Jimmy Farmer

843-468-1211

jimfarmer13@gmail.com

LinkedIn: Jimmy Farmer

 

Ohio University graduate with a degree in Journalism (news and information; strategic communication) and a minor in Sports Management.  Capable of writing and delivering sports information and stories as well as game broadcasts. Also, managing team operations and events.

 

Experience:

 

Florence RedWolves    Florence, SC                 Summer 2017, Summer 2018; Summer 2019

Intern for the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League. Responsible for team operational activity, and team communication/broadcast activity.

• Director of Media Relations (2019)

  • Responsible for all media activities including media event coordination and on-air publicity

  • Supervise intern personnel

  • Manage team’s website content

  • Manage team’s social media accounts to increase awareness

• Play-by-play broadcaster (2018 and 2019)

  • Broadcaster for all home games for CPL.TV

  • Research and create game notes for broadcasts 

  • Writing postgame recaps for both home and away games

  • Run team’s Twitter account during away games to provide in-game updates

• Team operation (2017, 2018; 2019)

  • Sold sponsorships

  • Pregame and postgame set-up and teardown of events 

• Creator, host and producer of RedWolves podcast (2017 and 2018)

• Public Address announcer (2017)

  • Responsible for all PA duties during home games

  • Create PA script for each game

  • Sound board operator  

 

Ohio University Bobcat baseball team    Athens, OH      September 2017-May 2020

• Student Manager

  • Operate Rapsodo and Diamond Kinetics systems 

  • Film and edit game film to be used by coaches

  • Track pitcher’s velocity during games

  • Assist with field operations  

 

The Post (student-run Ohio University newspaper)         September 2016-August 2017

• Sportswriter copy editor and podcaster

• Covered Ohio softball, Ohio soccer and Ohio indoor track and field. 

 

 

Education:

 

Ohio University            Master of Science in Management          Target graduation Fall 2021

 

Ohio University    Bachelor of Science in Journalism, minor Sports Management      Graduated May 2020

Graduated Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.748.

 

Skills:

 

• Able to speak Spanish 

• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Premiere

• Adobe Spark

• iMovie