Resume
Education
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | EXPECTED 2022
Major: Sports Public Relations | Minors: Biology and Psychology
Work Experience
Assistant Director of Communications | University of Nebraska Omaha (D1) | July 2023-Present
- Primary contact for men’s soccer, women’s basketball, softball, women’s tennis, and swim and dive. The job duties include social media and content creation (60%), sports information (30%), and other duties (10%). Daily tasks include updating game notes, writing previews/recaps, taking and editing photos and videos, writing copy for multiple social platforms, monitoring engagements, and creating graphics.
- Managed coverage for men’s soccer conference championship win and NCAA tournament appearance.
- Gained a total of 3059 followers on Twitter and Instagram accounts for primary sports in seven months.
- Game day tasks include but are not limited to scheduling play-by-play managed press box, managing live stats, creating in-game social content, and live tweeting.
Athletic Communication and Marketing Post-Grad Intern | University of Minnesota Duluth Athletics
July 2022-Present
Primary communication contact for men's hockey (D1), football (D2), and Tennis (D2). Primary job tasks include managing team's social media on multiple platforms, writing game notes and previews and recaps, creating graphics, media relations, managing the press box and stat taking. Job also requires management and oversight of student workers.
Increased Instagram followers on the men's hockey account from 15,700 followers to over 16,700 in seventh months.
Division 1 Hockey Communication Student Assistant | NMU Athletics
Sept. 2019-May 2022
Secondary communication contact. A primary focus in stat taking, writing game previews, and producing social media content across multiple platforms.
Division 2 Athletic Communication Student Assistant | NMU Athletics
Sept. 2019-May 2022
Secondary media contact for Nordic Ski team. Primary duty includes writing recaps of events.
Duties among other sports include taking stats, creating graphics, and writing game notes and programs.
Cover social media platforms during games, including floating for the content of @NMU_Wildcats Instagram of over 7000 followers.
Superior Edge and Volunteer Center Coordinator | NMU’s Center for Student Enrichment
Aug. 2021-Present
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Responsibilities include assisting with the promotion and implementation of Superior Edge and for implementing programmatic components in the Volunteer Center. Other duties include helping full-time office staff with projects.
Kayaking Guide | Pictured Rocks Kayaking
May 2021- October 2022
Guides take groups of 12 on tours along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The job requires great communication skills in order to explain how to kayak, talk about the rocks and their history, and interact with customers on the tours.
Guides must also have good attention to detail as they are in charge of the lives of the customers in the kayaks. Extensive training in kayak rescues, boat procedures, CPR, and first aid is required.
Athletic Promotion Intern | NMU Athletics
Sept. 2019- March 2020
Event operations include running athletic promotions during events. The position requires being able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
Special Events Coordinator | Northern Michigan University
May 2020-May 2021
Planning, organizing and running events for students at Northern Michigan University. This job require extreme organization, and attention to detail, as well as good communication skills.
Creating and managing social media content on multiple platforms.
Specific Experience and Skills
Social Media Management
Omaha Team Accounts (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok)
UMD Men's Hockey (16.7K followers) and Twitter (27.7K followers)
NMU Hockey Instagram (8,100+ followers) and TikTok
Escape Marquette Instagram (1,500 followers, grew by ~500 followers)
NMU Puckhead Instagram (Gained 1000 followers) and Snapchat (1,000 followers)
Special Events Instagram (650 followers), Snapchat (700 followers), and Facebook
Pictured Rocks Kayaking Tiktok
Communication and Writing
Undergrad Projects:
Post-game article- “Men's Basketball Falls Short Despite Battle Thursday Night”
NMU Nordic Ski recaps
NMU Hockey previews
Virtual Skill Builder Presentation: Organizing your Organization
Press Conferences and Post Game Media with Respective Omaha Teams
Weekly communication with Duluth Media
Customer Service and Interaction
Leadership
Active Leadership with NMU Puckheads (Student Org.)
President of Breakwater House and Cedar Hall (Elected)
President of Northern Arts and Entertainment (Elected)
Symphony Orchestra (student leader)
American Red Cross Student Ambassador
Live Learn Lead Certified (Leadership conference)
Event Planning
Homecoming 2020 “All Things Michigan” at Northern Michigan University
Winterfest 2021 at Northern Michigan University
Concerts with Northern Arts and Entertainment: Megan thee Stallion, Virtual Brett Young, SNL Comedians, and Bryce Vine
Certificates
Advocacy and Implementation of United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
Disney Performer
Introduction to Design Thinking
Ethical Leadership in the Workplace- LDR 200
Systems Thinking in the Workplace- LDR 400
CITI Program- Student Researcher
Other
Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom)
NCAA Live Stats systems (Presto, NCAA Genius Sports, Stat Crew)
Photography
Videography
Procreate
Experience with SIDEARM Website
Focus group discussion facilitating
PRSSA chapter member
Awards
Special Events
Organization of the year (2019-20)
Event of the year- Trunk or Treat (2020-21)