Preston McClellan 901-351-7322
1468 Rosemary Lane Memphis, TN 38014 pmccllln@memphis.edu
Education
University of Memphis
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, May 2012 - 3.86 Cumulative GPA, 4.0 in Journalism - Member, Phi Kappa Phi
White Station High School (2004-2008) - Four-year letterman in golf - 2006-07 Co-Captain; 2007-08 Captain - Member, National Honor Society
Experience
August 2008 - Present University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations
- Sports Information Director Student Assistant for Men’s/Women’s Golf and Rifle - Editor/Graphic Designer of 2009,2010, and 2011 Memphis golf media guides - Editor/Graphic Designer for 2011 Memphis Men’s and Women’s Tenns Fact Books - Staff Writer for home men’s basketball games (www.gotigersgo.com) - Computer Stats, Women’s Basketball - Volunteer, 2005, 06, 07, 08, and 09 C-USA Championships at FedExForum - Volunteer , 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball South Regional - Volunteer, 2009 St. Jude Classic (Formerly FedEx/Stanford St. Jude Classic)
May - August 2010 Grip/Writer University of Memphis Marketing and Communications
- Production assistant, writer, grip for University of Memphis Videographer Marty Deull - Wrote scripts for videos produced for University of Memphis YouTube Channel - Basic P2 camera experience; Final Cut Studio and Express Editing Experience
Skills
- Extensive experience with Adobe InDesign, PhotoShop, and Final Cut Studio - Press Releases (Handled all press releases for Men’s/Women’s Golf & Rifle) - Photograpy, taking staged and real-time action shots for use in publications - StatCrew software; Member of Basketball, Volleyball, Softball stat crews - Working with colleagues in an office setting to produce publications and manage events
References
Bob Winn, Associate Director for External Affairs, University of Memphis - (901) 678 - 2337 ; bwinn@memphis.edu Jennifer Rodrigues, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations, University of Memphis - (901) 678-2397 ; jmpowers@memphis.edu Marty Deull, University of Memphis Videographer - (901) 288-8038 ; mldeull@memphis.edu