Jacob Oberdorf
Sports Information Director at University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sports Information Director
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Sep 2021 - Present
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Media Specialist
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Jul 2018 - Sep 2021
Assist in the Information Technology function related to classroom technology such as projectors, computers and sound systems; main point of contact for AV utilized during on-campus events; used communication skills to develop relationships with students, faculty and staff in order to provide a pleasant experience.
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Leader Times
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Newspaper Publishing
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Sports Reporter
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Oct 2016 - Feb 2017
Performed extensive research, conducted interviews with coaches and athletes as well as attended high school sporting events, such as games, tournaments and press conferences; Wrote and submitted articles for regional newspaper; Extensively used InDesign program to paginate sports section; Took photographs to accompany stories online and in print. Performed extensive research, conducted interviews with coaches and athletes as well as attended high school sporting events, such as games, tournaments and press conferences; Wrote and submitted articles for regional newspaper; Extensively used InDesign program to paginate sports section; Took photographs to accompany stories online and in print.
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Admissions Intern
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May 2016 - Oct 2016
Utilizing InDesign and Photoshop, made brochures and postcards in order to attract perspective students to on-campus events; Wrote blogs about admissions process to help aide students through college selection process; Attended meetings with high school students to review their college selection process; gave tours of campus and answered questions from campus visitors Utilizing InDesign and Photoshop, made brochures and postcards in order to attract perspective students to on-campus events; Wrote blogs about admissions process to help aide students through college selection process; Attended meetings with high school students to review their college selection process; gave tours of campus and answered questions from campus visitors
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Clarion Call
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United States
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Writing and Editing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sports Writer
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Aug 2011 - Dec 2015
Covered Clarion University Athletics on a weekly basis and developed recap and feature stories promoting athletic program; used AP Style to write the stories and turned the stories in on a promptly before the deadline each week; created multimedia content using up to date technology.
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Sports Information Assistant
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Jan 2015 - May 2015
Worked as student assistant in Sports Information department. Official scorer for softball games as well as running live tweeting game notes on the Clarion University Athletic Department's social media. Compiled game recaps for the Clarion Athletic Department's website.
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Sports Editor
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Aug 2013 - Apr 2015
Assigned stories to writers on weekly basis; Edited stories using AP Style; strategically laid out newspaper weekly and successfully provided creative presentation of newspaper using the Adobe Suite; Hosted podcast used to discuss relevant topics in the sporting world.
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Intern
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
Contributed to atmosphere as part of gamely staff. Provided commentary and play-by-play for radio broadcasts. Operated scoreboard and crated content to be featured on team website. Contributed to atmosphere as part of gamely staff. Provided commentary and play-by-play for radio broadcasts. Operated scoreboard and crated content to be featured on team website.
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Pittsburgh Sporting News
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Newspaper Publishing
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Writer
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Dec 2012 - Jan 2014
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Education
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science (BS), Journalism and Strategic Communication -
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Master of Arts - MA, Communication and Media Studies -
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Master of Arts - MA, Student Affairs in Higher Education