Aaron

Cheris Experienced content creator and public relations professional with

Experience
Charlotte Knights: Communications Associate
Charlotte, North Carolina (February 2019 to September 2019, February 2020 to March 2020)
-Content producer and writer for one of Minor League Baseball’s top growing markets.
-Produced Media Guide filled with player biographies, team history, and club information.

-Research team statistics to produce game notes for all 140 games of the Triple-A season.
-Use Sporfie highlight clipping software to produce live clips during home games for social media use.
-Create live content for various social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram), constantly received
thousands of engagements with fans and media on different platforms on a nightly basis.
East Hills, New York -Over the course of the season, increased total followers (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) by more than 10
percent, which ranks in the top third of all Triple-A clubs.
-Assist with press box operations, credentialing members of the media, pitching stories as necessary, and
communicating relevant baseball information with team coaching staff and Chicago White Sox.
(516) 941-7205 -Write features stories on players for team program and game recaps for team website.
-Monitor media coverage of team using Critical Mention software and assist with distribution of media reports.

[email protected] Hofstra University: Athletics Game Day Staff
Hempstead, New York (November 2019 to January 2020)
-Assist with game day operations, promotions, and production for men’s and women’s basketball.
-Act as camera operator, roaming crowd to get footage of fans and promotions for in-house video board.
Online:
Twitter: @AaronHowie
Birmingham Barons: Media Relations Coordinator

Website: AaronCheris.com Birmingham, Alabama (March 2018 to September 2018)
-Co-Manager of Media Relations department for one of Minor League Baseball’s most historic clubs.
-Lead media contact for Rickwood Classic and 2018 Southern League All-Star Game in Birmingham.
Education:
-Oversee and schedule a staff of 10-15 part-time employees, such as official scorers, clock operators, stat
operators, and other essential press box staff on a game-by-game basis.

University at Albany, SUNY

-Research, edit, and produce game notes for all 140 games throughout the season. with roster moves, stories,
and press releases.
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism -Coordinate interviews for players and staff with local and national media from many different outlets.
Minor in Business -Work with field manager and Chicago White Sox to produce roster moves and baseball information.
-Shoot player photos for team photo archive and distribute them throughout MiLB and MLB databases.
Graduated One Semester -Maintain team website and update periodically.
Early in December 2015
2018 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship: Web Content Writer
Buffalo, New York (December 2017 to January 2018)
Skills: -Wrote a variety of stories for tournament website including game previews, recaps, and feature stories.
-Interviewed fans, players, staff, and tournament organizers for online stories.
•  AP Style

•  Microsoft Word, Excel, New York Cosmos Soccer Club: Communications Assistant
PowerPoint Garden City, New York (May to Nov. 2015, Sept. to Nov. 2016, Sept. 2017 to Jan. 2018)
-Wrote articles for team website such as match previews, scouting opponents, recaps, or feature stories that
•  MiLB Homebase, MiLB included interviews with players and staff.
Gameday Stringer -Produced press releases on player news and awards for distribution to local and national media.
•  Adobe InDesign, Adobe -Researched and produced match notes in Adobe InDesign for all home and away matches.
-Maintained Cosmos social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat.
Audition, Sporfie Highlights -Uploaded content to Cosmos website using NASL content management system.
•  Social Media: Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, Gwinnett Braves: Media Relations Trainee
Lawrenceville, Georgia (January 2017 to September 2017)
Snapchat, Periscope, -Researched and produced media guide biographies for 2017 players using Adobe InDesign.
YouTube -Assisted with research and creation of daily game notes.
-Wrote a variety of stories and press releases for team program, website, and blog.
-Proofread and edited all printed content, such as schedules, baseball cards, pamphlets, and programs.

Colorado Springs Sky Sox: Assistant Public Relations Director
Colorado Springs, Colorado (March to September 2016)
-Wrote press releases, game recaps, and features for team website, blog, and program.
-Used MLB Advanced Media platform to run live datacast for select home games.
-Distributed content across various social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram) daily.

Albany Devils Hockey Club: Communications Intern
Albany, New York (October 2015 to March 2016)
-Wrote features stories and game recaps for team and American Hockey League website using interviews with
Devils players and coaches. Posted live tweets from team Twitter account during select home games.