Samuel Boyd
Director of Entertainment, Promotions, and People at Missoula Paddleheads- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Missoula Paddleheads
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Entertainment, Promotions, and People
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Nov 2020 - Present
Recently promoted to Director I manage the business areas of Entertainment, Events, Promotions, and People (service) for the Missoula PaddleHeads.
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Entertainment and Promotions Manager
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Mar 2019 - Nov 2020
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Memphis Grizzlies
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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300 - 400 Employee
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Marketing Assistant Street Team
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Aug 2015 - May 2018
• Assisted with events in the local community from set-up to breakdown while engaging with fans.• Helped with community promotional giveaways such as raffles and enter-to-wins.• Assisted the Game Operations Director, Coordinator and Grizz with execution of all in-game promotions.• Occasionally being on headset for games and helping with management of in-game promotions and game night staff.
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On-Court Promotions Team -Claw Crew
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Oct 2013 - May 2018
• Assisted with events in the local community from set-up to breakdown while engaging with fans.• Helped with community promotional giveaways such as raffles and enter-to-wins.• Assisted the Game Operations Director, Coordinator and Grizz with execution of all in-game promotions.• Occasionally being on headset for games and helping with management of in-game promotions and game night staff.
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Memphis Hustle
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Greater Memphis Area
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In-Game Entertainment/ Promotions Coordinator
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Oct 2017 - Mar 2018
• Manage all on court entertainment teams (hype crew, dance teams, national anthem, MC, etc.) • Devised new and creative in-game entertainment, including on-court games, video board pieces, in-crowd activities, and skits. • Helped with the execution of all marketing promotions in-game and out-of-stadium events. • Manage all on court entertainment teams (hype crew, dance teams, national anthem, MC, etc.) • Devised new and creative in-game entertainment, including on-court games, video board pieces, in-crowd activities, and skits. • Helped with the execution of all marketing promotions in-game and out-of-stadium events.
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Memphis Redbirds
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing / Entertainment Assistant
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May 2017 - Aug 2017
• Managed on field entertainment (national anthem, first pitches, color guard, etc.) while also managing game day staff including Team Rockey, MC announcer, and mascot. • Served as interim Director of Game Presentation managing PA announcer, sound operator, field entertainment, video operators, camera crew, video board operator, etc. • Operated Daktronics scoreboard system and click effects crossfire. • Helped with the execution of all marketing promotions in-game and out-of-stadium. • Worked with Director of Marketing and Sales to plan community events in the greater Memphis area. • Devised new and creative in-game entertainment, including on-field games, video board pieces, in-crowd activities, and skits. Show less
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Spokane Indians Baseball Club
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing and Promotions Intern
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May 2016 - Sep 2016
• Led the planning and execution of game promotions such as Ride the Bases Motorcycle Ride Event. Worked with sponsors and local motorcycle clubs creating in-game promotions, designing the jersey, etc. while completing project below budget. • Worked in conjunction with the Director of Marketing in the development of the promotional calendar and in-game/ out-of-arena promotions. • Served as game operations director for certain game nights from the press box. • Developed PA and MC game night scripts through TSE GameTime Pro. Show less
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Mississippi RiverKings
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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In-Game Entertainment/ Promotions Coordinator
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Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
• Created the promotions team, the “Crown Crew” and was in charge of the hiring process. • Planned all game night promotions and in-game entertainment. • Managed volunteer workers (Crown Crew and Ice Crew) and game day entertainment (national anthem, nightly puck droppers, etc.) • Coordinated the execution of all in-game promotions and games. • Created new on-ice games and crowd promotional games. • Created the promotions team, the “Crown Crew” and was in charge of the hiring process. • Planned all game night promotions and in-game entertainment. • Managed volunteer workers (Crown Crew and Ice Crew) and game day entertainment (national anthem, nightly puck droppers, etc.) • Coordinated the execution of all in-game promotions and games. • Created new on-ice games and crowd promotional games.
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Grizz Essentials
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Memphis, TN
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Social Media Manager
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Jul 2015 - Feb 2016
Managing the Social Media for Grizz Essentials Twitter and Facebook accounts. Managing the Social Media for Grizz Essentials Twitter and Facebook accounts.
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Mississippi RiverKings
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Game Operations Intern
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
I worked in the front office of the Mississippi RiverKings assisting in Game Operations. - Help plan game nights for the 2015/2016 season. - Help with rebranding the new logo. - Load music for game nights. - Design tickets, flyers, ect... in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. - Assist the front in ticket sales, administrative work, at team appearances as the mascot, and other business operations. The Mississippi RiverKings are the longest running professional sports franchise in the Memphis sports market. The team competed in the Southern Professional Hockey League and reached the President Cup Finals last season. Show less
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University of Tennessee
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Athletic Marketing Department Assistant
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Aug 2014 - Jan 2015
• Worked all University of Tennessee sporting events as a promotional team member. • Interacted with UT fans and provided excellent customer service. • Worked local community events, handing out marketing information and promotional material. • Helped with the booking of game entertainment for halftimes, timeouts and community events. • Worked all University of Tennessee sporting events as a promotional team member. • Interacted with UT fans and provided excellent customer service. • Worked local community events, handing out marketing information and promotional material. • Helped with the booking of game entertainment for halftimes, timeouts and community events.
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Education
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The University of Memphis
Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing -
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Sport Management, Sophmore -
The University of Memphis
Sports and Leisure Management -
Collierville High School
High School