DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA / INTERNET SERVICES | MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, Milwaukee, Wis. [Nov. 2012-present]
- Responsible for developing all video for internal and external purposes for Marquette University’s Division I athletics program
- Producer of original live and on-demand video content for GoMarquette.com All-Access and all digital platforms, including social media outlets
- On-demand digital video content includes highlights, press conferences, departmental news and human-interest stories
- Produced 225 unique pieces of video content (196 on-demand, 29 live) for GoMarquette.com and Marquette Athletics on YouTube from Aug, 1, 2013 through Dec. 31, 2013 (153 days) – averaged 1.3 on-demand videos per day
- Project manager of MU initiative Project 300, which features the stories of each one of Marquette’s student-athletes through a variety of digital platforms – content includes video, written pieces and social media posts
- Coordinator of media relations video needs for MU athletics, working with national, regional and local media outlets and networks to deliver Marquette athletics content – this includes game highlights, interviews, and special requests
- Responsible for creating a digital media budget and for handling all departmental purchases of video production equipment
- Director of a student staff – students are responsible for doing supervised original video reporting for GoMarquette.com
- Play-by-play announcer for live video and audio broadcasts on GoMarquette.com All-Access, including soccer, volleyball, and women’s basketball
- Developed a series of social media “microhighlights” for the 2012-13 Marquette men’s basketball season – :15-:20 single-play highlights distributed post-game through YouTube and shared on social media – 13 “microhighlights” had more than 1,000 YouTube views
- Contributor on Marquette Radio Network men’s basketball play-by-play broadcasts – host of Marquette Athletics Spotlight halftime segment, which includes interviews with MU coaches and athletes, and pre-produced radio news-style pieces on newsworthy items
- Edited, produced and voiced MU’s 2012-13 Annual Report video presentation
- Conceptualized, produced, shot and edited a MU Blue & Gold Fund video initiative “Together, We Are Marquette” for 2013-14 – the video series tells the personal stories of selected MU student-athletes and what their Marquette experience means to them
- Coordinator of BIG EAST Conference video needs during Fall 2013, including development of video content for bigeast.com and Fall Championships
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC MULTIMEDIA SERVICES | RADFORD UNIVERSITY, Radford, Va. [July 2010-Nov. 2012]
- Responsible for developing all video for internal and external purposes for Radford University’s Division I athletics program
- Managed a staff of communication studies students and freelancers for live video production and arena video boards
- Worked with marketing and promotions to develop gameday atmosphere in Dedmon Center, arena and with sales to fulfill sponsorships and develop new opportunities
- Part of Radford University’s athletics senior staff, the decision-making committee for RU athletics
- Producer of original video content, including game highlights, student-athlete profiles, and weekly news/coaches’ shows
- Created and managed a viral YouTube video in May of 2011 that has generated more than one million views and that also appeared in mainstream and national media – College Baseball Rain Delay Jousting
- Coordinator of department’s Twitter account, @ru_athletics
- Producer for all of RU’s live video broadcasts on the Big South Network, a conference-wide live streaming video initiative using NewTek’s TriCaster850 XTreme – live games employ multiple cameras, replays and graphics
- Media relations contact for RU’s baseball and men’s soccer programs, in addition to serving as baseball play-by-play broadcaster
- Served as interim Director of Athletic Communications (Aug.-Oct. 2012) – managed day-to-day activities of three-person department while working as the primary media relations contact for five sports, including men’s basketball
- Member of RU’s Hall of Fame Planning and Strategic Planning committees
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | RADFORD UNIVERSITY – Radford, Va. [July 2008-July 2010]
- Coordinator of communications efforts for Radford University’s NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic programs, including men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, men’s basketball and track & field
- Radio play-by-play broadcaster for RU’s women’s basketball from 2008-10
- Secondary men’s basketball contact – helped promote RU’s NCAA Tournament team in 2008-09
- Athletic feature writer for Radford University magazine
- Implemented department’s first uses of social media, launching RU’s athletic Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts
- Developed live play-by-play audio broadcasts of Radford baseball
- Implemented department’s first use of digital publications in 2009
WLTX-TV, Columbia, S.C. [Aug. 2006-May 2008]
- Produced WLTX’s 20 minute high school and college football highlight shows for two seasons – shot video, edited and wrote scripts for the show
- Worked the evening assignment desk for the newsroom – wrote web stories, copy for the evening newscast, edited video for the shows, operated studio cameras and covered spot news; filled in gaps in staffing
- Part of the station’s Presidential Primary Election coverage in 2007 – conducted exit polling at sites around Columbia for the station and for the Gannett Company to share nationally
GRADUATE ASSISTANT | CAROLINA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, Columbia, S.C. [Aug. 2006-May 2007]
- Wrote feature stories for MyCarolina.org profiling alumni with ties to South Carolina’s athletic program
- Sought sponsorship with local businesses for alumni association football gameday tailgates
SPORTS INFORMATION INTERN | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, Md. [Aug. 2005-May 2006]
- Coordinated communications efforts for NCAA Division III programs – volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, wrestling, track & field/cross country, baseball – assisted with football and men’s lacrosse (Division I)
- Contributor to the nation’s top D-I men’s lacrosse media guide in 2006, as awarded by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)
- Implemented the use of live stats at Johns Hopkins for its website, HopkinsSports.com