DANIELLE

JENKINS

djenkins@piedmont.edu
334.315.9218

Education
Bachelors of Science Broadcast Journalism
Minor Sports Information
Deans List of High Honors
Chancellors List 4.0 overall GPA

Troy University

May 2014

Piedmont College
ESPN
Troy University Television
Troy Messenger
Florida Collegiate Summer League

2014-present
2014-present
2010-2014
2013-2014
2013

Professional Career Profile

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
College Football/Basketball Sideline Reporter
Sports Reporter/Anchor
Reporter & Writer
Play-by-Play Broadcaster
Written Communication
Wrote human interest stories and game recaps for the Troy Messenger newspaper and Gameplan football game day edition
Provided game recaps for Piedmont primarily for Volleyball, Cross Country, Mens Basketball, Track & Field and Baseball
Compiled athlete biographies for Piedmont website and year-by-year recaps on each students collegiate career

Producing/Reporting
Senior Producer for Mane Event Broadcasting Network that airs each home event at Piedmont for 19 intercollegiate sports
Sideline Reporter for ESPN (Sun Belt Conference Football & Basketball Tournaments) and Raycom Media (Seven AHSAA Football State
Championships)
Sports Reporter shooting and editing video game recaps and features for Troy University Television
Play-by-Play broadcaster for the Florida Collegiate Summer League, Troy University Television, Sun Belt Conference and Raycom Media

New Media
Social Media Manager for main Piedmont athletic accounts since March 2015
Increased Twitter following by just over 500 followers from 832 followers to 1,333
Created Facebook page for Piedmont Lions athletics that now has 399 likes in just over one year
Moved Piedmonts Instagram into the top 100 accounts in Division III athletics on d3socialmedia.com increasing following by 266% from
245 to 897
Managed YouTube account for Piedmont athletics editing video for highlights, interviews and feature stories on student athletes

Design/Editing
Designed schedule posters for each of Piedmonts athletic teams
Created graphic templates for social media including pregame, post game, academic awards and championship images
Photographed and edited all team photos and head shots for the athletic website

Software Proficiency
StatCrew in soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball
Adobe InDesign used to create game notes for athletic contests and graphics
Photo & video editing software for use in web stories, graphics, and social media platforms
Website maintenance keeping the athletics page up to date and appealing to consumers

Clinics & Seminars

Southeast Journalism Conference, 2013
Broadcast Education Association Convention, 2014
College Sports Information Directors of America Convention, 2015

Professional References
Timmy McCormack

Robbyn Taylor

Director of Athletic Communications

Piedmont College
334-328-5068
tmccormack@piedmont.edu

Former Managing Editor, Troy Messenger

Lecturer, Troy University
850-376-3777
rbtaylor@troy.edu

Barry McKnight
Radio Voice, Troy Athletics
Troy University
334-703-5831
barry@barrymcknight.com

Jackson, TN
Las Vegas, NV
Orlando, FL