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Farren Benjamin

EXPERIENCE

Head of North American Sports Partnerships
Tagboard, Seattle, WA
(June 2016 - Present)

Head of PR and Social Media
First Picks Sports, Los Angeles, CA
(July 2016 - Present)

Media Team

Twitter, San Fransisco, CA
(2013 - 2014)
Worked directly with @TwitterTV and @TwitterSports assisting with high profile
partner management, project organization, VIP support, data collection/analysis
and event support.
Helped manage all Twitter Mirror event requests in the U.S. which included
technical support, operation, and training at major tentpole events such as:
Super Bowl week, NFL Pro Bowl, NBA All-Star weekend, Breeders Cup,
Critic's Choice Awards, Grammys, BET Weekend, etc.

Intern
Athletes First
(2012 - 2013)
Worked on NFL research. Initiated marketing deals for clients, daily client
maintenance, booked client reservations, tracked social media pages and upkeep
of company website. Assisted with planning and execution of office events and
annual Athletes First Classic Golf Tournament.

Intern
USC Sports Information Department
(2010 - 2013)
Worked with USC football, basketball and track and field.
Helped with media requests for USC football post-practice, press conferences, etc.
Assisted media at home basketball games, orgranized press conference details, updated
'Project Trojan' mobile app with up-to-date USC football related news.
Wrote student athlete bios for media guides and website.

Blogger
USCTrojans.com
(2010 - 2012)
Contributed insights into the daily life of student athletes on and off the field.
Conducted on-camera interviews with USC athletes.
LIVE 'Game Chat' blogger for USC football games.
Provided in-game commentary, statistics and facts for the participants.

Sports Intern
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA
(2010)

EDUCATION

M.C.M. Communication Management
B.A. Public Relations
Minor - Sports Media
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

USC Track and Field Team - Varsity
Hammer Throw
Capital One Academic First Team All-American
Coaches Award Winner

SKILLS

All Social Media platforms, Microsoft Office, Sysomos Social Media Monitoring, InDesign,
Photography.