college scouts, and visiting teams. •Responsible for off-ice officials, game statistics, and game videos

•Drafted sponsorship proposals to potential clients to increase revenue•Formulated summer marketing campaigns to improve station’s ratings•Executed promotional events to increase station’s exposure•Gained experience in sales techniques including cold calling

•Served as a statistician and spotter on press row for home and visiting radio broadcasters•Assisted in credentialing working media and accommodating media requests•Assistant for the 2006 UHL All-Star Game including media luncheon and post-game party•Served as broadcast booth statistician for Dan McLaughlin and Darren Pang for Fox Sports Midwest for the 2006 UHL All-Star Game