Public Relations, Media Relations

Rod D. Black

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Northport, AL ****3

Phone: 256-***-****

**********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Sports Management May, 2010

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology August, 2008

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

Major – Exercise and Sport Science

Concentrations – Business, Fitness, and Coaching

WORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistantship, The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

Sports Information Contact – Cross Country/Track and Field August, 2008–Present

• Created first-ever University of Alabama men and women’s cross country media guides

• Primary editor and assisted with the design of the men and women’s cross country and track and field media guides

• Proactively generated positive publicity for assigned sports, while traveling with each squad

• Promoted athletes to earn six SEC Athlete of the Week honors as well as two Athlete of the Year awards

• Rewrote and reformatted the coaches and athlete’s profiles

• Compiled weekly notes for the cross country and track teams for www.SECsports.com

• Composed and posted weekly press releases, previews, recaps, features, as well as a question and answer piece

• Coordinated interviews with coaches and athletes

• Delegated credentials and handled other game day preparations

• Served as the media coordinator for the 2009 NCAA Cross Country South Region Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

• Assisted with reporting and stat keeping for other sports such as football, basketball, gymnastics and soccer

Undergraduate Internship, The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

Sports Information Assistant January, 2008–August, 2008

• Assisted with designing and editing media guides for the men and women’s cross country/track and field teams

• Assisted with weekly press releases, previews, recaps, features, as well as a question and answer piece

• Assisted with various game day duties for football, men and women’s basketball, gymnastics and soccer

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• PC and Mac

• Microsoft Office

• Adobe InDesign and Photoshop

• Netitor (Web Publishing)

• AP Writing Style

• Stat Crew (Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball)

ACTIVITIES

Sport Management Association (2008-10)

Volunteered with the women’s wheelchair basketball team at The University of Alabama (2006)

Volunteered with Crossing Points at The University of Alabama (2006)

Cross-Country/Track and Field Student-Athlete at the University of Alabama (2004–06)

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