Isaac Hunt

Experience

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  Iowa State University Athletics Department

  Aug 2011 - May 2015

  Working closely with the director of communications at Iowa State, I wrote several feature stories for the game day programs and Cyclones.com and served as Iowa State’s Big 12 website correspondent. As the first student manager in the program’s history, I was tasked with guiding fellow students in gathering and editing film from prospects while overseeing visitations. Assisting the recruiting and operations staff, I helped plan and execute itineraries for prospective student-athletes and their families during their on-campus visits.

  • Communications Assistant

    Aug 2014 - May 2015

  • Student Manager of Football Recruiting

    Jan 2014 - May 2015

  • Student Assistant to Football Recruiting and Operations

    Aug 2011 - May 2015
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  Iowa State Daily

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Sports Journalist

  While at the Daily, I was a beat writer for gymnastics, track and field, rugby and softball. During my second year, I served as the paper’s main sports column writer covering national stories. Additionally, I created a fantasy football advice column for the paper, which helped drive online traffic.

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  Minot State University

  Jun 2015 - Feb 2017

  Sports Information Graduate Assistant, Social Media Director

  While serving as the communications director for five varsity sports and earning a master’s degree, I also acted as the athletic department’s social media director. I conducted weekly press conferences with our coaches and student-athletes that were covered by newspaper, radio and TV reporters. With the help of our videographer, I hosted a weekly sports show with coaches and players, created and directed several short videos for promotional use, and wrote and recorded weekly radio advertisements. Show less

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  Wake Forest University

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Football Recruiting and Operations Intern

  At Wake Forest, I worked for the director of football operations to assist in managing numerous aspects of the team’s summer and preseason schedule. I managed the set up, execution and tear down of multiple summer camps, helped direct the freshman orientation to guide incoming student-athletes in their first days on campus, and edited the player’s guidebook. Additionally, I worked with the recruiting department to design graphics for camp promotion, social media and recruitment.

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  Notre Dame College

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2020

  Leading a group of two full-time employees, freelancers and student workers, I serve as the athletic department’s communications director for all 25 varsity programs. On game days, this includes assisting in the operations of event management, overseeing the execution of live video and statistics streaming, updating social media pages with in-game reports and handling all aspects of media relations before, during and after the event.Throughout the week, my staff and I routinely work to develop social media campaigns, write press releases using AP Style, update our website and handle requests from members of local, regional and national news outlets. By creating daily eye-catching graphics and keeping a consistent presence on social media, I was able to increase our social media impressions by nearly 60 percent in my first year. This, along with frequent updates in website content, has driven webpage views up by 55 percent in that same time frame. Show less

  • Assistant Athletic Director - Strategic Communications

    Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Manager of Sports Information and Multimedia

    Feb 2017 - Aug 2019
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  Ohio Department of Transportation

  Feb 2020 - now

  Public Information Officer

  I serve as a liaison between the public and a government agency working to assist, educate, and inform. Through daily interactions with both local residents and the media, I work to support the mission of ODOT and demonstrate how a well-managed state entity can efficiently and effectively serve its citizens. Utilizing multiple communication channels, I reach a wide audience and connect with a diverse population.Customer service is at the forefront of everything I do at ODOT. I interact with citizens, city governments, media, business owners, legal representatives, and a range of other persons throughout each day. Via phone calls, email, and in-person interactions, I assist with and address questions, concerns, and criticism. Through collaboration with other departments within ODOT, I’m able to quickly address feedback we receive with a detailed summary by simplifying complicated engineering lingo and packaging it into an understandable message for the average person. Through active daily engagement on social media (included ODOT's largest Twitter account with 31,500+ followers), I am able to communicate traffic updates, alert motorists to time-sensitive restrictions and closures, promote safe driving habits, and publicize the positive impacts ODOT provides on a daily basis. I have increased ODOT's presence on social media through regular updates, targeted graphics design, and educational videos.My reach to citizens extends past social media and one-on-one exchanges. Handling media relations for ODOT District 12, I manage media needs and interview requests for the local Cleveland media as well as outlets throughout Lake and Geauga counties.The Public Information office organizes heavily-attended events, including press conferences, ribbon cuttings, annual meetings and public comment open houses. I work closely with senior leadership to prepare speeches and talking points for interactions with the public and media. Show less