Nate Karsner is a student studying sportscasting at Full Sail University. He aims to work in sports broadcasting, ideally for a Major League Baseball team in a warm climate like Texas or Florida. Karsner has skills in social media, video editing, and sportscasting knowledge from his degree program. His goals are to build experience in the field through social media platforms and start a sports podcast to gain followers and show employers his abilities.

1. NATE KARSNER
PROJECT AND PORTFOLIO 1 WEEK 2

2. ARENA
๏ From a broad perspective I want to work in a sportscasting position. Radio or TV.
๏ Specifically working for a Major League Baseball team. Ideally in a warmer
climate. Like the Rangers or Marlins.

3. IDENTITY
๏ I am a Full Sail student studying Sportscasting
๏ Efficient in the top Social Media Platforms
๏ Video content creator and editor on YouTube

4. SKILLS
๏ Skills that I can take and show to a future employer are
๏ Proficient in Adobe Creative Apps and Microsoft office apps
๏ Proficient in knowledge of the Sport I would be covering
๏ Multiple classes in sportscasting a vocal training.

5. PROFESSION
๏ I believe hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.
๏ If I'm working harder then my competition I can achieve whatever I put my mind
to.

6. CREDENTIALS
๏ Through previous jobs, I have multiple references that say that I am trustworthy
and am timely when assigned tasks.
๏ I have a portfolio with work that I have done. If an employer wanted to see my
work I would be able to show them I am capable of what they would be asking.

7. PROMISE
๏ The ability to write my own scripts. Through my classes at Full Sail I will take
broadcast writing classes. I will also have knowledge of the industry going into it
due to my time at Full Sail.
๏ This appears to be a problem, people not writing their own scripts. Through
multiple job postings every posting has the requirement of writing your own
scripts.

8. POSITIONING
๏ Communication skills, comfortable in front of camera and public speaking. The
ability and willingness to try new things.
๏ By watching other people in my degree program, I know I am better at
communicating, having the ability to annunciate my words is huge in the type of
field I want to go into. I can also tell that some of them are nervous talking into a
camera where as I am very comfortable talking into a camera.
๏ Having these abilities will already put me ahead of my competition.

9. AUDIENCE
๏ A company I would like to work for would be ESPN. My audience would be
recruiters and talent acquisition employees.
๏ Through Linkedin I was able to find three recruiters working or worked for ESPN.
๏ Some of the common interests among the individuals are video games. They
were apart of gaming groups on Linkedin. Sports will be an interest for anyone at
ESPN. I also noticed Adobe apps being an interest. Fortunately for me I am tied
into all of those categories.

10. NETWORKING AND MARKETING
๏ I will get the attention of a future employer by having a following on social media
as well as recommendations from former employers.
๏ I can create a strong relationship with my audience by continuing to post content
related to current sport events.
๏ I will publish sports related content, focusing on Football, Basketball and
Baseball.
๏ I will attend events relating to sports broadcasting, to build up relationships with
people already in the industry.

11. COMPETITORS
๏ People currently in the industry. Or have connections already
๏ People going to Full Sail University that are in the Sportscasting degree program.
๏ People attending Hofstra University in Hempstead NY. They have a radio station
that is the main station for the New York Islanders.
๏ Ricardo Hicks from Newport News. 30 years old. Attends Full Sail going through
the Sportscasting degree program.

12. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
๏ The big thing that I will need to improve on is getting experience in the field. I
believe I can meet all of the other requirements listed in job descriptions.
Especially when I complete my Sportscasting degree program. I am confident in
my abilities. I will just need to start building experience in the field.

13. GOALS
๏ I want to be more active on social media. Focusing on YouTube and Twitter.
๏ I want to start posting more sports related content. Starting with a sports related
podcast on YouTube.
๏ I want to get 1000 subscribers and followers on YouTube and Twitter by July 1,
2019
๏ I will accomplish this goal by continuing to post quality content,
๏ By growing my following it will show to future employers that people will watch
and listen to me.

14. REFERENCES
๏ ESPN Jobs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/jobs.htm?
suggestCount=o&suggestChosen=true&clickSource=searchBtn&typedKeyword=espn&sc.keyword=espn&locT=&locId=&jobType=
๏ Sports Broadcasting jobs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.indeed.com/q-Sports-Broadcasting-jobs.html?vjk=has
693765084e9a2036
๏ Brittany Kelley. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-kelley-25637726/
๏ Amanda McCullough. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandamccullough7/
๏ Jason J. Hernandez. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhernandez8/
๏ List of the Top Sports Broadcasting Schools and Colleges in the U.S. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://study.com/articles/
List_of_the_Top_Sports_Broadcasting_Schools_and_Colleges_in_the_US.html