Nicholas Kuster
Summary
A driven individual with 3+ years of professional work experience in the high school and athletics setting to go along with 1.5+ years of internship experience in the fields of communications, athletic management, athletic communications and enrichment. Also have experience working with sports data briefly with PFF during the soccer Premier League season. One who follows and has a passion for tracking and following sports data and how it impacts teams, seasons, and results.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
7-12 Enrichment Site Coordinator
Community Learning Center Institute
05.2021 - Current
- Created and currently coach the Varsity Esports Team at Oyler School
- Provide extracurricular activities, such as Theater, Esports, Chess, and Student Council for Junior High and High School students that maintain their involvement while working on learning skills that can be used in the future
- Build meaningful relationships with students, staff and families while also helping facilitate events and meetings during the school days
- Maintain and build relationships with outside partners such as the Anthony Muñoz Foundation, who help provide students with opportunities for involvement outside of the classroom
- Take students to events such as the Anthony Muñoz Foundation: Youth Leadership Seminar, Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge, and the National Flight Academy in Pensacola, FL to help them learn valuable skills while gaining experiences that will help them after school
- Maintain data and attendance numbers for all students involved in any extracurriculars outside of the classroom.
Recreational Sports Graduate Intern, Event Management
Xavier University Recreational Sports
08.2020 - 10.2020
- Provided presence at events within the Health United Building in case help is needed at the event
- Assisted with Special Event Planning and execution to make sure the event is up to the standards necessary
- Scheduled Health United Building Supervisors every two weeks and kept track of number of people in the building at specific times
- Assisted with reservation intake and follow-up logistics to make sure the events were all set up and everything was to the groups needs/requirements
- Went through the CPR certification process during this internship
- Received consistent positive feedback on performance from supervisors, acknowledging dedication and hard work
Communications Intern
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Wrote game recaps and conference stories that would be posted onto the conference website to promote players and programs
- Play-by-Play voice for the Great Midwest Men's and Women's soccer conference tournament games on Stretch Network for fans to watch, listen and feel engaged
- Inserted and updated the Great Midwest website by adding schedules, match-ups and records for teams and fans to see in one location
- Edited and created football highlight reels through Adobe Premiere that would be put onto all social media handles for people to see the top plays from each team during the past week
- Sat in on weekly conference staff meetings to discuss what the conference had planned for the week.
Video Production Intern
Special Olympics Indiana
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Created and edited promotional and highlight videos to be played at events and posted onto social media for people to see and learn what Special Olympics is about
- Announced the track and field portion of the 50th Annual Summer Games in Terre Haute, IN
- Created a PowerPoint for a 400+people award luncheon in June to recognize high achieving individuals, as well as helped run the event as a whole
- One of 7 interns who planned and created a 3+ hour event at Plainfield High School for kids with disabilities to connect and interact with high performing high school athletes from across the country.
VP of Communications
Beta Theta Pi
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Created quarterly newsletters that would be sent out to alumni and parents to recognize what the Beta Theta Pi Colony had accomplished over the past couple of months
- Marketed and created content for social media to promote Beta Theta Pi and the events that would be going on around campus
- Took chapter meeting notes that would be sent out to the individuals of the colony and the advisors who missed the meeting
- Discussed and was a part of the Executive team that made decisions on what the colony should take part in and do in the future.
Education
Masters of Education in Sports Administration -
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH12.2021
Bachelor of Arts in Sports Media -
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN05.2020
Skills
- Outreach activities
- Logistics Coordination
- Microsoft Office
- Clear Communication
- Time Management
- Partnership Development
- Knowledge of Rules of Sports
- Data Analysis
- Communications and Media
- Scheduling Coordination
- Event Logistics
- Program Oversight
Activities
- One of four adults who helped put together a theater program at Oyler School that included choreography, costuming, set design, tech, and more
- Had two students admitted into the National Flight Academy in Pensacola, FL
- Record my own sports/film/tv podcast on the side to help me gain more knowledge of certain topics in their respective industries
- Teacher/Supervisor at Oyler Schools where I helped students grades 4-6 succeed and complete their school work during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Volunteer Assistant Golf Coach at Hamilton Southeastern High School from 2017 to 2019
- Founding Father of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in the Fall of 2018
- Fox Sports University member during the Fall of 2019, where I had to put together a marketing campaign for FOX, the Big East Digital Network and Caffeine. This involved research and strategic planning to create a plan that could be implemented in the future
- Scratch golfer and enthusiast of the game
Additional Information
- High sports knowledge in football, basketball, golf, soccer and baseball.
- Scratch golfer
- Love to write, talk, and track sports
- Data driven individual and always looking to see how data is impacting sports
Timeline
7-12 Enrichment Site Coordinator
Community Learning Center Institute
05.2021 - Current
Recreational Sports Graduate Intern, Event Management
Xavier University Recreational Sports
08.2020 - 10.2020
Communications Intern
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
08.2019 - 12.2019
Video Production Intern
Special Olympics Indiana
05.2019 - 08.2019
VP of Communications
Beta Theta Pi
01.2018 - 12.2018
Masters of Education in Sports Administration -
Xavier University
Bachelor of Arts in Sports Media -
Butler University
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