RACHEL GIVEN

(260) 602-3931 | Rachelgiven9@gmail.com | rachelgiven.weebly.com

Education
Iowa State University Ames, IA
B.S. in Journalism and Mass Communications, minor in History May 2017
Experience
NCAA – University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
Video Coordinator/Social Lead February 2020-Present

• Produce creative videos for all athletics programs for social media and videoboards including but not
limited to team intros, game recaps, interviews, and feature stories
• Lead videoboard and media video and photo shoots, and feature storytelling shoots
• Create intros, outros, lower thirds and all branding elements for videos and graphics
• Track analytics and insights, manage, engage with, and maintain brand voice over all sport social
accounts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook
o Saw a 110% increase in engagement since taking over as Social Lead August 2020
• Cultivate and organize branding look for new year
• Operate and maintain NEVCO videoboards at baseball, softball and UNF Arena
NCAA – Purdue Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
Creative Content Producer August 2019-February 2020

• Produced creative videos for all athletic programs for social media and videoboards
• Traveled with programs to away contests
• Shot color and creative camera at home games
• Helped with videoboard and media day shoots
• Ran graphics for broadcast and videoboard during home games
• Coordinated feature shoots and interviews for longform content plans
NCAA - University of Illinois Champaign, IL
Fighting Illini Productions Video Production Intern July 2018 – August 2019

• The main point of contact for seven athletics programs, assisted with all others
• Shot game footage, create highlights/hype videos and features
• Traveled with programs to away contests and postseason runs
• Produced all women’s basketball home game videoboard shows for 2018-2019 season
• Developed digital media plans for all assigned sports for sport season
• Created original content for social media and videoboards
• Coordinated with Social Media Strategist with improving Illini Athletics social pages and fans
Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop

• Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TweetDeck, Grabyo, YouTube
• Videoboard Software: Click-Effects, DakTronics, LiveTech Sports App, Motion Rocket
• Cameras: Sony a6500, Sony Fs5, Sony Fs7, GH4, various DSLR’s & mirrorless cameras
• Website Maintenance: Weebly, Sidearm, Presto