Ian Johns

Current

• Media Relations Assistant at North Carolina State University

Past

• Media Relations Intern at North Carolina State University
• Media Relations Volunteer at Atlantic Coast Conference
• Media Relations Volunteer at National Collegiate Athletic Association

• Director of Media Relations at Wilmington Sharks Baseball Club

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Education

• North Carolina State University
• Cape Fear Community College

Connections

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Industry

Sports

Ian Johns’s Experience

• Media Relations Assistant

  North Carolina State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  • Assist in the production of the baseball media guide
  
  • Write baseball recaps and press releases for use on the school's sports Web site
  
  • Provide media support in a busy press box atmosphere for baseball, football, and basketball; including delivering information to stadium, radio, and television personnel
  
  • Gather postgame quotes for use in articles and releases
  
  • Redesigned the game notes, program inserts, and roster sheets for baseball
  
  • Designed the cover for the 2009 Spring Football Prospectus

• Media Relations Intern

  North Carolina State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 2009 — July 2009 (3 months)

  • Updated the roster, statistics, records, player information, and game results in the media guide in preparation for the 2010 season.
  
  • Tracked current and former players in their respective summer leagues and reported their progress in weekly update articles on the school's sports Web site.
  
  • Wrote special article reports on the 2009 MLB Draft and summer league all-star selections.

• Media Relations Volunteer

  Atlantic Coast Conference

  (Non-Profit; Sports industry)

  May 2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

  2009 ACC Baseball Tournament
  • Coordinated in-game coach interviews for Fox Sports Television
  
  • Relayed information through a headset to the production truck and broadcast booth
  
  • Escorted players, coaches, and personnel to the postage press conference room
  
  • Recorded postgame quotes for media use and on the ACC's Web site

• Media Relations Volunteer

  National Collegiate Athletic Association

  (Non-Profit; Sports industry)

  December 2008 — March 2009 (4 months)

  2008 Women's Soccer College Cup
  • Recorded press conference quotes for use on the NCAA's Web site
  
  • Provided media support throughout the championship
  
  2009 Women's Basketball Regional
  • Conducted pregame and postgame interviews for media quotes
  
  • Delivered stat sheets to the courtside media and broadcasters

• Director of Media Relations

  Wilmington Sharks Baseball Club

  (Sports industry)

  May 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 4 months)

  • Designed the team's game notes, weekly media preview guides, game program, pocket and magnet schedule, promotional posters, and e-mail newsletter
  
  • Produced all marketing, advertising, ticketing, and promotional documents along with several outfield wall billboards and sponsor advertisements
  
  • Wrote and distributed press releases, game notes, and weekly preview guides to the local television and radio stations
  
  • Updated the team's Web site with information and preseason stories

Ian Johns’s Education

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Science , Sport Management , 2008 — 2009

  Expected graduation in December 2009

• Cape Fear Community College

  Associate of Arts , General Studies , 2006 — 2008

  Presidential Award: Graduated with a 4.0 GPA

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi theta Kappa Honors Society, National Honors Society

Additional Information

Ian Johns’s Groups:

•    Baseball Industry Network

Ian Johns’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch