GEORGE AYAD

Brooklyn, NY 11223 • (917) 569-9027 • georgeayad95@gmail.com • http://georgeayad95.weebly.com

SKILLS
Sports Journalist with multiple years of experience in media, editing, production and sports, specifically the NBA

• Writing, proofreading and copyediting • NBA Officiating Terminology

• Adobe Premiere Pro, Audacity and Pro Tools • Understanding of NBA game rules and replay triggers
• Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint and Excel • Basketball Video Analysis
• Fluent in Colloquial Arabic

EDUCATION
Brooklyn College, City University of New York Graduation Date: December 2018
Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism GPA: 3.2
Minor concentration in Speech Communication Arts

PROJECTS
The One and Done Rule – Created a short audio story about whether people in the NCAA and the NBA are for or
against it, which allows collegiate level basketball players to go the NBA after one year of playing in college.

Nintendo Switch Release Day Coverage – Covered the midnight release of the Nintendo Switch at a local Best Buy;
interviewing customers and a video game expert, who discussed some features of the system.

Coptic Orthodox Priesthood – Developed a short documentary focusing on the daily life of a Coptic Orthodox Priest
and the responsibilities they have.

EXPERIENCE
The National Basketball Association, Secaucus, NJ December 2018 – July 2019
Game Reviewer
• Review NBA, G-League or WNBA games, focusing on officiating and evaluation of call and non-call situations.
• Prepare game reviews of NBA, G-League or WNBA officiating events, including data entry of play calling
evaluations.
• Participate in the identification and selection of plays for education and training and for department, pre-
season and owner/team meetings.
• Send descriptions of plays and video links on topical plays.

NBC New York, New York, NY September 2018 – December 2018

News Assignment Desk/Sports Department intern
• Receive and make phone calls and communicate with managers and editors regarding potential news stories.
• Edit, log and transcribe video to be used for news packages.
• Conduct and write down research information for sports stories to be reported that day.
• Assist in field production of sporting events to be attended.

WBCR Brooklyn College Radio, Brooklyn, NY March 2014 – June 2017

Sports Radio Personality/Producer
• Discussed trending sports topics from numerous professional leagues such as the NBA, NFL and MMA.
• Collaborated and conducted research with co-hosts to determine topics to be discussed on day of shows.
• Interacted with listeners via phone calls and collect opinions regarding current sports issues.
• Ran the audioboard during shows.

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Staten Island, NY May 2012 – July 2016
Basketball Team Manager & Statistician
• Analyzed and recorded team statistics for all games, including, all major statistics.
• Assisted in running and organizing team events and addressing on and off court issues.
• Assured players attendance to all team events as well as enforce team rules and regulations.
• Collaborated with referees and coaches frequently during games to assure accuracy and quality of games.