Ben Creider
Sports Information Director at Oklahoma State University Athletics- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Oklahoma State University Athletics
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sports Information Director
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Aug 2023 - Present
For the 2023-24 year, I serve as the sports information director of Oklahoma State women’s golf, the second communications contact for men’s basketball and a secondary student assistant for football. 📬 Publishing • Publisher for all women’s golf press releases and social media content during the 2023-24 season • Leads weekly content meetings with three creative media interns, generating a social media content plan and photography needs • Spearheading 100-page women's golf media… Show more For the 2023-24 year, I serve as the sports information director of Oklahoma State women’s golf, the second communications contact for men’s basketball and a secondary student assistant for football. 📬 Publishing • Publisher for all women’s golf press releases and social media content during the 2023-24 season • Leads weekly content meetings with three creative media interns, generating a social media content plan and photography needs • Spearheading 100-page women's golf media guide, while assisting with weekly football game notes 📧 Communications | Media Relations • Writes and publishes all women’s golf media content to okstate.com and media bulk mailer. • Point of contact for all Oklahoma State women’s golf media inquiries, coordinating interviews between student-athletes and media publications, typically on a weekly basis. • Pitched and scheduled magazine story for Sydney-based outlet in October 2023 ✍️ Written Content • Produces all articles on Oklahoma State women’s golf, weekly articles on football and feature stories on men’s basketball • Interviewed and drafted feature story on former OSU basketball players Cade Cunningham and Lindy Waters III on their journeys to the NBA
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Student Assistant
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Aug 2022 - Aug 2023
• Operates as secondary contact for Oklahoma State men’s and women’s cross country, wrestling, and men’s tennis • Produces media guides, press releases, and team-related articles for designated sports • Oversaw the production of “Boynton’s Battalion,” a three-part feature series on Oklahoma State men’s basketball’s three assistant coaches: Terrence Rencher, David Cason, and Larry Blunt • Works with visiting university’s SIDs and communications departments to deliver game… Show more • Operates as secondary contact for Oklahoma State men’s and women’s cross country, wrestling, and men’s tennis • Produces media guides, press releases, and team-related articles for designated sports • Oversaw the production of “Boynton’s Battalion,” a three-part feature series on Oklahoma State men’s basketball’s three assistant coaches: Terrence Rencher, David Cason, and Larry Blunt • Works with visiting university’s SIDs and communications departments to deliver game notes, box scores, and more • Assisted in the production of game notes for men's basketball both preserving and updating seasonal and historic stats on the university
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USA Softball
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Intern
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
📧 Communications/Media Relations • Produced press releases, graphics and news articles via MailChimp for multiple distribution lists, including the organization’s internal database and 480,000-user bulk mailer • Worked with multiple Women’s National Team (WNT) athletes during the 2023 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) for athlete signings and interviews 📲 Social Media • Generated over 10 million impressions, 1.1 million video views and 270 thousand likes to the… Show more 📧 Communications/Media Relations • Produced press releases, graphics and news articles via MailChimp for multiple distribution lists, including the organization’s internal database and 480,000-user bulk mailer • Worked with multiple Women’s National Team (WNT) athletes during the 2023 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) for athlete signings and interviews 📲 Social Media • Generated over 10 million impressions, 1.1 million video views and 270 thousand likes to the organization’s social media pages during the course of the internship. • Assisted in curation and implementation of social media strategy for USA Softball’s Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Twitter – strategist during 2023 Junior Olympic Cup, GOLD National Championships, Armed Forces Games and All-American Games. • Alongside marketing intern, launching week-long social media initiative, “#SoftballWeek” – producing engaging content to drive 620,000 impressions to the organization 📸 Photography • Operated in all facets of content creation, gathering photo/video content with a Canon EOS Rebel T5i camera while editing photos and video in Adobe Lightroom and Capcut • Served as photographer and videographer for multiple prestigious events, including the WCWS, Junior Olympic Cup and GOLD Nationals Show less 📧 Communications/Media Relations • Produced press releases, graphics and news articles via MailChimp for multiple distribution lists, including the organization’s internal database and 480,000-user bulk mailer • Worked with multiple Women’s National Team (WNT) athletes during the 2023 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) for athlete signings and interviews 📲 Social Media • Generated over 10 million impressions, 1.1 million video views and 270 thousand likes to the… Show more 📧 Communications/Media Relations • Produced press releases, graphics and news articles via MailChimp for multiple distribution lists, including the organization’s internal database and 480,000-user bulk mailer • Worked with multiple Women’s National Team (WNT) athletes during the 2023 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) for athlete signings and interviews 📲 Social Media • Generated over 10 million impressions, 1.1 million video views and 270 thousand likes to the organization’s social media pages during the course of the internship. • Assisted in curation and implementation of social media strategy for USA Softball’s Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Twitter – strategist during 2023 Junior Olympic Cup, GOLD National Championships, Armed Forces Games and All-American Games. • Alongside marketing intern, launching week-long social media initiative, “#SoftballWeek” – producing engaging content to drive 620,000 impressions to the organization 📸 Photography • Operated in all facets of content creation, gathering photo/video content with a Canon EOS Rebel T5i camera while editing photos and video in Adobe Lightroom and Capcut • Served as photographer and videographer for multiple prestigious events, including the WCWS, Junior Olympic Cup and GOLD Nationals Show less
