April 24, 2008
Melanie Long
1304 Cedarwood Dr.
Apt. C3
Westlake, OH
44145
678-643-8268
melanie.long@hotmail.com
Education
University of Georgia
BSED Sports Communications and English minor (May 2004)
The Citadel
MBA with Sports Management concentration (May 2007)
Experience
July 2007- present Cleveland Browns Berea, Ohio
Communications/Events Intern
Designed, wrote and edited the Browns Backers Worldwide monthly newsletter and contributed feature stories to www.brownsbackers.org, which reaches more than 15,000 users/month.
Maintained the Browns Backers Worldwide database while helping to resolve database issues for club presidents and members.
Helped coordinate and execute special events such as the Browns Backers Saturday Night Parties, attended by over 325 guests on average.
Developed and implemented direct marketing efforts to the entire fan base of over 80,000 members using mediums such as e-blasts, newsletters and direct mail.
Worked directly with Cleveland Browns players, alumni and staff to connect the organization with its fan base at special events including training camp and community appearances.
Part of game day event staff for all Browns home games assisting with on-field events/promotions.
Aug. 2004 - June 2007 The Citadel Charleston, S.C.
Assistant Media Relations Director
Named interim Media Relations Director during the fall of 2005 and acted as main contact for football and basketball, while also responsible for the coordination of all aspects of media relations for 14 NCAA varsity sports.
Dealt with coaches and players on a day-to-day basis and managed all game day media for home football and baseball contests.
Acted as primary media contact for The Citadel baseball, women's soccer, tennis, track and field, rifle and cross country programs and traveled with football, basketball, baseball and women's soccer.
Maintained rosters, schedules, results and posted releases, game notes and other information on The Citadel's athletic web page.
Developed and maintained successful relationships with the local and national media covering The Citadel in a region competing for coverage with Clemson and the University of South Carolina.
Responsible for the supervision, training and scheduling of 24 student assistants for both the office and game day coverage.
Media contact for the 2006 and 2007 Southern Conference Baseball Tournaments hosted by The Citadel and oversaw all press box operations.
Designed, edited and distributed game notes, press releases and two 128 page baseball media
guides using InDesign CS2 and Photoshop CS2.
Contributed feature articles to The Citadel football game day program.
Oversaw the production of all posters and schedule cards for The Citadel baseball program along with summer and holiday camp brochures.
Assisted in marketing and promotions during 15 home basketball games and managed The Citadel baseball annual "Meet the Bulldogs."
June 2005-Aug. 2005 Charleston RiverDogs Charleston, S.C.
N.Y. Yankees Single-A Affiliate
Game Day Intern
Assisted with game day operations for the promotional and communications staff.
Acted as official scorer for selected games and responsible for communicating stats to MLB.com.
Feb. 2003 - June 2004 University of Georgia Athens, Ga.
Sports Communications Department
Student Assistant
Assisted primarily with the day-to-day operations of baseball and women's tennis and also acted as statistics liaison for the media at all home football games and gymnastics meets.
Part of host media relations staff during two NCAA National Championships and the 2004 Athens
Baseball Regional.
Assisted in two NCAA National Championships and three Southeastern Conference Championships.
Skills
Superior customer service and interpersonal skills, energetic and motivated. Proficient in Adobe
InDesign CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Microsoft Office.
*References available upon request.
