1.) Identify the source and their contact information (phone, e-mail, website)
2.) Provide information about your current role. What do you do? Who are you in charge of daily?
3.) Who do you report to?
4.) What are your hours?
5.) What are your primary responsibilities?
6.) What perks do they have?
7.) Provide information about your career progression.
8.) Where did they get you education?
- Matt Pfeffer,
- Founding Member, The CBJ Artillery. Fan Ambassador/Development, Columbus Blue Jackets.
- 614-439-8906, [email protected], WeAreThe5thLine.com
2.) Provide information about your current role. What do you do? Who are you in charge of daily?
- Our role is to take our core fan base and expand it through grassroots marketing and development.
- Social media, giveaways, away game viewing parties, and in-game promotions.
- We are in charge of content of one of 2 NHL-Fan Base websites.
- One being the New York Rangers, the other being the Columbus Blue Jackets WeAreThe5thLine.com.
3.) Who do you report to?
- We report to several people in the organization.
- One being the Digital Media Director as far as Social Media and Website, Rob Mixer.
- The other in Director of Marketing Jim Riley When it comes to our trademark, is the Senior Vice President of the organization, Greg Kirstein.
4.) What are your hours?
- 50 hours a week easily. All during various times during the week. 7 days a week.
5.) What are your primary responsibilities?
- The help keep fan base motivation positive toward the team/organization. To provide content for WeAreThe5thLine.com
6.) What perks do they have?
- Per our contract, we got 20% royalties from any merchandise pertaining to The 5th Line mark, stipend to run website, and 4 season tickets free of charge for 3 seasons and media credentials.
7.) Provide information about your career progression.
- It just happened. We were doing this for the love of the team and organization. Then toward the playoff push, developed this slogan on twitter #WeAreThe5thLine and it exploded over night.
8.) Where did they get you education?
- Ohio Christian University.
- Harvest Preparatory School. Assistant Athletic Director
- No where.
- Hired and Promoted. A little of both.
- I like everything about it. Dream Job.
- Proof of desire is in the pursuit. If you want to pursue a career in all field, desire as much as the air in your lungs. If you love that job, you'll never work a day in your life.
1.) Identify the source and their contact information (phone, e-mail, website)
2.) Provide information about your current role. What do you do? Who are you in charge of daily?
3.) Who do you report to?
4.) What are your hours?
5.) What are your primary responsibilities?
6.) What are your hours?
7.) What perks do they have?
8.) Where did they get you education?
9.) Where else have you worked?
10.) Where did you intern?
11.) Were you hired to the job or promoted?
12.) What do you like and dislike about their position?
13.) What do you advise about getting into the industry?
- Steven Crone, CEO, Tiffin Community YMCA, 419 447-8711 [email protected] www.tiffinymca.org
2.) Provide information about your current role. What do you do? Who are you in charge of daily?
- As CEO of a charitable community based non-profit organization I am responsible for the operation and delivery of mission based human service programs that enhance healthy living, nurture youth development and inspire social responsibility throughout the community and with our 7000 members daily.
- There are 110 staff members providing services from Pilates to Preschool, from Yoga to Youth Basketball.
3.) Who do you report to?
- A board of trustees.
- Made up of 15 community members who provide governance for the YMCA
4.) What are your hours?
- Long, long days
- But would not change a thing!
5.) What are your primary responsibilities?
- Financial oversight
- Protect Y assets - its people and property.
- Build community awareness and financial support (donations).
6.) What are your hours?
- Don't remind me, minimum 60 hours per week.
7.) What perks do they have?
- Excellent mission that we can positively impact change in the community.
- Independent non-profit retirement fund is excellent.
8.) Where did they get you education?
- University of Rio Grande.
9.) Where else have you worked?
- Private Fitness Centers (10 years)
- YMCA of Greater Cleveland and Tiffin YMCA (15 years)
10.) Where did you intern?
- Holzer Clinic, Gallipolis OH
11.) Were you hired to the job or promoted?
- No
12.) What do you like and dislike about their position?
- It was not a good experience.
- I did not have any meaningful projects and left feeling underutilized.
13.) What do you advise about getting into the industry?
- Select an internship where you are given some independent ownership of the success of a project gaining valuable experience in decision making. Don'y be afraid to work extra hours and work your way up teh ladder. Share the credit and accept responsibility for mistakes.