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Kyle's
Background
Kyle works as a Senior Master Control Operator for FOX Corporation with a vast background in sports and entertainment. During his 4 years at the Walter Cronkite School, Kyle studied broadcast, digital media, graphic design and video production on his way to working at FOX. After hitting the 3 year mark at FOX, Kyle has operated NFL on FOX, FIFA World Cup, MLB World Series, World Baseball Classic Final, FOX College Football/Basketball. In addition to working for FOX, Kyle has a background in live sports entertainment being the former mascot of Arizona State University, Sparky the Sun Devil.
Skills
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Live Broadcast Production
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Adobe Creative Suite
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Twitter Media Studio
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Facebook Creator Studio
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Social Media Management
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Fan / Crowd Engagement
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Live Television
Work
experience
Senior Master Control Operator
FOX Corporation
September 2020 - Present
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Executing the production of FOX Sports' live events by bringing them on the air, running their commercial breaks, inserting graphics, and communicating with the site director on what the broadcast needs. Including the NFL on FOX, MLB World Series, FIFA World Cup, World Baseball Classic, FOX College Football/Basketball and NASCAR.
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Operate live games and programming to ensure correct routing and commercial inventory across FOX's various channels including FS1, B1G Network, FOX News, Business and more.
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Ingesting and running a quality control check on our show, commercial and graphic inventory to ensure they go to air with the correct specifications.
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Setting up the broadcast days list to ensure all inventory hits air in the correct position and without issue. Timing out shows so they air at their proper time, along with making sure the correct graphic commands are present (i.e. Ticker, SQZ, Bugs).
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Training and onboarding new FOX hires to get them up to speed with the workflow of our channels and standard operating procedures.
Game Enrichment Specialist (Mascot)
Sun Devil Athletics
April 2017 - June 2020
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Dress and perform as 'Sparky the Sun Devil' the mascot of Arizona State University, at all sporting and community events.
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Travel to high profile Pac-12 and NCAA events to represent the university in video and photo shoots.
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Make community appearances at local schools, hospitals and charity events.
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When not performing, making sure the mascot is up the brand policy of Sun Devil Athletics, and that all aspects of his uniform look correct.
Digital Media Intern
Sun Devil Athletics
August 2019 - June 2020
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Working with Sun Devil sports (baseball, women’s basketball, soccer and tennis in particular) to shoot video and photo at games and practices.
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Create graphics and motion graphics on Photoshop and After Effects for game day, in-game action, and other information.
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Live tweeting live games using Twitter Producer Live Cut and Facebook Creator Studio. Coming up with creative and engaging captions to drive the impressions up on the posts.
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Schedule out posts using Media Studio and Creator Studio.
Social Media Manager for Sparky the Sun Devil
Sun Devil Athletics
August 2018 - August 2020
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Produce original videos and graphics to promote game days and big moments going on in the athletic department.
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Launched a brand new Instagram account with 4,500+ new followers since August 2019 and averaging 600+ likes per post.
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While managing the Twitter; created the most engaged tweet of all time across any Sun Devil Athletics social platform with 1.27 million impressions.
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Twitter Handle: @SparkySunDevil | Instagram: @SparkySunDevil
Marketing Intern
PKF O'Connor Davies (Accounting Firm)
2 Summers (2017, 2018)
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Expanding the brand of PKF O’Connor Davies by creating, filming, and editing employee testimonials on Adobe Premiere Pro for the firm’s website.
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Edit headshot photos to be utilized on the company website using Photoshop.
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Establishing the firm’s partners on LinkedIn and teaching them the potential for business opportunities by utilizing its vast capabilities.
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Education
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
Sports Journalism (B.A.) August 2016 - May 2020
Classes have varied from graphic design, videography, news writing and crisis management.