Upon graduating from Syracuse University in 2011, I began my professional career with the New York Yankees as an inside sales ticket representative. I spent one year with the Yankees selling season ticket and premium seating packages to fans and businesses in the Tri-State area. After my stint with the Yankees, I started a career in advertising sales at ESPN, which has been my professional home for the last six years.
My first opportunity with ESPN arose by maintaining a strong relationship with the primary recruiter who originally offered me a job at ESPN right out of college. I turned down the position to pursue the opportunity with the Yankees. That ongoing relationship with the recruiter ultimately opened the door a year later for my first opportunity with ESPN in their New York office.
I started at ESPN in July 2012 as a sales assistant and have gradually worked my way up the ranks over the last six years. I have held four positions during my tenure and recently received a promotion to multimedia account executive in Los Angeles. My responsibilities include managing and growing a $150,000,000 account list that includes clients such as Apple, AT&T, and Google, among others.
My experience at ESPN has been tremendous thus far. ESPN is an incredibly fun and dynamic place to work each day and I am very excited for the future of the company in a media industry that is constantly evolving. Syracuse University is proudly represented in the hallways at ESPN with a large amount of alumni working here.