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Kirstin Olsen: Writer/Analyst for Fox Sports West in San Diego, CA

Kirstin Olsen

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Writer/Analyst for Fox Sports West
San Diego | United States
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FOX Sports

Writer/Analyst for Fox Sports West | 09/2012 - Current

Volleyball and Southern California Sports Writer/Reporter for Fox Sports West.com • Worked as On-Air Volleyball Analyst for CIF Southern Section Girls and Boys Volleyball Finals for Fox Sports Net’s Prep zone o CIF Southern Section Boys Volleyball Finals • Weekly On-line Writer for Southern California Sports o CIF-SS Volleyball Scouting Report o Crabbs Talent Shine at LBSU o 44 Year-old Mom Plays JC Soccer
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Adrenaline

Program Director | 01/2014 - 08/2015

• Supervise National Network of 50 Lacrosse Club Directors and Affiliates o Club budgets o Weekly Clubs and events update, monthly club newsletter content o Execution of contractual deliverables • Management of all operational and programming for 20 Elite and Regional Adrenaline Lacrosse Clubs o Budgets and club event payables o Design and procurement of uniforms o Booking of facilities for practices and tryouts o Oversaw tournament schedules and event registration of teams o Procured club insurance policies and Certificates of Insurance o Oversaw all website registration and programming content o Timeline management of all seasonal tasks o Hiring and oversight of coaches and onsite staff o Development and implementation of Run of Show/Schedule for Elite Travel teams
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Adrenaline

Director of Operations | 02/2013 - 01/2014

• Supervision of over 50 Adrenaline Lacrosse Events and LXM Professional Lacrosse Tour Operations o Managed staff of four operational specialists, timeline and event calendars o Oversaw all website registration and programming content o Oversaw all geo-targeted marketing materials, communications and event registrant distribution lists per event o Negotiated all contracts for event facilities and oversight of state and city required event permits o Established and maintained working relationships with event facility contacts o Procured insurance policies and Certificates of Insurance o Managed all event staff, vendors, ticketing, signage and printed marketing materials o Management of collections process o Revised all training and education procedures o Identified target retail, wholesale, team sales and promotional campaign opportunities o Implemented and executed LXM PRO athlete communication, schedule and gear o Worked with sponsors to execute event deliverables-Champion, Maverick, STX, Knockaround and Gatorade.
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ESPN RISE/ESPN HS

Associate Manager | 07/2009 - 08/2012

• Volleyball sport expert, writer and member of editorial team in support of ESPN HS events o Responsible for the authenticity of volleyball across platforms (e.g. events, digital, print, sales, TV). Helped digital platform grow from 210,616 to over 480,136 (July 2012). o Digital content writer for volleyball and Jimmy V Week • Perseverance Served in Cincinnati o Volleyball Athlete Database - Responsible for creating and maintaining content and events o Digital (Events) Assist - Ensured ESPNHS events were properly represented digitally across ESPN platforms • Management and support of ESPN HS events o Social/Mobile Team - Ideation and implementation of social/mobile initiatives o Management – Responsible for growth and development of direct report o Non-ESPN Event Database Lead o Event Operations - Coordinating all aspects of pre-event preparation and on-site execution for the following clients: NIKE, Warrior, New Balance, Gatorade, ARMY, POWERADE, NCSA • NIKE Football SPARQ Combines (Assist); NIKE Football Training Camps (Assist); Warrior 40 Final (Lead/Co-Lead); Warrior 40 Regionals (Lead); Elite 24 (Assist): and PowerAde FAB 50 Banner Presentations (Assist) • Client Co-Lead - Worked directly clients (Warrior) and managed pre-event planning, on-site activation and post event recapping • ESPNHS POWERADE FAB 50, 2010-12 - Spoke at ceremonies/rallies, interviewed athletes and coaches. ? Powerade Fab 50 Presentation o PR Lead – developed and implemented PR processes and protocols for events
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Student Sports

Volleyball Editor/Event Coordinator | 09/2007 - 07/2009

• Volleyball Editor - Managed and created content for Volleyball Website on Rivals.com Platform • Boxing Initiative Coordinator - Researched and managed athletes for boxing project; coordinated athletes’ travel and schedule. • Event Coordinator for clients: NIKE, Powerbar, AM/PM, Cytomax, National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) o NIKE’s High School Revolution for Softball - Organized and coordinated schedules at events and SPARQ Tested over 1000 softball players o Powerbar - Organized and researched events and sampling at events for Powerbar account, including all on-site product testing, and carried out client initiatives o NIKE Elite Lacrosse Camps - Managed, organized and ran 20 NIKE Elite Lacrosse events of 10 coaches/staff and 100 athletes per camp
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Fox Sports

Assistant Producer/Stage Manager | 05/2004 - 09/2006

• Assistant Producer for Fox Sports Net’s coverage of the 2004, 2005 and 2006 AVP Tournament Finals in California, Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, Nevada and Illinois. • Stage Manager for Fox Sports Net for 2006 AVP tournaments. Coordinated TV talent for producer.
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California State University

B.A. | 1999 - 2002

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Palm Beach Community College

A.A. | 1996 - 1998

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