Kristin Hough

Current

• Corporate Sales Coordinator at Minnesota Timberwolves

Past

• Game Presentation Intern at Minnesota Timberwolves
• Office Assistant at Michigan State University Men's Basketball Office
• Sports Communication Intern at NBC SPORTS, NYC

• Camp Counselor at Michigan Athletic Club
• Event Hostess at The University Club of East Lansing

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Education

• Michigan State University

Connections

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Industry

Sports

Kristin Hough’s Experience

• Corporate Sales Coordinator

  Minnesota Timberwolves

  (Privately Held; Sports industry)

  June 2009 — Present (8 months)

• Game Presentation Intern

  Minnesota Timberwolves

  (Privately Held; Sports industry)

  September 2008 — May 2009 (9 months)

• Office Assistant

  Michigan State University Men's Basketball Office

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; MSU; Higher Education industry)

  August 2004 — August 2008 (4 years 1 month)

  •Maintain a working knowledge of all NCAA rules and regulations.
  •Create prospective, current and past players spreadsheet used for mail distribution.
  •Assist in recruiting basketball players, in confidentiality, for Michigan State.
  •Complete various complex projects and tasks for the head coach, assistant coaches, managers and local and national media.
  •Liaison between the men’s basketball team and prospective players, parents of players, high school coaches and scouts.
  •Organize the Spartan Shootout and 2008 Summer Camp for head coach Tom Izzo

• Sports Communication Intern

  NBC SPORTS, NYC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Broadcast Media industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  •Compiled and edited national sports and media clips from various newspapers, trade magazines, and televised events and distributed them daily to NBC sports executives.
  •Wrote NBC Sports event press releases for internal, local, and national audiences.
  •Participated in conference calls with media and NBC talent by transcribing call content.
  •Assisted executives and co-workers with an array of communication projects and tasks.

• Camp Counselor

  Michigan Athletic Club

  (Recreational Facilities and Services industry)

  May 2005 — August 2007 (2 years 4 months)

  •Organized lesson plans, trips and instructed games for nearly 100 grade school children.
  •Attended leadership conference and awarded a certification from The Michigan Service Excellence Program, and earned MAC employee of the week.

• Event Hostess

  The University Club of East Lansing

  (Hospitality industry)

  November 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 3 months)

  •Greeted and assisted guests from national government associations and businesses.
  •Worked with the Director of Public Relations to arrange rooms for important events.

Kristin Hough’s Education

• Michigan State University

  BA , Communication/Public Relations , 2004 — 2008

  Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Adobe, Scoutware, and Factiva.

  Activities and Societies:

  -MSU chapter of PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America)
  -Michigan State Senior Class Council Philanthropy Co-Chair 2007-2008
  -Com100 teacher's assistant
  -East Lansing Music School music therapy volunteer
  -Study Abroad participant: Summer 2008. Organizational and International Communication in Paris, France
  -Campus Band 2 year member
  -Wilson Hall Student Government

Additional Information

Kristin Hough’s Interests:

Music, working with people, broadcasting companies, networking, hospitality

Kristin Hough’s Groups:

•    MSU Alumni Association
•    Michigan State University Izzone
•    Communication Arts & Sciences Alumni - Michigan State University
•    Michigan State University PRSSA

Kristin Hough’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch