Internship Case Study: Sioux Falls Canaries

Internships

Sioux Falls Canaries - Assisted with in-game and off-field promotions, set up the Sioux Falls Stadium for each home game. The main focus of the Internship was to help add ideas and run promotional events, and help with selling merchandise.

Experience

University of South Dakota Media and Marketing - Assist Joe Thuente, Assistant AD for Marketing and Promotions and Chase Christiansen, Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions with media coverage, game-time promotions, music and replay production, and any game-time operations needed to get games ready before people arrive.

Sports Camp Director at the Sioux Falls YMCA – As the Director, the YMCA believes in my brainstorming abilities to create a program for all the summer sport programs. Each program is set with the basis of having
skills drills, playing teachable games, and focusing on rules for all the children to understand and love to play that certain sport. Another important part of my camp is to introduce the younger children about the four pillars of the YMCA; Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, and Caring.

NCAA Media Coordinator Assistant - The NCAA hosted one of the many regional games at the Denny Premier Center in Sioux Falls, SD. My responsibility entitled were to communicate with the scores table about important information, help set up the media room for coaches and athletes who spoke, and helped gather statistics for coaches, players, and the commentator.

Summit League Promotion Assistant - Worked with a group of students, which took care of Promotions with the Summit League Tournament that was featured with nearly 65,000 visitors.
Skills I possess:

• Team Leadership
• Creativity Skills
• Sports Marketing
• Problem Solving
• Customer Service
• Organization Skills

Education

University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology of Sports Management expected May 2018
GPA: 3.4

Activities

Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Judicial Board o Part of a committee that is responsible for finding solutions to misbehavior members

• Philanthropy Chair o Hosted a Volleyball Tournament, featured 16 teams o Constructed Highway Clean on Highway 50 o Founded the new Children’s Miracle Center Pen Pal, which leads to a Dinner in Sioux Falls with the Children and their families o Welcome Tables in Vermillion, SD

• Risk Management o Assisted in making sure that the safety of each member was given

Christian Youth Athlete League

• Member o Metro area of Sioux Falls to keep children understand their full potential as athletes, while introducing the faith of Christianity Dakotathon
• A 24-hour fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network
• Fundraised as part of a team raising approximately 190,000 within my two years’
• Helped as a Dancer and Logistics Crew

Sports Management Alliance
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Member

Reference:

• Joe Thuente o Assistant AD for Marketing and Promotions for the University of South Dakota o Email: [e-mail]

• Dr. Robin Ammon o Division Chair of the Kinesiology and Sports Management for the University of South Dakota o Email: [e-mail]

• Gary Larson o Professor at the University of South Dakota o Email: [e-mail]