Tashaun Wallace
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Education
University of South Carolina Upstate (2017-2021)
Bachelors Degree in Communications and Minor in Film Studies.
Dean’s List (2017-2021)
Graduated with honors- 3.7 GPA.
Track and Field Athlete (Hammer, shot put, javelin, weight, discus)
8th all-time in javelin at USC Upstate.
3rd all-time in hammer and shot put for USC Upstate.
Consistent top 5-10 finisher in the conference for each event.
Professor Jim Fair published my class assignment in The Carolinian (2018) (Link Below)
https://www.thecarolinian.net/post/meet-rylie-parkhurst-basketball-is-a-roadmap-for-future-coach
Chapman High School (2013-2017)
Graduated with honors- 3.8 GPA.
Football and Track & Field Athlete (2013-2017)
2-way starter for first Football State Championship win.
Placed 8th in the 2017 state qualifier for shot put.
School News Reporter (2017)
-I wrote weekly stories on news around the school regarding events, sports, clubs, etc.
-These stories were posted to the school website, as well as the physical newspaper.
-(Link to published articles below)
https://chsprowl.com/staff_name/tashaun-wallace/
WSPA Job Shadow (2017)
-I shadowed Kristy Charles, an assistant News Director at WSPA, during my senior year.
-I observed how the office functions daily. There was even a breaking news story regarding a natural disaster, and I was able to view how hectic the workplace can get to cover a story.
-I wrote scripts for the news team.
Employment History
BridgeWorks Staffing (Greenville, SC)
Feb 2023-Current
Marketing Manager
BW is a branch of the Non-Profit Miracle Hill Ministries. I manage all social media pages (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Constant Contact), update them with job listings, event updates, photos, hints/tips, and update the website.
Grew Facebook followers from 200 to 1K in 6 months without sponsored ads.
Grew LinkedIn followers from 30 to 1K in 6 months without sponsored ads.
Created and managed extensive database for company clients and prospects for recruiters to use for contact purposes (Contains company and staff information)
University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, SC)
Sports Information Assistant
Aug 2021-Current
I help record statistics for athletes during sporting events, help run scoreboards, take photos, do social media posts during games, and create all time stats database. (Baseball, Softball, Basketball, golf)
Created a database of all time statistical leaders per game from 2000 to 2021 for Baseball, Softball, and Basketball (Men and women)
(Link Below)
https://upstatespartans.com/sports/2019/5/30/mens-basketball-archive.aspx
Leaf Filter (Greenville, SC)
Event Marketing Coordinator
Feb 2024-Current
I work booths at home shows and various event areas to try and schedule customers for gutter inspections and purchase gutter protection.
Generated over $2,500 in revenue on a weekly basis.
Walmart (Boiling Springs, SC)
Cashier/Customer Service/Cart Pusher
Nov 2021-July 2023
I checked out customer groceries, helped customers with returns and exchanges, monitor self-checkout, and occasionally helped push carts.
Internships
Chapman Cultural Center (CCC) (Spartanburg, SC)
Marketing Internship (USC Upstate class credit)
Jan 2021-Apr 2021
-I managed event listings on the website, wrote a feature, and occasionally answered community members questions for the CCC Facebook Page.
-I utilized Constant Contact, Trello, Slack, Office 365, project management software, website editing software.
Spartanburg Herald Journal (Spartanburg, SC)
Sports Reporting Internship
June 2019-Aug 2019
-I wrote a story on the 2019 South Carolina Peach Festival.
-Viewed Carolina Panthers practices, conducted an interview with Ron Rivera and James Bradberry, to then write a story.
Skills and Abilities
Skilled at marketing and growing a company’s brand in a short amount of time with limited resources.
Able to write content for a variety of audiences and platforms from Instagram to e-mail, to Facebook, to press releases, to news articles. I am versatile in the amount of digital content I can utilize.
I specialize in social media, writing, press release, script writing, digital software, storytelling., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office, and Slack.
I am timely, detail oriented, a fast learner, and I understand technology well.
Written/Published Work
https://www.thecarolinian.net/post/meet-rylie-parkhurst-basketball-is-a-roadmap-for-future-coach
https://www.goupstate.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/05/panther-tracks-5-observations-from-sundays-practice/454*******/
https://www.goupstate.com/story/entertainment/local/2019/07/17/5-things-to-know-about-sc-peach-festival/467*******/
https://chapmanculturalcenter.org/c/awards-21-22-third-quarter-grants/
https://www.facebook.com/bridgeworksco/followers
https://upstatespartans.com/sports/2019/5/30/mens-basketball-archive.aspx
https://www.bridgeworksco.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgeworksco
https://www.instagram.com/bridgeworksstaffing/
https://chsprowl.com/staff_name/tashaun-wallace/
https://emailuscupstateedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/tashaun_email_uscupstate_edu/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B0D99F3F2-7E4D-4027-8171-BD9B797DBCAC%7D&file=Dreams%20Do%20Come%20True%20Script.docx&wdOrigin=OFFICECOM-WEB.START.SEARCH&ct=161**********&action=default&mobileredirect=tru
Reference List
Seth Forrester
BridgeWorks Director of Operations
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Ryan Frye
USC Upstate Sports Information Manager (Supervisor)
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David Ocasio
Chapman Cultural Center Marketing Manager (Supervisor)
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Jim Fair
Former USC Upstate Professor
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Ronda
Walmart Manager
Steven Sanchez
USC Upstate Throws Coach
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April Wyatt
Little Caesars Manager
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Andy Glass
USC Upstate Throws Coach
I specialize in brand building with limited resources and excel in content creation/planning and writing ability.