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Amaze Media Labs
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Podcast Host
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May 2021 - Mar 2023
After initially releasing the Thundersticks Podcast in October of 2020, I made it a mission to produce podcasts daily surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue upon the onset of the 2020-2021 NBA regular season. During the Thunder's 141-day season (December 26 - May 16), I produced 140 podcasts. As the sole host of the podcast, I storyboard topics to discuss, block out the storyline of each episode, and record solo-contest ranging from 30-to-40 minutes in… Show more After initially releasing the Thundersticks Podcast in October of 2020, I made it a mission to produce podcasts daily surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue upon the onset of the 2020-2021 NBA regular season. During the Thunder's 141-day season (December 26 - May 16), I produced 140 podcasts. As the sole host of the podcast, I storyboard topics to discuss, block out the storyline of each episode, and record solo-contest ranging from 30-to-40 minutes in length. In May of 2021, I negotiated a contract with The Basketball Podcast Network, a podcasting network managed by Amaze Media Labs. The deal included a pair of sponsorship deals, and included members currently working at The Athletic and Bally Sports, among others. As of June 29, 2022, the podcast has released 356 episodes, reaching an air-time of 216 hours. Show less After initially releasing the Thundersticks Podcast in October of 2020, I made it a mission to produce podcasts daily surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue upon the onset of the 2020-2021 NBA regular season. During the Thunder's 141-day season (December 26 - May 16), I produced 140 podcasts. As the sole host of the podcast, I storyboard topics to discuss, block out the storyline of each episode, and record solo-contest ranging from 30-to-40 minutes in… Show more After initially releasing the Thundersticks Podcast in October of 2020, I made it a mission to produce podcasts daily surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue upon the onset of the 2020-2021 NBA regular season. During the Thunder's 141-day season (December 26 - May 16), I produced 140 podcasts. As the sole host of the podcast, I storyboard topics to discuss, block out the storyline of each episode, and record solo-contest ranging from 30-to-40 minutes in length. In May of 2021, I negotiated a contract with The Basketball Podcast Network, a podcasting network managed by Amaze Media Labs. The deal included a pair of sponsorship deals, and included members currently working at The Athletic and Bally Sports, among others. As of June 29, 2022, the podcast has released 356 episodes, reaching an air-time of 216 hours. Show less
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Sports Illustrated
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Associate Editor
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May 2022 - Sep 2022
Storyboards, interviews, edits, and creates content for https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/, Sport Illustrated's site for the Oklahoma City Thunder. As an associate editor, I produce daily written content surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue while also editing the articles for our site's two interns.
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Intern
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Nov 2021 - May 2022
As an intern, I am responsible for covering breaking news surrounding the team, surfacing original pieces on the roster, and submitting content in a timely fashion.
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O'Colly
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Beat Writer
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Aug 2021 - Sep 2022
Produces weekly Saturday coverage of Oklahoma State football and sidebar articles for the outlet's Friday newspaper while serving as a Beat Reporter for the Men's Basketball team. Produces weekly Saturday coverage of Oklahoma State football and sidebar articles for the outlet's Friday newspaper while serving as a Beat Reporter for the Men's Basketball team.
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Bricktown Beat
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Oklahoma, United States
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Editor in Chief
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Dec 2020 - Nov 2021
Created as a high-school senior, BricktownBeat.com was my start-up covering the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue. As the lone publisher and manager of the site, I produced 408 articles in the site's 11-month tenure. The site netted media credentials for the Oklahoma City Thunder's preseason game versus the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 14, 2021. Created as a high-school senior, BricktownBeat.com was my start-up covering the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue. As the lone publisher and manager of the site, I produced 408 articles in the site's 11-month tenure. The site netted media credentials for the Oklahoma City Thunder's preseason game versus the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 14, 2021.
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Education
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Oklahoma State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Sports Media