Drew Peterson

Experience

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  The Daily Evergreen

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Washington State University football beat reporter

  • Wrote weekly previews and recaps for Washington State University football games• Composed profile stories of WSU senior football players• Conducted pre-game and post-game interviews with Washington State University football players and coaches• Contributed articles on breaking news within football program

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  Spokane Shock

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

  Game Operations Intern/Red Cap official

  • Coordinate media television timeouts during Shock home games through “Red Cap” duties• Write weekly game previews for Shock released to media/news outlets• Assist with game day operations and preparation including the set-up of the Spokane Arena• Assist in single game ticket sales and promotions• Assist with the organization of youth camps• Execute on field promotions

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  Cheney Free Press

  May 2013 - Oct 2013

  Staff Intern Reporter

  • Write feature stories and profiles covering the Cheney, Medical Lake and Airway Heights community• Conduct interviews with local community members and businesses• Layout newspaper pages using Adobe InDesign• Assist in copy-editing of newspaper using Associated Press style guide

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  Portland Thunder

  Oct 2013 - Aug 2015

  Prospect, establish, research and close ticket sales leads through cold-calling, appointments and networkingComplete at least 100 outbound phone calls on a daily basisEffectively execute sales campaigns and training set forthParticipate in various sales, team and community events as assignedDevelop creative strategies to increase ticket salesMaintain accurate computerized records of all interactions with prospective and current clients with our CRM systemMaintain high level of customer service to existing and new clients of the Portland ThunderResponsible for renewing established accounts from year to yearComputer work including but not limited to (Archtics ticketing system, Microsoft Office) Show less

  • Director of Ticket Operations

    Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Account Executive

    Oct 2013 - Feb 2015
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  Portland Trail Blazers @ the Rose Quarter

  Aug 2015 - now

  Manage the processing and reporting of internal and external ticket requests for the Trail Blazers, including employee, player, agent, league, sponsor, media, visiting team and NBA Officials. Support all aspects of Ticket Operations including supervision of the Box Office.

  • Internal Ticketing Manager

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Ticketing Manager

    Aug 2015 - Feb 2022