Tyler Zaubi
Spartanburg,SC
Summary
Goal oriented athletics communications professional with three years experience in collegiate external communications. Demonstrated an ability to exceed expectations with strong versatility and adaptability to work across multiple departments and constantly strive to ensure the best possible product is presented.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Athletics Communications Assistant
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Primary Contact for Men's/Women's Soccer, Men's Basketball, and Softball
- Successfully promoted two Southern Conference coaches of the year (Joel Tyson for MSOC and Chelsea Butler for softball) and a Southern Conference player of the year (Nikolai Rojel for MSOC)
- Collaborated with department content teams and local media to promote the inaugural softball team, which resulted in standing room only at Wofford's home opener against Eastern Kentucky in February 2024
- Brainstormed and executed team and personality driven content to create compelling narratives surrounding the team while also telling the athletes' unique stories
- Utilized local and regional media relationships to help publicize athletes' successes, such as securing feature stories for men's basketball's Corey Tripp and Kyler Filewich
- Translated social media captions into student-athletes' native languages to better include audiences consuming Wofford content
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Tennessee Partners in Sports
Knoxville, TN
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Boosted enrollment/participation above 100 members during 2022-23 for the first time since before Covid
- Raised over $20k for departmental scholarships, financial awards and programming via the annual golf scramble fundraiser
- Sponsored eight professional development events during the 2022-23 school year
- Increased brand awareness through volunteering opportunities and partnerships and appearing at events across the community
Student Intern
Tennessee Athletics Media Relations
Knoxville, TN
09.2021 - 06.2023
- Assisted in Live Statting all home events (volleyball, football, basketball and baseball/softball)
- Transcribed all post game press conferences and media availabilities for dissemination to media members and the general public
- Executed a long form historical project to back fill past baseball, football, volleyball and basketball schedules, rosters and box scores on the Tennessee athletics website
- Maintained current baseball player bios and season/career highs on the website
- Highlighted student-athlete achievements through researching statistics for game notes and graphics
- Wrote recaps for baseball during 2022-23
Sports Director / ESPN3 Personality
WSIU
Carbondale, IL
10.2017 - 05.2019
- Hired and trained all on-air talent on off-camera reporters for River Region Evening Edition's daily sportscast
- Maintained a presence at all SIU and Southern Illinois area high school home sporting events
- Executed WSIU's sports only newscast, Saluki Sportsview, from story inception to assignment to quality control and finally production
- Appeared on select SIU home ESPN3/+ broadcasts as a color commentator or sideline reporter
Education
Master of Science - Sports Management
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN05-2023
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL12-2020
Skills
- Strong Writer with knowledge in AP style
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
- Expert in NCAA Live Stat and Stat Crew
- Possess strong leadership skills
- Thrive in High-leverage situations
- Creative thinker
- Passion for storytelling
Timeline
Athletics Communications Assistant
Wofford College
08.2023 - 05.2024
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Tennessee Partners in Sports
08.2022 - 07.2023
Student Intern
Tennessee Athletics Media Relations
09.2021 - 06.2023
Sports Director / ESPN3 Personality
WSIU
10.2017 - 05.2019
Master of Science - Sports Management
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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