Patrick O'Connell Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Oversight of Delano Media Group (DMG) family of brands' public relations, marketing, creative and social media strategy.
• Management and strategy planning of contracted communications contracts.
• Serve as POC on premium Position Sports accounts, including working as lead communications official for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
• Support of owned and operated event marketing and sales strategy.
• Oversight of brand marketing campaign strategy and execution.
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• Served as a communications advisor to senior leadership, coaches and players.
• Directed a team (Manager, Player & Media Relations and Interpreter/Coordinator, Player & Media Relations) and 2 interns that were responsible for a majority of daily collateral and press box operations (pre-pandemic).
• Primary contact to manage all player requests for internal purposes as well as for local, national and international media…travel with the team to approximately 40.0 percent of road… Show more
• Primary contact to manage all player requests for internal purposes as well as for local, national and international media…travel with the team to approximately 40.0 percent of road games.
• Successful track record with local and national media developing and pitching on-and-off the field storylines to enhance the organization and team.
• Developed and executed the strategy for the D-backs’ publicity efforts in the grand opening of the Caesars temporary sportsbook at Chase Field on September 9, 2021, which included Doug Ducey, Governor of Arizona.

• Selected by Major League Baseball to head all press operations for Team Italy in the 2013 World Baseball Classic (Phoenix/Miami) and the 2017 WBC (Jalisco, Mexico).

• Created and developed the sport’s first all-inclusive media website, whitesoxpressbox.com.
• Pitched a spring training partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing in 2011 that resulted in multiple televised segments on FOX during NASCAR programming and coverage on other NASCAR-related mediums.
• Carried out all media requests following Mark Buehrle’s perfect game on July 23, 2009 and Jim Thome’s 500th home run on September 16, 2007.
• Assisted in all media relations efforts during the… Show more
• Assisted in all media relations efforts during the 2005 playoffs, including the club’s first World Series victory since 1917.
• Orchestrated the club’s successful Final Vote campaign in 2004 to get Scott Podsednik added to the American League All-Star Team. Show less