Carlos Rodriguez
Grovetown
Summary
Award-winning student journalist and freelance videographer with over four years of experience in the sports industry in different areas such as writing, videography and photography, social media, website management and event operations. Always willing to learn, highly dedicated, versatile and ambitious individual looking for opportunities to expand career in the sports industry.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Digital Video & Social Content Intern
ESPN
01.2024 - Current
- Cut and optimize ESPN shows, game highlights and other content to create long form and short form videos for various YouTube channels.
- Create thumbnails for published videos, create YouTube Shorts and upload Community Posts.
Videographer
SLAM Magazine
01.2023 - Current
- Attend, film and edit content of the top Division I college basketball and high school basketball teams and players for SLAM's social media pages
Social Media Content Creator
Greenlight Media
06.2022 - Current
- Create various forms of content for social media platforms.
- Grew account to over 30k followers on Instagram and 20k on TikTok.
Videographer
Crodfilms
01.2021 - Current
- Started a business to film highlight videos of local and nationally ranked basketball players to post on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, accumulating over 10 million views and 3 million likes.
- Use Sony FX30 and Sony A7iii cameras to capture footage and photos.
Athletics Communications Intern
Peach Belt Conference
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Wrote press releases, updated PBC record books, created graphics, managed and updated the website, event prepped for championships and kept track of inventory
Athletics Communications Intern
Augusta University Athletics
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Attended AU Athletics events to capture footage and create highlight videos for social media pages.
- Wrote press releases and edited player bios.
Sports Editor
Augusta University Bell Ringer
08.2019 - 12.2023
- Managed sports section of student newspaper, laid out sports section in Adobe InDesign, covered AU Athletics events.
- Managed sports writing staff, hosted weekly podcast, wrote feature stories, game previews and recaps.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
Augusta University
Augusta, GA12.2023
Skills
- Social Media
- Videography
- Photography
- Sports Writing
- Podcasting
- Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop & InDesign
- Website Management
- Analytics
- Event Operations
Timeline
Digital Video & Social Content Intern
ESPN
01.2024 - Current
Videographer
SLAM Magazine
01.2023 - Current
Social Media Content Creator
Greenlight Media
06.2022 - Current
Athletics Communications Intern
Peach Belt Conference
01.2022 - 12.2023
Athletics Communications Intern
Augusta University Athletics
01.2022 - 12.2023
Videographer
Crodfilms
01.2021 - Current
Sports Editor
Augusta University Bell Ringer
08.2019 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
Augusta University
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