Nick G. Brown
Nick G. Brown 2824 Paddle Wheel Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 Cell: 765.532.8550 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION Belmont University, Nashville, TN Pursuing Master of Sport Administration Graduation Date: May 2015 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Bachelor of Arts Major: Public Relations & Rhetorical Advocacy Minors: Sociology, Organizational Leadership & Supervision August 2013 – present May 2012 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Belmont University, Nashville, TN August 2013 – present Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant • Primary media relations contact for the Belmont men’s soccer, volleyball, and softball programs. • Secondary media relations contact for women’s basketball. • Gained knowledge of QuarkXPress digital design program • Assists with game day social media and operations management at home volleyball, soccer, softball and men’s and women’s basketball games. • Schedule and manage student workers during game-day operations. • In charge of social media efforts in promoting specific sports. • Led the charge in creating an athletic department Instagram account that has increased Belmont’s social media reach by roughly 5%. • Implemented #Splashville social media March Madness campaign. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Athletic Ticket Office Assistant • Gained experience and knowledge of the Ticketmaster system. • Improved my skillset in public relations and customer service. • Helped conduct in-house baseball ticket printing operations. • Gained knowledge in selling Vanderbilt tickets. January 2015- present Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN August 2014-December 2014 Athletic Media Relations Assistant • Primarily worked with media relations of Commodore Football. • Maintained and updated football statistics. • Organized and oversaw football post-game press conference operations. • Gained experience and knowledge of the football StatCrew software. • Completed projects using InDesign and Photoshop programs. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN June 2014 – August 2014 Athletic Media Relations Assistant • Populated athletic department website, goblueraiders.com. • Increased knowledge of SIDEARM web service. • Worked with various departments within the athletic dept. in the creation of office webpages. • Wrote and produced press releases and feature stories. • Maintained football statistical information. Belmont University, Nashville, TN January 2014 – May 2014 Athletic Operations Intern • Assist in the pre and post game set up of sporting events. • Help conduct in-game operations of basketball and baseball events. . Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, GA August 2012 – May 2013 Assistant Sports Information & Marketing Director • Served as the primary media relations contact for the GSW men's soccer, women's basketball and softball programs. • Provided all publicity and stat keeping efforts for assigned teams including extensive experience in Photoshop/InDesign and stat crew. • Assisted in the marketing efforts for all teams including the creation and execution of promotional video and fan attendance/game day initiatives. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN August 2010 – May 2012 Athletic Communications Student Assistant • Assisted a staff of seven Assistant Communication Directors with daily tasks such as writing news releases, working statistical software and updating the Purdue athletics department website. • Acquired game day operations experience including in-game social media use during sporting events, distributing statistical information, creating game notes, and scoreboard operation. • Appointed Head Director of the Media Relations Will Call Operation during the 20112012 men’s and women’s basketball season; served as a liaison with media members • Worked with the Big Ten Network in assisting with statistical efforts of game day television productions of Purdue athletic events. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN August 2009 – May 2012 Fan Experience & Marketing Intern • Created and executed marketing plans and social media campaigns for specified athletic teams (Women's Basketball, Wrestling, Football, Swimming and Diving). • Executed in-game promotional operations at home athletic events and public marketing and selling events. • Sold student season ticket passes during the summer of 2009. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES • • • 2013 Music City Bowl 2013-14 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four 2014 SEC Football Championship Game Communications Assistant Communications Assistant Communications Assistant
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