-------------------------- Skills ---------------------------

Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, QuarkXPress, PageMaker,
Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Cool Edit, Adobe Audition, Prophet,
Sonic Soundforge, Microsoft Movie Maker, Project Management, Social Media - Facebook, MySpace, Twitter


--------------------------------- Experience --------------------------------

Clear Channel Communications- Augusta, GA
September 2008 - May 2009
Production Assistant
  * Coordinated with seven different radio stations to make sure clients advertisements played when scheduled
  * Wrote radio scripts for sales staff as well as created and voiced radio advertisements for local businesses
  * Represented company at local promotions around town by conducting live broadcasts to promote area businesses
  * Voice over talent and on-air afternoon drive-time radio host

Minor League Baseball -
Lakewood BlueClaws, Wilmington BlueRocks, Augusta GreenJackets
January 2005 - September 2008
Media Relations and Broadcasting
  * Designed and updated a weekly email news letter that was sent out to fans to increase ticket sales and web site traffic
- Created custom made graphics, clickable links and wrote the text to be included in the newsletter
  * Wrote press releases to be sent out to local and national media to promote different events, games and ticket packages

  * Developed feature stories on players and events to be included in weekly game publications and annual yearbooks.   
  * Produced radio advertisements that aired on local stations to promote upcoming games, ticket packages and events
  * Updated web sites with custom made graphics, press releases, game recaps and news articles
  * Compiled detailed game notes and kept statistical records that were distributed to coaching staff and members of the media
  * Created seasonal media guides ranging from 70-130 pages that included team history, stats, league info and player biographies
  * Coordinated interviews for players with local and national media
  * Represented teams by conducting interviews with radio, television and newspaper media to promote upcoming games and events
  * Responsible for live radio play-by-play announcing of games as well as announcing of pre and post game radio shows.

KMOX 1120 AM
- St. Louis, MO
March 2004 - January 2005

Producer
  * Network producer for St. Louis Cardinals Baseball
  * Responsible for airing Cardinals games over 150 station affiliates that spanned 15 different states
  * Edited radio advertisements and promos for all shows on KMOX as well as edited highlights for Cardinals Baseball

Stallion Web Design - St. Charles, MO
July 2001 - Current

Owner
  * Generated income by cold calling businesses in St. Louis and conducting sales meetings
  * Provided custom made graphics and web design for area businesses in St. Louis
  * Designed all sales and information packets that were mailed out to businesses and presented in sales meetings
  * Created business cards, flyers and brochures

Lindenwood University - St. Charles, MO
July 2001 - September 2002

Graduate Assistant
  * Designed a brand new athletic web site for the university
  * Responsible for online publishing and maintenance of information on athletic web site as well as educational web site
  * Worked with all 22 sports teams representing the university to ensure proper information was displayed on web site
  * Created custom made graphics and composed news articles for athletic web site on daily basis

KFNS 590 AM - St. Louis, MO
November 2000 - December 2002

Producer and Web Site Administrator
  * Responsible for getting live and studio programs on air
  * Updated web site with local and national sports stories and custom sports graphics

River City Rascals Baseball Team - St. Charles, MO
May 2000 - September 2000

Media Assistant
  * Wrote game recaps for all home games
  * Updated the web site with game recaps
  * Created game day media guides for distribution among media and had some on air responsibilities

------------ Awards and Accomplishments ------------

  - Broadcaster for the 2008 Minor League Team of the Year, Augusta GreenJackets, San Francisco Giants Single-A team

  - National Award Winner for sports reporting from the International Radio and Television Society

  - Recognized regionally in the Midwest for audio production from the National Broadcasting Society

  - Member of staff that won the Baseball America Freitas Award for best Single-A experience in Minor League Baseball (BlueClaws)

  - Member of staff that won the Management Staff of the Year Award from the Frontier Baseball League (River City Rascals)

  - Recipient of LindenLeader award for outstanding work at Lindenwood University

References available upon request.

Examples of web and graphic design


******* Moving costs are not expected. I don't need you to pay for me to move, I can do it myself.
Please don't let this deter you in offering me a job if you are located in another part of the country. **********

 


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