Robert Devita Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Stony Brook, New York, United States

Stony Brook, New York, United States

Stony Brook, New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York

• Primary media relations contact for the St. Francis College Athletics Department• Responsible for media relations and social media initiatives for 21 NCAA Division I athletic programs competing in the Northeast Conference(NEC), Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), and Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA)• Oversee the New Media Coordinator, Athletics Communications Assistant, and staff of three student assistants on a day-to-day basis and manageeach of their workloads and schedules• Maintain the athletics website: SFCAthletics.com and responsible for composing game previews, game recaps, and features stories that are displayedon the site• Compose press releases that are distributed to members of the media and promoted through the Athletics Department’s social media accounts• Pitch stories to local and national media members and have landed content on/in ESPN’s SportsCenter, New York Newsday, News 12 Brooklyn, AMNew York, among other prominent media outlets• Spearheaded the design efforts for the department’s graphics that are used on a daily basis to promote teams via new and social media platforms• Oversee gameday operations and staffing of gameday workers for the sports of basketball, soccer, volleyball, and water polo• Created publications such as media guides and game programs for select sports

Edison, New Jersey

• Primary media relations contact for the sports of men’s basketball, men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s lacrosse, baseball, and water polo (January 2018 –July 2018) Previously served as the primary media relations contact for the sports of women’s basketball, women’s soccer, women’s lacrosse, andsoftball (October 2016 – February 2018)• Host Media Coordinator at the 2018 NCAA Women’s Basketball Albany Regional• Assisted the Assistant Commissioner for New Media in the marketing, content development, championship operations, promotion, and developmentof the MAAC brand through the league’s various forms of new and social media• Composed press releases that were distributed to members of the media and promoted through the conference’s forms of social media• Coordinated and moderated interviews between coaches, student-athletes, and members of the media• Maintained and oversaw the league’s website: MAACSports.com and conference statistics/record books• Assisted with the rebrand of MAACSports.com, which changed website host to SIDEARM Sports in 2017• Created graphics and conference notes using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, which promote the league and its student-athletes• Assisted with media operations at the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball First & Second Round in Buffalo, NY• Oversaw the league’s ticket operations for select Championship events in conjunction with TicketLeap.com• Assured that coaches and league Sports Information Directors comply with pre and postseason All-MAAC voting policies

• Composed and edited the starting pitching page of daily game notes• Responsible for compiling daily media clips that were distributed to senior management and select media members• Researched statistics using Baseball-Reference and Elias Sports Bureau, which were featured in daily game notes• Composed and distributed credentials while working media check-in during home games

Brooklyn, New York

• Serve as the primary media contact for women’s basketball • Compose game notes and programs using Adobe InDesign on a game-to-game basis, which are sent to opposing teams and distributed to members of the media • Write pre and post-game recaps that are featured on SFCAthletics.com • Coordinate and moderate interviews with members of the media, players and coaches • Created the official 2015-16 women’s basketball media guide using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop• Transcribe quotes from players and coaches • Liaison between the facility and media/visiting team

Brooklyn, New York

• Assist senior management in all aspects related to the Public Relations department on game nights• In charge of setting up and breaking down media areas • Distribute stats at the culmination of each quarter • Transcribe and distribute post-game quotes from players and coaches

Queens, New York

• Liaison between players and on site staff to distribute information regarding pre and post match media availability • Assisted members of the WTA, ATP, USTA and ITF staff in facilitating interviews between more than 300 professional players and 1,200 media members• Conducted research for members of the media in order to cultivate original news content• Provided media with information regarding player schedules and access to facilities• Compiled media kits and television packets for media use in 250 countries• Responsible for media ticket distribution for Men’s and Women’s final match of 2015 U.S. Open

New York, New York

• Responsible for compiling daily media clips, as well as daily media monitoring• Editorial assistant of the 2015 New York Rangers playoff guide• Collaborated with co-workers to assure members of the media received excellent service • Assisted senior management with crafting press releases • Researched statistical trends and facts for media notes for each game• Liaison between the arena and media/visiting team• Responsible for creating and distributing media credentials for each game• Assisted with pre and post-game press conferences during the 2015 NHL Playoffs

Master Of Science - Ms, Business Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communications