HELLO MY NAME IS PRESTON MCCLELLAN 363 Richland Ave. Apt. 174 Athens, OH 45701 • preston.mcclellan@gmail.com • www.prestonmcclellan.com • 901.351.7322 • @p_mcclellan
MY EDUCATION - WHAT I’VE STUDIED
Major: Master of Business Administration & Master of Sports Administration (Dual Degree) Expected Graduation: May 2014 3.9 GPA
Major: Journalism/Public Relations (B.A) Graduation: May 2012 Awards: Outstanding Public Relations Student 3.9 GPA
EXTRA CURRICULARS- WHAT I DO
MY SKILL SET- HOW I WORK
- Social media management & development - Digital Media - Digital/Social Media Website Integration - Graphic & Video Design: - Adobe InDesign, PhotoShop, & Final Cut Studio - Website maintenance & HTML - Press Releases, Photography, Copy Editing - StatCrew software - Working with colleagues in an office setting to produce publications/events - Staffing & managing events - Search Engine Optimization
MY EXPERIENCE - WHAT I’VE DONE Position: Digital Media & Graphics Dates: Jan. ‘14 - present Duties: Assisted Digital Media department with various social media and graphic design tasks. Worked with various departments to create infographics and other material to engage fan base and create maximum exposure via social channels.
Position: Social Media for Armed Forces Bowl Game and Heart of Dallas Bowl Game Dates: Nov. ‘13 - Jan. ‘14 Duties: Created social strategy from four weeks out and gameday for each bowl game. Integrated digital graphics into social strategy to maximize exposure for @ArmedForcesBowl, @HODBowl, and the Facebook pages for each bowl game.
Position: Media Relations Assistant Dates: Oct. ‘13 - Nov. ‘13 Duties: Worked with Media Relations team to execute PR, Social/ Digital strategy and also run the media operations team. Created graphics with social integration for maximum social exposure. Assisted various media with PR functions throughout week.
Position: Digital Media Graduate Assistant Dates: June ‘13 - present Duties: All public relations/website/ communications/digital strategy and content production for Ohio Univ. Center for Sports Administration. Social Media management. Graphic Design. Email Marketing. CRM Database management. Website maintenance.
Position: PR Intern Dates: 2012 NBA Playoffs Duties: Assisted the PR Department during the week on game days with media folders, check in, and credential distribution. Worked with Director & Coordinator of Communications to produce game notes and other relevant PR information.
Position: Athletic Media Relations Intern Dates: Aug. ‘08 - May ‘12 Duties: SID for Volleyball, Golf, and Tennis. Handled all media/PR functions for those sports. Helped department launch social media presence. Graphic Design. Event Management. Statistics. Publication design. Crew Management.
MY REFERENCES - WHO I KNOW Jim Kahler, Executive Director of Ohio Sports Administration (740) 593-4666 kahler@ohio.edu
Tom Symonds, Associate AD of Media Relations, Ohio University (740) 593-1298 symondst@ohio.edu
Carrie Brown, Asst. Professor, Memphis Department of Journalism (901) 678-5747 cbrown14@memphis.edu
**additional references available upon request