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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Department lead for a team of eight individuals across working across our Gaming, Creator and Esports Business in the Americas. Responsible for day to day operations of the unit managing the team's P&L, and structure. Responsible for driving new business across our key rights holders including EA, Ubisoft, Misfits, Esports World Cup and all talent in our creator roster.During this time the team has worked with brands such as Samsung, Mountain Dew, Spotify, Truly, Fan Duel, Xfinity, Paramount+, L'Oreal, Snickers, State Farm and more across a variety of gaming and creator partnerships. This world class work led to the team claiming the organization's first ever Esports and Gaming Tempest Award for Best Supporting Agency, Non Production.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Led sponsorship sales team helping develop creative partnerships for our rights holders including Immortals, NYXL, Misfits, Fnatic and more. During my time in this position, we launched the first ever creator arm of our business, signing our first creator in August 2022 and finishing the year with three creators, including BFordlancer, BuckArmy and EsfandTV. Helped develop and produce Esfand's Draft Show, the first ever live Draft Show on Twitch, coinciding with the NFL Draft and featuring NFL talent such as AJ Dillon, Austin Eckler and others. Generated and managed over $1.2M in revenue for our Rights Holder clients.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Client: AT&TFocus: Gaming & Esports Strategy & PartnershipsWhile Associate Director at Wasserman, I consistently worked to develop key gaming and esports marketing strategy for AT&T, primarily leading day to day brand strategy, partner management, market research and negotiations of both renewals and new partnerships. I helped manage AT&T's 100 Thieves, TimTheTatman, Cloud9, NBA2K League, ESL and DreamHack relationships, while working with our internal activation team to develop 1:1 onsite and digital activations to help bring AT&T to gaming and esports fans everywhere. In addition to activating with partners, I helped oversee and develop two wholly owned and operated properties for AT&T in the industry; AT&T Unlocked Games and AT&T Annihilator Cup. Unlocked Games focused on providing opportunities for female game developers to showcase their work. The Annihilator Cup was a multi week, multi game tournament featuring talent such as Shroud, Lirik, Mizkif, Yassuo and others, as well as game titles including Halo, Apex Legends, Mortal Kombat, and CS:GO. The team's work has led to four (4) Tempest Award Wins and multiple nominations at the Tempest Awards and Esports Awards. Outside of my work with AT&T, I served as a key gaming and esports resource for all of Wasserman, having aided clients such as Diageo, Bose, Microsoft, Samsung, American Express, American Eagle and others.

Greater New York City Area

As Director of Partnerships at FlyQuest Sports, I oversaw the development and execution of custom Partnership Marketing programs for all partners, specifically SNICKERS and 5-hour ENERGY. I was the POC for all partners working to foster a collaborative and open partnership to help all parties achieve their Marketing Goals and Initiatives. I assisted in the creation of our pitch decks for new business and provided creative solutions to brand goals. During my time there I took on various responsibilities including, but not limited to: - Scouting, negotiation, signing and managing our inaugural PUBG & Rocket League teams - Managed relationships with outside contractors to ensure successful & efficient use of their services- Developed our Brand Strategy for the 2017 NA LCS Permanent Partnership Program- Ideated & developed strategy around the creation of our 2019 Brand Vision & Marketing Campaign - Project Managed the successful launch of our first foray into Fortnite- Oversaw the development of, and managed, our 2018 Marketing Budget- Managed two (2) direct reports

Greater New York City Area

Client: Anheuser-BuschFocus: Esports, Drone Racing League (DRL), NHL, College SportsAs Account Executive, I have developed and managed the experiential strategy and execution of Bud Light's first ever entrance into esports, working closely with the brand team, various agencies, and partners such as Dreamhack, Machinima and Twitch, among others. The program consisted of multiple onsite activation's at three different events, a five part content series surrounding five pro players, and a culminating event with five high profile celebrities. I have also provided strategic guidance surrounding Bud Light's new partnership with the Drone Racing League (DRL) culminating in the 2017 Bud Light DRL Tryouts. Currently overseeing the Bud Light Pilot program, the result of the DRL Tryouts. In addition to supporting the overall Anheuser-Busch account, I also worked closely with our Business Development team on new business pitches leading to the acquisition of new clients.

