Jordan Watkins

• Increased sales pipeline by identifying high-potential prospects and conducting effective outreach campaigns.
• Developed strong relationships with key accounts, resulting in long-term partnerships and increased revenue.
• Collaborated with account executives to create targeted sales materials for specific industry verticals.
• Streamlined lead qualification process, improving efficiency and accelerating deal closures.

Pac-12 Network

• Promoted from a production assistant within one year
• Supervised all video content before going live to ensure production quality

NBC Sports Bay Area/California

• Coordinated with producers and on-air talent to create program content, new ideas and segments.
• Researched social media and other online sites in order to help cover breaking news during shows.
• Contributed to pre and postgame shows for the Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and Sacramento Kings

• Developed relationships with Sports Information Directors and assistant coaches to better understand the athletes and discover storylines
• Researched teams involved in the competition by watching previous games, reading recaps, and studying recent team trends through stats and releases.
• Researched and communicated with potential broadcast partners to generate on-air rapport and develop discussion topics.

• Researched sales opportunities and possible leads to exceed sales goals and increase profits.
• Responsible for the entire sales cycle from prospecting (cold-calling) through closing
• Maintained relationships with current customers, providing any help or additions with their current contracts
• Utilized internal lead referral tools to solicit new business opportunities and contacts.
• Finished within the top 30% of sales executives for revenue upon leaving.