Brand Exploration
- 1. PERSONAL BRAND EXPLORATION DominicAllen Project & Portfolio I: Week 1 June 4, 2023
- 2. My name isDominic Allen. I am from Longview, Texas but I currently reside in Plano. I want to become a sportscaster, and I think my personality and work ethic will make me a great one. Watching sports and loving to read about stats with players has guided me to the person I am today. I want to be able to share my passion of sports with fans all around the world. IDENTITY
- 3. PROFESSION Potential Job Titles: •Communication Specialist • Multi-Media Reporter • On-Air Reporter BRAND ARCHETYPE – I like to lead by example. I want to be the leading man in sportscasting that everyone wants to look up to. As a Sage archetype, teaching others is my passion, and its something that being in this industry can lead me to doing on a bigger scale. Reporter for Sports/Media
- 4. Recruiters at SportsMedia Companies TARGET AUDIENCE Meredith Powers Outreach Plan: • I will research what it means to work for Bally and how I can contribute to improve their brand • I will reach out to Ms. Powers on LinkedIn. I will submit my resume as well so even if there is nothing she can do, she could help me out with jobs/improvements to my resume • I will take some time to learn how to be respectful/how to stand out to higher level executives. Once I feel confident in my skills, I will reach out to Ms. Powers. Chief HR Officer at Bally Sports Jason Williams Outreach Plan: • I will find an entry job in this field to get some experience in this field. To work for ESPN, I will need to have plenty of experience. • To pop up on Mr. Williams’s radar, I will apply for an internship after gathering some field practice. This will be one of the only ways to get his attention. • This plan will take the longest out of the 3. ESPN is by far the biggest company on here, so it would be quite a while before I would apply to work there. HR Director at ESPN Kim Beauvais Outreach Plan: • Start with the entry jobs that FOX Sports offers. They offer high school game coverage and that would be a great place to get some field work done. • I could have face to face talk with Ms. Beauvais if she appears at the Texas office for FOX Sports. This is a unique opportunity because I would not otherwise be able to meet one of these directors in person. • I will apply to work at a FOX Sports station soon, maybe within the next week. I can get into some work there and that will jump start my plans. HR and Business Operations at FOX Sports
- 5. GOALS Short Term: ByDecember 31, 2023 • I want to grow my LinkedIn connections to over 60 ‣ I will start looking around for jobs in my career path and start making connections on LinkedIn. Connections are very important in the world, so its crucial I get started making some early. Mid Term: By Graduation in April 2025 • I want to have a locally known brand ‣ I will accomplish this goal by making new social media accounts and posting sports content. I hope by the time I graduate I will have 50K subscribers on a YouTube channel. Long Term: By 2035 • I want to be a Sports Broadcaster on a well-known platform ‣ I want to work at a highly popular company by the year 2035. I think this can be done by working up the chain of command while keeping up my social media. I don’t have to be a hugely popular broadcaster, but I still want to be one.
- 6. SKILLS ANALYSIS Notable Skills& Current Proficiencies: Notable Skills REQUIRED in TRADE & Current Proficiencies: Speech Clarity SOFT HARD Novice / Adept / Expert Fluency of Ideas Novice / Adept / Expert Independence of Work Novice / Adept / Expert Selective Attention Novice / Adept / Expert Thinking Creatively SOFT HARD Novice / Adept / Expert Communicating with Supervisors Novice / Adept / Expert Organizing and Planning Novice / Adept / Expert Establishing/Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships Novice / Adept / Expert
- 7. I promise tohelp the audience learn by being a passionate teacher. PROMISE
- 8. CREDENTIALS Work Experience: • Cashier,Murphy USA, March 2021-June 2022 • PSA Summer Camp, 2021-Present (only summer) Education: • GED, October 2020 • Certified in Adobe Photoshop, Premier Pro, and After Effects, May 2020 Volunteer Work: • Meals on Wheels: 2010-2021, every other week with parents, by self starting in 2019 • Part of Theatre group at Jasper High School and Plano West, helped build set pieces
- 9. COMPETITION Ryan Staloff Industry Experience: •ESPN, DEC 2018 – AUG 2022 • FOX Sports, AUG 2022 - Present Education: • B.A. Journalism, Penn State 2007-2011 Leadership Experience: • Content Producer at ESPN • Producer at FOX Sports Skills and Proficiencies: • Video Editing - ESPN • Video Production - ESPN • Social Media - ESPN Dominic Allen Overall Online Presence: • Over 500 connections. Banner image is customized, and headshot is very professional. Profile is extremely detailed with past work experience and articles he has written. • Grade: Superior, 95/100 Industry Experience: • No industry experience Education: • GED, October 2020 Leadership Experience: • No leadership experience Skills and Proficiencies: • Very fluent with technology – Certified with Adobe products by the State of Texas • Very Personable – Multiple supervisors Overall Online Presence: • Only 3 connections. Has a profile picture and posts about new jobs and attending Full Sail University. • Grade: Poor, 10/100
