Joshua Katz

Greater New York Area

908-***-**** adifx0@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-katz-387b13161/

WORK EXPERIENCE

Hudson Valley Renegades – Wappingers Falls, NY (Tampa Bay Rays MLB Class A Affiliate) Summer 2019 On-Field Promotions Intern

• Led on-field promotional activities during 25 home games

• Designed game-day programming strategies including theme nights, jumbotron content, and production meetings to promote diversity and inclusion in minor league baseball (e.g., Pride Day 2019)

• Supervised campers at Hudson Valley Renegades baseball camps and youth tournaments Marist D1 Athletics Beat Writer (CenterField) - Poughkeepsie, NY 2018-2020

• Met with athletes and coaches to collect and maintain notes and audio recordings while reporting

• Routinely called, visited, and e-mailed sources to obtain new information for articles

• Wrote, edited, and published articles/stories with reader’s perspective in mind Maccabi USA Summer 2018

Assistant & First Base Coach, Team USA Baseball – Haifa, Israel

• Coached Team USA Baseball to a Gold Medal in the 2018 International Maccabi Youth Games in Israel

• Actively recruited talent and conducted practices

• Assisted in developing player lineups and game-day strategies

• Traveled to Israel for 2 weeks for tournament-style game play and supervised 40+ players, ages 13-16 Communications Intern – Philadelphia, PA & Haifa, Israel

• Attended meetings with Maccabi executives at USA headquarters to develop promotional and content creation strategies in preparation for the 2018 International Maccabi Youth Games in Israel

• Contacted national press outlets to execute promotional messaging online and in print

• Published blog posts in Israel to cover the Games and the USA delegation’s cultural and social activities Watchung Pediatrics – Warren, NJ Summers 2017, 2018, 2019 Administrative Assistant

• Prepared and executed scanning activities to assist with WP’s transition from 20+ years of paper records to Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

• Arranged patient documents in Physician’s Computer Company (PCC) software to improve information access ACTIVITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Contributing Writer, Unhinged New York (f.k.a. Unhinged Yankees) 2019 – Present Sports Talk Show Co-Host, WMAR-Marist College Radio 2017 – 2018 Founding Father, Kappa Sigma Fraternity - Marist College 2016 – 2020 Member, Marist College Club Baseball Team 2018 – 2019 Sports Counselor, Berkeley Heights Recreation Playground Camp Summers 2013-2018 Broadcaster, New Jersey Special Olympics for Flag Football 2016 High School Sports Accomplishments

Selected to “Top 100 High School Seniors in New Jersey” baseball; Captain of varsity baseball team; New Jersey State Baseball Champion & County Champion; 5x varsity letter award winner baseball and track EDUCATION

Manhattanville College – Purchase, NY August 2020-Present

• Master of Science in Sport Business & Entertainment Management (Expected graduation 2021) Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY May 2020

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Concentration in Sports Communication)

• Major GPA: 3.4/4.0

• Study abroad program at London South Bank University – Fall 2018 (London, UK) SKILLS & RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Technical: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere Pro; Familiarity with MS Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop Courses: Sports Reporting; Issues in Sports Media; Sports, Culture & Communication; Sports Public Relations; Sports Analytics

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