Alex Margulies

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Location: Fort Myers, FL
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Miracle Professional Baseball, Minnesota Twins High A Affiliate, Fort Myers, FL (February 2010 - February 2012)
Director of Broadcasting/Account Executive
  • "Voice of the Ft. Myers Miracle": Solo internet broadcast on road, six innings of play-by-play at home (2011), Solo internet broadcast of entire 140 game season (2010).
    • Included daily pre-game show with player or coach interview
    • 15 games in both 2010 and 2011 simulcast on 770 AM ESPN Radio
  • Exceeded all goals to date in the sale of sponsorships and group tickets:
    • 2010 Season (2/10-9/10): $26,000+ in sales, representing 277% of the sales goal provided by the Director of Sales
    • 2011 Season (9/10-8/11): $59,000+ in sales, representing 157% of 2011 sales goal, and responsible for 1/5 of all new businesson nine person staff
    • 2012 Season (9/12-2/12): $62,000+ in sales, responsible for 43% of all new client business on 10 person sales staff
  • Coordinated teams multimedia efforts which included: maintaining smartphone app (iPhone and Android), cutting and uploading audio game highlights, maintaining team's YouTube channel, assisting in social media efforts (Facebook and Twitter)
  • Created/produced/hosted bi-weekly internet TV show, The Miracle Insider, which aired on the team's website and YouTube channel
  • Assisted in media relations: prepared all daily game notes and post-game stories - responsible for distribution to scouts, media outlets, and internet; Helped execute pre-season Media Day
  • Helped hire, train, and develop secondary broadcaster/multimedia assistant in all aspect of his job duties
  • Designed artwork for clients using Adobe Photoshop (outfield billboards, concourse signs, print ads, etc)
PlayON! Sports (February 2012 - Present)
Play-By-Play Broadcaster
  • Broadcast of the Florida High School Athletic Association Girls Soccer Championships for the FHSAA Network on fhsaasports.com
iBN Sports (August 2010 - Present)
Play-By-Play Broadcaster
  • Video webcast of high school football games in the state of Florida. Disseminated on websites for Yahoo! Rivals and YouTube (2011), USA Today and HighSchoolSports.net (2010)
Miami Diamantes, Florida Winter Baseball League, Miami, FL (September 2009 - November 2009)
Play-By-Play Broadcaster/Account Executive
  • Successfully sold sponsorships and broadcasted all home games until league ceased operations mid-season
Outer Banks Daredevils, Coastal Plain League, Kill Devil Hills, NC (May 2009 - August 2009)
Play-By-Play Broadcaster/Assistant General Manager
  • Solo broadcast of 32 games including the 2009 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game; Responsible for all media notes and press releases; Coordinated player appearances in the community; Executed a primary sponsorship sale to Pizza Hut
WVUM-FM, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (Fall 2006-May 2009)
Play-By-Play Broadcaster/Talk Show Host
  • Broadcast University of Miami Hurricane Athletics including: Football, Baseball, Men and Women's Basketball, and Volleyball

UMTV, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (Fall 2005-May 2009)
Anchor/Reporter

Freelance Work
  • Kwokman Productions: Runner/Utility for ESPN Monday Night Football (2009, 2010); 2011 Orange Bowl
  • ACCSelect.com: Play-By-Play Broadcaster -- Hurricane's Basketball, Baseball, and the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (Spring 2009)
  • Palestra.net, "The College Network": Reporter for University of Miami Athletics (January 2009-May 2009)
EDUCATION
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (August 2005- May 2009)
  • Bachelor of Science in Communication: Broadcast Journalism (School of Communication)
  • Second Major: Sport Administration (School of Education)
  • GPA: 3.6
  • Internships: WAXY-AM, 790 The Ticket; Sun Sports/Fox Sports Net Florida; WPLG-TV, ABC affiliate in Miami
ADDITIONAL
  • Proficient in video shooting and editing (Final Cut Pro, Avid, iMovie), audio editing, Adobe Photoshop, social media
REFERENCES

Jeff Goldklang
Managing Director, Goldklang Group

Steve Gliner
General Manager, Miracle Professional Baseball, Fort Myers, FL

Jake Mauer
Field Manager, Miracle Professional Baseball, Fort Myers, FL

Jeff DeMoss
Program Supervisor/Producer, Sun Sports/Fox Sports Florida, Orlando, FL

Kris Koch
Coordinator, Sales and Business Operations, Bradenton Marauders/Pittsburgh Pirates, Bradenton, FL

Rich Waltz
TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Florida Marlins, Miami, FL

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