- 10. COMPETITION Kristianna Ratliff Noteworthy Experience: •ChicagoLand Student intern • Works for Nuts and Bolts LLC Dominic Allen Industry Experience: • Foul on the Play podcast, July 2021- Present Education: • Sportscasting degree, Fullsail University, grad. May 2022 Skills and Proficiencies: • Proficient Writer – Nuts and Bolts Sports • Popular Radio Personality - FLUENTRADIO • Great Work Ethic - 3 jobs lasting multiple years Overall Online Presence: • 436 connections, not a very detailed profile. Posts about her new jobs and her graduation, but not much else • Grade: Average, 55/100 Industry Experience: • No industry experience Education: • GED, October 2020 Leadership Experience: • No Leadership experience Skills and Proficiencies: • Fluent with Technology – Certified with Adobe products by the State of Texas • Very Personable – Multiple supervisors Overall Online Presence: • Only 3 connections. Has a profile picture and posts about new jobs and attending Full Sail University. • Grade: Poor, 10/100
- 11. BRAND POSITION For sportsfans who want an entertaining way to stay updated, I provide a better way to watch sports programing because I talk like a fan. I always will be a fan at heart, so I know what the fans want to hear and see. I will not change my wasy, but my passion will grow stronger each day. SPORTS BROADCASTER
- 12. NETWORKING & MARKETING Industry Events& Organizations • Dallas SportsCasting Play by Play camp ‣ June 5-9, 2023 | SMU campus • Pat Doney Sportscaster Camp ‣ July 10-14, 2023 | Dallas • BSMG SportsCasting Program ‣ July 20-30, 2023 | Dallas Digital Marketing • Primary Content: I would like to publish YouTube videos about different sports topics that are prevalent in the world. I think that fans would love to be kept up to date in a fun, exciting way rathe than listen to other anchors spit out facts. • Primary Tools: Different social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and even LinkedIn. I will use YouTube to post videos. • Website: I will post links to my stories/articles that I write to have a simple way for viewers to read my things. It will also be a great place for discussion for fans.
- 13. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Mentor • Iwant a mentor who can relate to my life. I want someone who can help me out when I’m not feeling class and who can lead me to graduation. I do not know when I might consider getting a mentor, but I would guess around 2024, while I am making my last push to graduation. Formal Education • I am attending Full Sail University’s Online Sportscasting Degree program and plan to graduate in April 2025 Technical Skills • Online class to help me learn how to use video editing software - Udemy, July 2023 • Graphic design and editing masterclass- Udemy, August 2023 • Social media film school masterclass- Udemy, September 2023 Soft Skills • Leadership Mentoring, MentorLoop, July 2023 • Leadership Mentoring: Skills and Discussion- Together Platform, August 2023 • How to become a great team leader course - MentorLoop, September 2023
- 14. Dominic Allen You knowhow bland some commentators can be? Well, what I do is inject passion and liveliness into talking about sports. In fact, I’ve had multiple people tell me to get into this program to show my true passion about sports.
- 15. REFERENCES Staloff, R. (n.d.).Ryan Staloff - producer - fox sports | linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staloff/. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staloff Beauvais, K. (n.d.). Kim Beauvais - EVP, HR & Business Operations - Fox Sports - LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-beauvais-2108545/. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-beauvais-2108545 27-3011.00 - broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys. O*NET OnLine. (n.d.). https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3011.00 Treatman, J. (n.d.). Dallas. Play By Play Sports Broadcasting Camps. https://www.playbyplaycamps.com/dallas Ebiner, P. (n.d.). Adobe Premiere Pro CC Video editor for beginners: Editing - udemy. https://www.udemy.com/course/adobe-premiere-pro-video- editing/. https://www.udemy.com/course/adobe-premiere-pro- video-editing/ Lloyd, L. (2023, May 17). Leadership mentoring: Developing and cultivating effective leaders. Mentorloop Mentoring Software. https://mentorloop.com/blog/leadership-mentoring- effective-leaders/ James, C. (2023, February 13). Mentor leadership: Why mentoring is essential to good leadership - master public speaking & presentation skills: CJM training. Master Public Speaking & Presentation Skills | CJM Training. https://colinjamesmethod.com/mentor-leadership-essential- good-leadership/
Editor's Notes
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