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Sports Media Experience

Communications Director/Radio Producer
Hockey Primetime, Primetime Radio Inc.
August 2011 – Present

• Producer for Hockey Unfiltered on Sirius/XM’s NHL Home Ice.
• In the first season of Hockey Unfiltered, my job is to create buzz for the new show and build the audience from the ground up.
•  I’m currently in charge of booking four guests per week in the twice per week show.
• Under my direction, Hockey Unfiltered has featured guests from ESPN, TSN, The Sporting News, NBC Sports, NHL Network and various NHL broadcast personalities.
• I also work directly with the company CEO as the primary media contact for Hockey Primetime.

ProScouting, LLC
Assistant Director of Media Relations (summer intern)
June 2011 – August 2011

• Creating and implementing a social media marketing plan and company brand  for an MiLB scouting service. Responsible for press releases, tweeting, coordinating with scouts, updating website and coordinating with website graphic designers.

Director of Media Relations & Game Day Coordinator
Florida Jr. Blades
August 2010 – March 2012

• I joined the Florida Jr. Blades in their inaugural season beginning with a blank slate. The opportunity gave me a chance to create the branding of the team and be one of the most social media-friendly teams in the league.
• I created the team Twitter account and YouTube page, including tweeting press releases and play-by-play updates.
• I maintain current information on www.floridajrblades.com and produce game notes.
• I write, do graphic design, multimedia, set up equipment for online streaming of home games on Fast Hockey, as well as any other various tasks the team may need on a day-to-day basis.

Freelance Producer/Reporter
WGCU Public Media
May 2010 – March 2012

• Producer and reporter a sports television show covering the Florida Gulf Coast University Division I athletics program airing on WGCU (PBS), local NBC and ABC affiliates in Southwest Florida.
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I started with the FGCU Sports Report from the beginning, and was the reporter used for the pilot episode in May 2010.
• I also was given the opportunity by the executive producer to create the format currently used by the rest of the producers for the Player Profile segments.
• I am responsible for pitching story ideas, scheduling interviews, writing scripts and recording voice overs.
• I was one of the only producers with one of the two feature segments in nearly every weekly episode from November through May.

On-ice broadcaster/PR intern
Florida Everblades Hockey Club, ECHL
August 2009 – August 2010

• Sideline reporting on FOX Sports Radio during intermissions and after games
• Writing game recaps sent out to media, various press releases/transaction reports
• Attending player appearances
• Updating the Everblades active roster
•  Filming every home game streamed online and throughout the arena
• Producing the weekly radio show, “Everblades Weekly,” aired on FOX radio, editing game bumper music

Sports/Breaking News intern
Naples Daily News
August 2009 – March 2010

• Shooting live, streaming video of high school football games, producing multimedia stories, independently shooting and producing, writing complementary stories to multimedia videos
• Weekly print column “Answering the Bell” with video on www.naplesnews.com.

Freelance Videographer
Fort Myers News-Press
September 2008 – December 2008

• Shot highlight videos of high school football games throughout Lee County for the 2008 season.
• Required to shoot, edit, produce, upload on www.news-press.com website independently.

Awards and Recognition:

- 2012: Profiled in a nationally-syndicated episode of PBS show “BizKid$” for the 2012 season.
- 2011: Winner of the 2011 Naples Daily News Journalism Scholarship
- 2011: Profiled in April 2011 edition of Expressions Magazine for work on the FGCU Sports Report
- 2008: 2nd place in FGCU Honors Program Social/Political Documentary Competition – $250 scholarship

Other:

Teaching Assistant
Florida Gulf Coast University Journalism Program
August 2011 – December 2011

• Teaching assistant for fall 2011′s inaugural Audio & Video Journalism course.
•  I was the go-to tech support for the class, and helped guide students in shooting, writing and using Final Cut Pro editing software.

Runner
ESPN
December 2010

• Served as a runner/production assistant during ESPN’s live broadcast at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Florida.

Student Producer
BBC
January 2010

• Served as a student producer and American liason for the England-based broadcast company.
• Worked the microphone and coordinated with producers during a live broadcast of the BBC World Have Your Say broadcast in Immokalee, Florida.
• The show was broadcast internationally to over 11 million listeners and covered forced labor in the orange fields of Immokalee.