Ashley Hodge

Experience

• 

  PortMedia

  Jul 2014 - Dec 2015

  Media Intern

  • Color Analyst for High School football, ice hockey, and basketball • Learned how to broadcast, direct, interview, and edit film

• 

  Clemson University

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Run Replay Operations on Dream Catcher and Film sporting events for ESPN3 and Tigercast • Utilize BlackStorm for live video production of home football games and National Signing Day• Set up, break down, and record Coach Dabo Swinney’s weekly/post game press conferences• Create game sub-clips and player melts for all collegiate sports• Design award videos for Clemson Student Athlete Award Banquet • Host Tigertown Countdown, a student run College Gameday show, before home football games• Cohost "The Hockey Show"• Host of "Front Porch Talk" • Analyze and make predictions of national college football programs• Manage cameras during Tuesday night sports show • Operate teleprompter• Control basic switchboard functions• Attended Collegiate Media Association Conference in Dallas, TX October 2017 as a TigerVision representative . • Assisted Associate Athletic Director Kyle Young with daily administrative tasks • Kept records of Men’s Soccer and Baseball finances• Designed new employee benefit packets

  • Athletic Video Department Intern

    Feb 2016 - Jun 2019

  • TigerVision

    Jan 2017 - May 2019

  • Athletic Department Intern

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
• 

  Celebrity Marketing, Inc.

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Intern

  • Researched nonprofit organizations started by professional athletes for the company’s charity, Celebrities for Charity• Organized and worked at Rob Ninkovich’s NinkoPong charity event• Conducted a report for a startup energy drink company, looking at competition, trends, and branding strategies

• 

  ESPNU

  Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  Campus Correspondent

  • Create human interest stories of the athletic culture on campus • Collaborated with ESPN social media team and have been featured on ESPN.com

• 

  WHDH channel 7

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Sports Department Intern

  • Transcribe pregame, postgame, and other interviews of New England athletes, coaches, managers, and prospects• Participate in postgame Boston Red Sox coach and player press conferences• Log live Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and All-Star games• Practice writing packages for the sports segments of the station

• 

  CSN New England

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Production Intern

  • Transcribe pregame, postgame, and other interviews of New England athletes, coaches, and managers• Log live Red Sox games• Assist Production Assistants and Floor Managers during nightly shows

• 

  The Clemson Insider

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  Sports Reporter

  • Report on-camera following weekly press conferences for the Monday Blitz and the Student Blitz• Craft articles about Clemson athletic events and players• Produce video content on individual athletes • Create graphics and attend press conferences during football games

• 

  WSPA-TV

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Sports Intern

  • Create and edit packages for the sports segments • Videotape high school sporting events and Clemson press conferences

• 

  GALvanize

  May 2018 - May 2018

  GALvanize Reporter

  • Assist with Atlanta Falcons Rookie Media Training • Interviewed Head Coach Dan Quinn and rookie Secdrick Cooper• Worked with Laura Okmin, Fox Sports Reporter and GALvanize founder

• 

  NESN

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Red Sox Broadcast Associate

  • Run replay operations using EVS and the score bug during Red Sox games • Produce highlights and video content for Red Sox pregame and postgame shows• Assist Director, Producer, and Stage Managers for Red Sox games and shows

• 

  CBS Sports

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2018

  Stringer

  • Reporting for the “Eye on College Football” show three times an hour • Called in during Clemson football games on September 1st and September 15th

• 

  NFL Network

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Super Bowl LIII Talent Runner

  -Talent Team runner for the week leading up to the Super Bowl in Atlanta, GA. -In charge of talent location arrivals at SuperBowl Live, Radio Row, Opening Night, and day-of game sets

• 

  ESPN

  Jun 2019 - now

  • Lead writer and producer of simultaneous creative projects for the NFL, NHL, and XFL.• Write and produce cross promotional TV elements• Manage and support on-site filming of special productions and client/agency shoots. • Wrote and produced weekly topical, evergreen, and radio spots for the NFL, NHL, and XFL. • Managed and delegated footage requests from editors, ESPN properties, and out of house agencies. • Pitched innovative ideas for topical enhancement techniques and season campaigns.• Scheduled and coordinated voiceover and audio sessions with various talent and external partners.• Executed daily promo delivery to all media channels and networks. • Pitched and executed original content ideas for game broadcast elements, events, and studio shows.• Assisted in the rebrand and launch of NHL on ESPN for the 2021-22 season.• Researched and directed feature interviews of 30+ players on-site at NHL media Days 2021.• Footage manager on-site at NHL All Star week coordinating with local crews, locations, and league personnel.

  • Associate Writer ESPN Creative Studio

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Associate Producer Grande & Leonard Creative

    Feb 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Production Assistant Grande & Leonard Creative

    Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

  • Content Associate

    Mar 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Production Assistant

    Aug 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Production Intern

    Jun 2019 - Aug 2019