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RESUME

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EDUCATION

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY (ST. LOUIS, MO)

CLASS OF MAY 2019

Bachelor of Arts: Communication-Journalism 

Minors: Visual Communication and Sports Business

Communication Honor Society, Psi Theta

EXPERIENCE

MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST

NOV. 22-PRESENT

  • Increased the club’s social media videos by 82% from November 2022 to April 2024

  • Streamlines the twice monthly podcast production of MAC Connections, of which I host, produce, edit, and promote increasing recordings by 45% from April 2023-24

  • Coordinates the recording of high-profile guests for the MAC Hermann Trophy Banquet with Alexi Lalas and the USBWA Awards with Bill Walton

  • Manages members booking paid recording time in the podcast studio

  • Uses AI in Adobe Creative Cloud to populate captions and assist with photo editing

  • Writes press releases earning publicity for events and the club’s 120th anniversary

  • Executes deadlines and curates content as the managing editor of the club’s monthly magazine, including editing columns from the GM and President

  • Sends a twice weekly email newsletter to the club’s 7,000+ members

KTVI FOX 2 DIGITAL SPORTS REPORTER/PRODUCER

JUNE 20-NOV. 22

DIGITAL SPORTS REPORTER
  • Hosted, produced, and wrote an on-air segment showcasing the day's popular stories

  • Created "The Female Field" franchise in 2020 interviewing top female athletes including Becky Sauerbrunn, Blake Bolden, Sam Mewis, and Lynn Williams

  • Reported on St. Louis' top sporting events including Cardinals Opening Day, USA vs. CAN Women's Hockey Game, Albert Pujols chasing 700 home runs

  • Wrote daily news articles which consistently hit 600K page views per month

PRODUCER
  • Produced, directed, and hosted daily Facebook livestreams to 955K followers

  • Lead station's strategy for short form video on social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

  • Instagram and Facebook Reels received over 60,000 views consistently

  • TikToks received over 10,000 views consistently

  • Interpreted daily metrics to curate an email newsletter sent to 178,000 subscribers

  • Member of Nexstar’s inaugural Digital Leadership Development Program

KRCG 13 DIGITAL/BROADCAST PRODUCER

MAY 2019-JUNE 2020

  • Coordinated camera shots, videos, and scripts of daily newscasts in iNEWS

  • Communicated with reporters in the field as their stories had updates

  • Posted content to social media accounts, reaching 20,000+ people on Facebook and
    1,500+ on Instagram

  • Grew Instagram engagements 40% between September 2019 and January 2020

SLU TV: PRESIDENT/SPORTS ANCHOR/WRITER

AUG 2015-MAY 2019

  • 2016-2017 school year received the Outstanding Organization Award for engaging with the community

  • Post three videos a week, reaching 1000+ people on each video

  • Interview guest speakers, such as Bronze Medalist Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad

SLU SPORTS MEDIA INTERN

Oct 2016-May 2019

  • Film highlights and reports stats for intercollegiate games

  • Created the “Its On Us” campaign video to end sexual assault on college campuses played at SLU basketball games on the Jumbotron

  • Contributed film for the 2017 Atlantic 10 Volleyball Championship video

JANE HIGGINS AND ASSOCIATES PR INTERN

May 2018-Aug 2018

  • Corresponded with clients daily to schedule meetings and publicity time

  • Organized the filming of Cardinals baseball owner Bill Dewitt’s charity event

  • Interviewed Orlando Pace at The First Tee of St. Louis charity golf tournament

EXACT SPORTS : MARKETING INTERN

May 2017-Aug 2017

  • Designed graphics for a Facebook and email marketing campaign that reached 100,000+ people

  • Designed and scheduled Snapchat geofilters for event locations generating 1,000+ shares

  • Managed the central customer service inbox fielding 150+ emails daily

AWARDS

  • Missouri Professional Communicators Journalism Foundation Scholarship

  • Dan Kelly Broadcast Scholarship

PERSONAL PURSUITS

  • USA Field Hockey Level II Coach

  • Parkway West High School Varsity Asst. Field Hockey Coach August 2021 - Present

  • Gateway Club Field Hockey Coach 2018 - Present

  • NEXUS Field Hockey Coach 2018-2020

  • NCAA Field Hockey referee August 2022 - Present

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