Kristen Scott

ESPN, Bristol, CT

Production Assistant

May 2015 - Present

 

• Support Coordinating Producers, Producers, Highlight Producers and Associate Producers with the production of live or taped studio shows and/or remote events

• Produce social segments for Sunday morning SportsCenter shows

• Create short-form video for SportsCenter social media platforms & TV 

• Add my own voice to SportsCenter social media outlets with creative copy & content, including GIFs, shareable art, and Vines

• Screen games and select shots for highlights

• Create shot sheets for assigned highlights

• Cut show elements, such as video b-roll, montage treatments & highlights

 

GREEN LINE GROUP, Newton, MA                     

Production Assistant

​2014 

 

• Assisted with Fox Sports Midwest broadcast of the Providence men's basketball game vs. Stony Brook on Dec. 13

• Monitored the official television statistics on the floor for the ESPN3 broadcast of Boston College men's basketball vs. Binghamton University on Dec. 14

• Acted a runner for various NCAA DI men's basketball broadcasts

 

BOSTON COLLEGE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT, Chestnut Hill, MA                 

Athletic Communications Assistant

​2014 

 

• Provide IMG Radio (WEEI) production with sports information (stats, updates, etc.) for all BC football broadcasts

• Independently research and write Boston College football game notes for media information during home games

• Interface with the ACC, Hockey East, and NCAA for reporting of game recaps, statistics, and player nominations 

• Facilitate communication between Boston College field hockey, women's ice hockey, softball and news media 

• Arrange and supervise interviews between news media and student athletes & coaches 

• Develop public relations strategies and write press releases on breaking news stories

   

COMCAST SPORTSNET CHICAGO, Chicago, IL                                                

Editorial & Digital Media Intern

2013

 

• Assisted Chicago Blackhawks media coverage during the 2013 Stanley Cup Final by editing and filing stories from CSN reporters, writing various articles on deadline, and monitoring the CSN Chicago Twitter and Facebook accounts

• Monitored sports news daily on social media and sports blogs to produce breaking, compelling, & traffic-driving content

• Wrote the third most-viewed article of July, ‘LeBron back to Cleveland? Dakich thinks so’ (44,310 page views as of 7/22)

• Assisted with CSNChicago.com digital media coverage during the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs 2013 MLB seasons by writing articles on a deadline, posting content on CSNChicago.com, and providing a social media presence

• Independently sought out and conducted one-on-one interview with 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye for a feature article

 

 

COMCAST SPORTSNET NEW ENGLAND, Burlington, MA                              

Editorial & Digital Media Intern

2012

 

• Composed and edited content for CSNNE.com such as Joe Haggerty’s Morning Skate, New England Patriots Insider Tom Curran’s player interviews and stories from reporter and Quick Slants co-host Mary Paoletti

• Shadowed Comcast SportsNet Patriots’ in-game reporters in the press box, during post-game interviews and press conferences for the Monday Night Football game against the Houston Texans on December 10, 2012

• Managed Comcast SportsNet New England’s Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts during Patriots games

 

TCBOOST, Northbrook, IL                                                                                  

Marketing & Social Media Intern

2012

 

• Increased social media following on Twitter and Facebook by 48% within a 2-month span

• Promoted Chicago Bears preseason workouts, NFL Combine training resulting in full page articles in Chicago Tribune