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EXPERIENCE
Salem Red Sox Baseball Club, Salem, Virginia
Class-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox
Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations (February/2017– September/2018)
• Broadcasted all regular-season games, nearly exclusively as solo voice in broadcast booth
• Voice of 2017 Carolina League All-Star Classic; on-field emcee for Home Run Derby event
• Managed in-game social media updates of game events via Twitter; cut, edited highlights during game for use during postgame show
• Generated more than $15,000 in sponsorship sales; ensured all on-air sponsorship activations were fulfilled, tracked consistently
• Researched, designed and produced season media guides (each over 130 pages)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats Baseball Club, Manchester, New Hampshire
Class-AA Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays
Broadcaster/Ticket Sales Account Executive/Media Relations Coordinator (February/2015– August/2016)
• Broadcasted all road games and select home games for team
• Helped manage social media for team, with live-tweeting of games and innovative Facebook Live video events
• Generated more than $20,000 of group sales and season ticket revenue through phone and in-person sales
• Worked closely with front office and field staff to ensure team presence at community and franchise events
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
NC TraCS (Translational and Clinical Science) Institute
Communications Coordinator (February/2014 – September/2014)
• Curated and created content for department website, utilizing SEO and social media to drive traffic
• Enhanced social media production, increasing Twitter and Facebook posts by more than 500%
• Advertised and marketed events and services across an array of channels to build awareness
Clearwater Threshers Baseball Club, Clearwater, Florida
Single-A Baseball Affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, directly owned by Phillies
Broadcaster/Media Relations Coordinator (February/2013 – September/2013)
• Worked alongside Phillies Media Relations staff to provide for needs of media corps during Spring Training
• Produced team media guide and daily notes using InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, with extensive research put in
• Wrote several articles monthly for game-day program, as well as recaps immediately following all games covered
• Conducted audio and on-camera interviews with players to promote team via website and live on scoreboard
• Broadcasted more than 100 regular season games and provided running social media updates during action
• Managed team social media outlets, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
• Updated and administrated team website, using Homebase CMS and social media to promote team news and events
Hudson Valley Renegades Baseball Team, Wappingers Falls, New York
Short-Season Class-A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays
Team Broadcaster (May/2012 – September/2012)
• Acted as primary contact for all external media, issuing credentials and handling press requests
• Wrote postgame recaps for all Renegades games and published them to web on MLBAM system
• Broadcasted play-by-play for all 76 regular season games and all postseason games, including New York-Penn League Championship
• Produced Facebook/Twitter posts, press releases, program articles, and social media initiatives
• Sold tickets in person and over the phone, providing customer service and representing team
• Hosted and produced live pregame show on-field, helping to promote sponsors and guests
Hickory Crawdads Baseball Club, Hickory, North Carolina
Class-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers
Broadcasting Assistant (February/2011 – August/2011)
• Broadcasted play-by-play and color commentary for 70 regular season games
• Produced Facebook posts, Twitter announcements, newsletter articles, and social media initiatives for team
• Interviewed players and managers for pregame show; wrote blog articles for official team site.
WCHL 1360 Radio, Chapel Hill, NC
Hyper-local news-talk-sports radio station
On-Air Talent/News Anchor-Reporter/Sports Play-by-Play and Reporter (September/2009 – September/2010)
• Play-by-play for high school sports, and extensive coverage of NCAA athletics; hosted/produced high school sports pregame show
• Reported on news and sports events and interviewed prominent figures from news and sports worlds
• Anchor, morning/evening news; produced and edited stories for air, posted to web and Tweeted links on Twitter
WTOP Radio, Washington, DC
Top-rated radio station in United States
Sports Intern (July/2009 – August/2009)
• Interviewed local athletes and sports figures at various events around Washington
• Edited audio of interviews and prepared sound clips for airing
Syracuse Crunch, Syracuse, New York
AHL hockey team
Play-by-Play Intern (November/2008 – April/2009)
• Performed play-by-play for critique by team’s official broadcaster
• Helped compile highlights for in-studio intermission shows
Boston.com, Boston, Massachusetts
Online wing of the Boston Globe
Sports Intern (May/2007 – June/2008)
• Created a number of pieces of original content, including the site’s top-drawing feature for July 2007
• Worked to synergize the organization’s print and online operations by editing stories and blog posts
• Created several pieces of content on-the-fly, including liveblogs of the 2007 and 2008 MLB amateur drafts
WBRS 100.1 FM, Waltham, Massachusetts
Student-run, FCC-licensed radio station of Brandeis University
Special Productions Director (2005-2006), Chief Announcer (2006-2007), PSA Director (2007-2008)
• Performed as play-by-play announcer and color commentator for many Brandeis basketball and baseball games (clips on request)
• Organized and directed special productions wing of WBRS as Special Productions Director, including parties and live sound events
• Administered the operations logs and public file of WBRS as Chief Announcer
• Managed the Public Service Announcements of WBRS as PSA Director; also recorded all station IDs for automation
EDUCATION
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
June/2008 – Early August/2009
M.S., Broadcast Journalism. Graduated August 2009. 3.708 GPA.
Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
September/2004 – May/2008
B.A., English (minor in Journalism), Cum Laude, May 2008. 3.505 GPA. National Merit Scholar.
SKILLS
• Skilled with news-writing of all kinds, particularly sports; experienced with press releases
• Seasoned in cold-calling and external sponsorship sales, as well as public relations, marketing and customer service
• Very experienced and skilled with video and audio editing software (ProTools/Final Cut/Adobe Audition)
• Strong with use of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Web-savvy, with HTML coding experience, as well as frequent use with Twitter, Facebook, Blogger and WordPress platforms
REFERENCES
• Allen Lawrence, Vice President/Assistant General Manager, Salem Red Sox. 540-389-3333, alawrence@salemsox.com
• Mike Ramshaw, Team President, New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 603-641-2005, mramshaw@nhfishercats.com
• Jason Adams, General Manager, Clearwater Threshers.
727-712-4411, jadams@threshersbaseball.com
• John Timberlake, President, Clearwater Threshers.
727-712-4411, jtimberlake@threshersbaseball.com
• Joe Ausanio, Director of Baseball Communications, Hudson Valley Renegades.
845-389-0054, joehvr@aol.com
• Mark Seaman, General Manager, Hickory Crawdads.
828-322-3000, mseaman@hickorycrawdads.com
• Andrew Buchbinder, Director of Broadcasting, Springfield Cardinals.
828-322-3000, abuchbinder@hickorycrawdads.com
• Dennis Deninger, President/Exec. Producer, Deninger Media.
860.839.3772, deningermedia@yahoo.com
