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Alex Economos

Kansas City,MO

Summary

An aspiring sports industry professional who's passionate about creative thinking. Possesses a strong understanding of effective marketing, communication, and digital strategy. Proficient in producing professional creative output for a variety of mediums.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Intern

Sporting Kansas City
01.2024 - Current
  • Researched possible leads to inquire about future buyers
  • Execute a daily outbound call strategy to prospective buyers and record actions into Salesforce
  • Attend game days to assist with game day operations, provide tours to future buyers, and accommodate current ticket holders
  • Assist with other clerical tasks around the office

Ticket Office Student Assistant

Iowa Athletics Department
08.2023 - Current
  • Assisted customers in-person and over the phone to distribute tickets and resolve account/processing issues
  • Completed clerical tasks such as printing and mailing ticket information, maintaining digital office records, and assisting with other in-house administrative duties
  • Attended sporting events as customer service assistants and ticket distributors

Content Marketing Capstone Class

Iowa Men's Basketball
08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Participated in a marketing project to engage and increase attendance in the student section at Iowa men's basketball games
  • Performed extensive research on competing student organizations in the Big 10 to inform recommendations
  • Consulted with members of the men's basketball team and members of the athletics marketing department
  • Developed a survey and conducted focus groups to gauge student thoughts on their experience with men's basketball
  • Preparing final presentation & recommendations to client

NASCAR Practicum

University Of Iowa
05.2023 - 06.2023
  • Participated in an experiential learning course that developed promotional campaign recommendations for increasing Gen Z engagement at the Chicago Street Race
  • Performed extensive research on Gen Z trends and previous NASCAR promotional tactics to inform campaign strategy and recommendations
  • Utilized social media and digital marketing strategies, brand collaborations, contests, influencer
    partnerships, and other tactics
  • Presented final recommendations to NASCAR executives that was recognized as exceeding expectations and having actionable recommendations
  • Engaged in hands-on learning, job shadowing, and executive mentoring with NASCAR
    employees during the race weekend to learn about executing a major sports and entertainment event

School of Journalism & Mass Communication Intern

University Of Iowa
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Lead video producer of a marketing campaign for the Journalism and Mass Communication graduate program
  • Coordinated, scheduled, and conducted interviews with 12 professors and graduate students using a two camera interview setup, professional lighting, quality audio, and edited using Adobe software
  • Produced final products featured on the school's social media and website

Education

Journalism & Mass Communication

University of Iowa
Iowa City
12.2023

Skills

  • Proficient in Adobe Premier Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Bridge
  • Proficient in DSLR cameras and equipment for both photo and video
  • Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel Powerpoint, Teams, Calendar
  • Proficient in Salesforce, Unify

Additional Information

IOWA WOMEN'S SOCCER PRACTICE PLAYER - Spring 2022

  • Played as a practice player for the Iowa women's soccer team to assist in the growth of the program and give the team a competitive advantage


UNIFIED SPORTS VOLUNTEER - 3 Seasons

  • Volunteer for a sports league assisting those with intellectual disabilities in the Iowa City area


CERTIFIED REMOTE PILOT UNDER PART 107 - Summer 2023

  • Studied and passed the part 107 exam for small unmanned aircraft systems for commercial use


ADLER JOURNALISM AWARD - Spring 2022

  • Honored for "accomplishing high-level work in SJMC classes"
  • Recognized at a banquet and shown to prospective students interested in journalism at Iowa

Timeline

Intern

Sporting Kansas City
01.2024 - Current

Ticket Office Student Assistant

Iowa Athletics Department
08.2023 - Current

Content Marketing Capstone Class

Iowa Men's Basketball
08.2023 - 12.2023

NASCAR Practicum

University Of Iowa
05.2023 - 06.2023

School of Journalism & Mass Communication Intern

University Of Iowa
01.2023 - 05.2023

Journalism & Mass Communication

University of Iowa

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