Greater New York City Area

During this time, I was the Account Coordinator on the Anheuser-Busch US Experiential Sports Marketing account, across all brands including but not limited to Bud Light, Budweiser, Michelob Ultra, and Shock Top. I supported the greater team on all properties including NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, College Football, Soccer, Esports, and Running & Cycling. I directly managed activation of 86 Running & Cycling events across the country in conjunction with all seven Anheuser-Busch regional teams, AB’s activation agency Publis Hawkeye, and the Michelob Ultra Brand team. I coordinated media trafficking and creative approvals for all 15 Anheuser-Busch NHL properties. I was also responsible for all internal and external communication and organization related to the Anheuser-Busch account. This includes the creation and send of all weekly and monthly newsletters, maintenance of account structure documents, RACI, SOWs etc. I was promoted to Account Executive in March of 2016.

White Plains, Ny

- Negotiate and oversee the completion of marketing, speaking & broadcasting deals for talent. This includes the comparison of contracts, managing of payments & invoices, and attending marketing & production shoots- Responsible for pitching talent to various networks & Fortune 500 companies, coordinating talent’s travel to auditions, and providing in-depth itineraries for all auditions and production shoots- Developed and implemented the social media marketing plan for IMG Speakers creating a unified message across YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and WordPress- Supervising the redesign of the IMG Speaker’s website and content management system by analyzing SEO and analytics from original website using Google AdWords & Google Analytics

White Plains, Ny

- Assisted three (3) Broadcasting agents in the management of 110+ sports, entertainment and news clients- Responsible for managing the relationship with IMG Broadcasting’s third-party video editor. Through this relationship I have helped provide the division with over 50 new client demo reels which are utilized in the marketing efforts for the talent- Administrative duties included, but were not limited to, coordination of travel, facilitation of efficient communication between multiple parties (agents, clients, networks, etc.), submitting & reviewing expenses reports, and filing

Greater New York City Area

- Assistant to the SVP and Managing Director of IMG Fashion- Help to coordinate and maintain relationships with current clients and executives throughout the company- Responsible for timely delivery of contracts, NDAs and various other deliverables- Coordinate global travel and facilitate efficient communication between multiple parties

Greater Boston Area

- Coordinated spring break trips for over 70 students at Boston College requiring managing multiple persons requests as well as constant communication between StudentCity and myself - Responsible for collection of payments, securing travel, room assignments and researching possible locations based off of individuals interests

Chestnut Hill, Ma

- Managed and trained all other Day Visit volunteers in proper etiquette when addressing parents and students- Greeted prospective students and their families and answered any questions about Boston College and the application process

Greater New York City Area

- Formulated an accounts payable vendor database and cash receipts database to ensure that all vendors are approved for payment and to facilitate the smooth transition of funds through the system- Communicated with executives from multiple divisions within IMG to gain insight regarding the company's culture and industry standards for marketing, consulting, sponsorship sales and media contracts.

Islandia, Ny

- Organized and co-managed corporate start-up events for companies such as Starbucks that included meet and greet interaction with clients resulting in increased awareness and use of our end product- Coordinated product acquisition from vendors and the flow of clients both before, during and after events- Initiated email lead generation strategy for entire firm resulting in a new outlet for leads and sales revenue- Consulted on the implementation of their social media program including but not limited to Twitter, Facebook and Android App- Compiled and edited Power Point sales presentations and Excel spreadsheets to more easily manage current clients - Collaborated with the production department in graphical editing and design using Adobe InDesign- Responsible for maintaining communication stream between executives during and after events, budget meetings and major account acquisitions

Stratton Mountain, Vt

- Instructed an educational safety course provided to 35 people at a time- Patrolled mountain and enforced Stratton Mountains regulations and policies

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing And Operations Management; Minor In History

Activities and Societies: Student Admissions Program, Boston College Eagles Club Baseball, Boston College Ski & Snowboard Club, PULSE.

Education record

Relevant Courses: Customer Relationship Management, Financial Markets and Institutions