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Multimedia Specialist/Storyteller

Pennsylvania State University – College of Education 2021-Present

Handling Marketing and Communications efforts targeting students, faculty, staff and alumni
Providing creative services (videography, video editing, photography, graphic design, podcasts, Audio, motion graphics)
Serving as advisor for student internships each fall/spring
Planned and executed social media content on Youtube, Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, & more.
Producing/Analyzing data analytic reports for leadership

Adjunct Professor

Penn State University –Bellisario College of Communications 2021-Present

Teaching Comm. 400 “In The Game” – a sports journalism course focused on feature storytelling
Multiple students won awards (Emmys, local and statewide) for work completed in the class
Served as advisor to award-winning student high school football show “After The Whistle.”
Class produced television shows on-site at sports arenas and in studio

Sports Director – WTAJ-TV (State College, PA) 2018-2021

Spearhead “Nittany Nation” coverage – producing Penn State sports content for seven TV stations in the Northeast
Content includes daily reports, 30-minute shows weekly, feature reporting, storytelling, web stories
Act as the face of the “Nittany Nation” brand as well as executive producer, videographer, television reporter and journalist for Penn State content
Coordinate all coverage for sports department that covers multiple universities and more than 70 high schools
Anchor weekday sportscasts at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
Played reporting role in award-winning high school football show “Sportsbeat”

Sports Director – KMID/KPEJ (Odessa, TX) 2016-2018

Coordinate all coverage for sports department
Anchor sports on weekdays at 5 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m..
Captain of extensive high school football coverage by coordinating, producing, writing and anchoring a 40-minute sports special weekly during the fall (The Final Score)
Pioneered coverage of first DII college football team in the Permian Basin
Set the standard for sports coverage market-wide
Sports Covered include: Texas Tech athletics, NCAA DII basketball, TXHSFB State
Championships, minor league baseball, and more.

Sports Anchor/Reporter – KLKN-TV (Lincoln, NE) 2013-2016

Shoot, write, edit, produce and anchor weekend/weekday five, 5:30, six and 10 p.m. sportscasts
Plan, shoot, write, edit, produce and anchor Sports Blitz (Friday Night Football)
Enterprise, shoot, edit, write and report sports stories daily.
Plan, produce, edit video, anchor hour-long, and half-hour On The N-Side Husker Football pregame and postgame shows.
Sports covered include: University of Nebraska athletics, College World Series, MLB Opening Day, Minor League Baseball and prep athletics.

Production Assistant Intern – ESPN (Bristol, CT) Summer 2012

Worked as a production assistant producing highlights for SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight
Had highlights air in the SC Top 10 and SC Not Top 10