Education

The University of Texas at Austin                                                                                                                                                             May 2016

Bachelor of Journalism: Broadcast/Sports                                                                                                         

Certification in the Texas Program in Sports & Media                                                                                                                                        GPA: 3.97

• UT Distinguished College Scholar (Top 4% of class)

• Dean’s Honor List for College of Communication

 

 

Work Experience

Honest SEO (Search Engine Optimization)| Los Angeles, CA                                                                                              October 2020-June 2021

Social/Digital Media Manager 

• Wrote 3,000+ words of SEO copy every day that helped auto dealerships increase sales and ranking on Google

• Promoted twice in nine months for exceptional work and new ideas to help streamline workflow between departments

• Had several pages reach the Top 5 links in a Google search within several months

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Wags & Walks| Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                                                                July 2019-May 2020

Social/Digital Media Manager 

• Responsible for creating and posting all social and digital content for one of the most popular dog rescues in the country

• Captures photography and edits all video used for any campaigns and posts

• Brought instagram followers from 97,000 to over 105,000 in less than 4 months

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Fox Sports| Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                                                                August 2017-June 2019 

Production Assistant - Features/NFL 

• Assists in creating all pre-edited feature content that airs on any FOX or FS1 sports broadcasts

• Writes scripts and finds clips for various pieces such as - show teases, sit-down interviews, etc

• Responsible for coming up with creative content for NFL, Golf and NASCAR content on Fox

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National Hockey League| Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                                     September 2017-April 2018  Real-Time Correspondent

• Responsible for capturing video/photo content for away NHL teams at STAPLES Center

• Coordinating with NHL teams regarding what content they need for every LA Kings home game

• Creating, capturing and sending content to the NHL for different initiatives and platforms league-wide

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Los Angeles Kings| El Segundo, CA                                                                                                                                  September 2017-April 2018

Digital Media Associate

• Creating content for the Los Angeles Kings website, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter

• Posting live content from around STAPLES Center on various platforms at LA Kings home games

• Writing articles for the Los Angeles Kings website about milestones and events

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Mamba Sports Academy| Thousand Oaks, CA                                                                                                                  May 2016-September 2017

Communications Specialist

• Helping a start-up sports facility gather, produce and edit material for social media and marketing

• Shooting, Writing, Producing and create footage on athletes of all levels and abilities (including the LA Rams and several professional athletes)

• Conduct on-air and behind the camera coach and player interviews for events, tournaments and camps held by the facility

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Internships & College Work Experience

ESPN - Longhorn Network | Austin, TX                                                                                                                                 August 2014-May 2016

Production Intern

• Edits VOs, sound bites, packages, and highlights for all LHN shows

• Runs teleprompter for shows

• Films different athletic events around Austin

• Assists producers with content and idea building

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NFL Network | Culver City, CA                                                                                                                                                            Summer 2015

Production Assistant

• Helped gather footage and edit all 32 NFL teams “Road to Super Bowl” videos

• Assisted with “Homecook” Interviews with players such as Marcus Allen & Todd Gurley

• Logged interviews, wrote scripts and complied footage for 2015 Hall of Fame ceremony

 

Mandalay Sports Media | Studio City, CA                                                                                                                                           Summer 2015

Production Intern

• Worked Directly under Mike Tollin and Jon Weinbach

• Came up with creative ideas for several social media platforms

• Researched athletes and teams from around the globe for new story ideas

• Prepared pitch powerpoints/presentations for MSM to take to networks

 

Los Angeles Kings- Kings Vision | El Segundo, CA                                                                                                                              Summer 2014

Video Production Intern

• Edited over 20 interviews that were uploaded to the Kings website

• Assisted with 5 video shoots throughout the summer

• Filmed the Stanley Cup Parade

 

Fox Sports Radio | Sherman Oaks, CA                                                                                                                                                Summer 2014

Production Intern

• Helped produce over 20 episodes of the “Jason Smith Show”

• Edited multiple interviews, games, clips into Fox Sports servers

• Assisted with show ideas and content

 

Texas Student Television | Austin, TX                                                                                                                                       August 2012-present

Anchor, Reporter, Analyst, Videographer, Producer, Director, Editor, Sound Board

• College Press Box (Sports Analysis Show for UT Sports)

• College Crossfire (Sports Debate Show)

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Austin American Statesman | Austin, Texas                                                                                                                          August 2015-May 2016

• Chosen among hundreds of UT Journalism students to be a contributor

• Live Blogs for the Statesman for Texas football home and away games via “Hookem.com”

• Creates roughly ten live posts per game

 

Heartland College Sports                                                                                                                                                   December 2015-May 2016

• Contributing Opinion Writer for all UT sports

 

“The Horn” | Online UT Newspaper                                                                                                                                    February 2014-May 2016

• Contributing Writer for the Sports section                 

 

Taking Bad Schotz  | Online Sports Blog                                                                                                                                  September 2012-May 2016

• Contributing Writer for all sports

 

Volunteer Experience

Wags & Walks| Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                                                                 March 2017-present

Photography & Videography Specialist - Volunteer

• Takes formal photos of the rescue dogs to be displayed on social media and the websites

• Comes up with creative videos and photoshoots to use as social campaigns in any effort to get dogs adopted

• Photograph, film and edit videos to be used for GoFundMe campaigns

Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority  | Austin, TX                                                                                                                                January 2015-May 2016

Social Media Chair

• Manages the Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram accounts for the sorority

• Posts multiple posts regarding events, philanthropy, etc

 

 

Skills

Broadcast: Reporting/On-air analyst, Editing, Filming, Directing, Producing, Soundboard, Script Writing, Story Development, Floor Directing

Writing: SEO Writing, Copywriting, Content Creation, Email Writing, Features, Longform, Opinion, Blogging, Editing

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, Blogging

Computer: Microsoft Office Suite, Basic Web Design, Canva, Sprinklr, ClickUp, Slack

Technology: Basic HTML Coding, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, QCut, Audacity, PhotoShop, familiarity with most camera brands and models

Other: Public Speaking

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Shadowing/Interviews:                                                                                                                 

Kelli Tennant (Sideline Reporter/Host for Time Warner Cable Sports) | Los Angeles, CA                                                                       July 2015

• Assisted Kelli for a Los Angeles Galaxy game

Carrlyn Bathe (In-Arena Host/Reporter for the Los Angeles Kings)  |  Los Angeles, CA                                                                    January 2015

• ​Assisted Carrlyn with her game activities including pre and post production meetings

Richelle Markazene (Producer of ESPN's SportsNation)  |  Los Angeles, CA                                                                                      January 2015

• ​Helped Richelle edit video and sat in on production meetings with cast and crew                                                                              

Warren Moon (NFL Hall of Famer/Current sports marketer) | Los Angeles, CA                                                                                       July 2013

• Interviewed Mr. Moon about his career and current activities

Heidi Androl (Sports Broadcaster for the Los Angeles Kings) | Los Angeles, CA                                                                                   March 2010

• Assisted Ms. Androl with Interviews and daily broadcast of games