Joseph Mertens

Athletic Communication Specialist Moderator of the Sibn @Saint Ignatius High School

Cleveland, OH, US

Manage relationships within the Athletic Department staff and the coaches of all 16 teams to define the tone and theme of coverage for each sport, while ensuring brand consistency.• I took the lead in rebranding the athletic website, switching our platform from SportsEngine to SideArm Sports within six months, a platform used by most college programs.• Updating the athletics website with up-to-date schedules, rosters, and coaching staff. Linking games to sports previews, recaps, and live streams.• Producing or assigning live social media updates for all athletic events, and coordinating coverage of away events with SIBN students, team managers, coaches, or parents.• Coordinate athletics media coverage, working with media members to arrange interviews with student-athletes, and coaches.• Serve as the point person for Athletic Online Day of Giving, which raised more than working alongside our Advancement Department.• Create unique sports graphics and game highlights to be shared on the Saint Ignatius Twitter and Instagram athletic pages.• Coordinator for the Athletic Hall of Fame videos that are showcased at Saint Ignatius\' annual Wildcats Roar.• Produce an annual award-winning football media guide for each season, game programs for all sports, and weekly game notes.• Assist with everyday tasks within the Communications and Marketing Department, including creating forms to collect payment for our youth athletic camps and enrichment programs. Moreover, promoting these camps via social media for registrations.• Mentor students interested in broadcasting, journalism, photography, and graphics to assist with the athletic department.• Set up broadcasts for nine of the 16 varsity sports, allowing students to get behind the mic.• Contact the host school to reserve space in the press box or stands to live-stream road events.

University of Mount Union

Integrated Media and Sports Business