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

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

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.
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
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
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.