1. Researches, writes, and disseminates ideas for future content elements on ESPN platforms
Shows/projects worked on include: First Take, Outside The Lines, The Herd w/ Colin
Cowherd, SVP & Russillo, SportsCenter (highlights, Top Plays, show PA), ESPN International
(Tour de France, Monday Night Football, MLB & NBA coverage, Cricket World Cup)
Spearheaded OTL social media efforts and increased Facebook engagement by over 200%,
Twitter engagement by over 120%
Zimmer Radio Group, Columbia, MO
Co-Host, “The Big Show w/ Will & Thom” & “The Sports Wire”, KTGR ESPN Radio 100.5, June 2010-
Present
Created, Produced, & Co-hosted daily drive-time sports and Saturday morning sports shows
Helped create quality show run downs with daily sports topics and debates
Efforted and secured daily guests for show segments
Served as Live stage M.C. for ESPN Radio’s “College Gameday in Columbia, MO (October 23,
2010)
Used programs such as Adobe Audition to record interviews and edit various sound for
programming
Created and sold sponsored segments for “The Big Show w/ Will & Thom”
Account Executive/Marketing Consultant, February 2010-Present
Created Integrated Marketing Campaigns with effective On-Air, Online, and On-Location elements
Did thorough research on clients’ industries and developed unique advertising strategies; prepared
and presented written proposals to clients in order to show them how my marketing could help their
business grow.
New York Yankees, New York, NY
Yankees Ambassador, Summer 2009
Hosted/interacted with various clients/staff members. Responsible for representing & maintaining
integrity of the Yankee brand.
Fox News Channel: America’s Newsroom, New York, NY
Intern, Summer 2008
Assisted in production of daily news/talk program.
Pitched stories in daily story meetings, wrote scripts for air, reviewed packages for air, edited show
rundowns, and created EDLs.
EDUCATION
University of Missouri
School of Journalism
Bachelors of Journalism,
Class of 2009
SKILLS
Avid Final Cut
Quantel
Microsoft Office
Adobe Creative Suite
VCS/Duet graphics
ACHIEVEMENTS
2014 Peabody Award
Recipient (Outside the
Lines)
2015 Silver Telly Award
(NFL Esta Noche)
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THOMAS L. GRIFFIN
EXPERIENCE
ESPN, Bristol, CT
Production Assistant/Content Associate, May 2013-Present
Supports assigned CP, Producers & Associate Producers with the
production of live or taped studio shows and/or remote events
Screens games, selects shots, and creates shot sheets for assigned
highlights
Screens, logs, transcribes, and clips footage for events; organizes
head shot and melt reels
Cuts show elements, such as video b-roll, highlights, teases; selects
materials for bumps and roll-outs
Operates studio teleprompter system
Provides timely, accurate and complete delivery of multimedia
elements and publishes to various platforms
Screens videotapes and/or servers and conducts research in the
media asset management system to obtain material for the
preparation of production elements
Logs and archives video and associated data for future use