Jayhawks with New Jobs in Sport — Fall 2017
As we get rolling with the fall semester, I’m happy to share another batch of Jayhawks with new jobs in the sport industry. Nothing makes us happier than sharing what our wonderful alumni are doing in the field.
Holdyn Halperin (UG 2016)
Associate Director of Ticketing
The University of Alabama Athletics
“As Associate Director in the Ticket Office of the Athletic Department at the University of Alabama my core responsibilities include Access Management, Football allocation, and supervising all ticketing aspects for 3 sports. I am in charge of all tickets, barcodes, ticket scanners, and working with 3 other departments to ensure that customers with valid tickets are allowed to enter our events and those with invalid tickets are not. I also allocate tickets for all football events. The bulk of this is building facility maps and allocating major groups, donors, player/coach guests, and students for away games. This enables me to travel and work away football games as well. For Baseball, Gymnastics, and Women’s Basketball — I am in charge of pricing, policy implementation, ticketing set up, sending applications via email and mail, fulfilling orders and special requests, allocating all held seats, sending season print data to our printing partner, and supervising all events (including postseason).
It is an actual fact that I would not have been offered this job had I not had to do an internship to complete my Sport Management degree. I have learned a vast amount in my short time in intercollegiate athletics at the University of Kansas, Michigan State University, and now at the University of Alabama. Know that you are getting a degree that will set you up to succeed in the business of sport, but also that it truly is all about who you know. I would love to be a connection for any of you. Please do not hesitate to reach out for guidance or assistance. Rock Chalk!”
Will Hoven (UG 2015)
Associate Manager, Production
IMG Live
“I’m excited to join IMG Live, an experiential marketing agency. As a part of their production team, I will manage and execute on-site activations for IMG Live’s clients at events around the country. The agency has performed activations at LPGA and PGA tournaments, the NFL Draft, NBA All-Star weekend, the Super Bowl, UFC matches, NASCAR races, and live music festivals like Coachella and Bonnaroo. The client list includes Marriott, DirecTV, Kia Motors, and Coca-Cola. It’s a great chance to work in a challenging, growing industry.”
Derek Trammell (G 2015)
Manager of Referee Programs
U.S. Soccer
“One of the goals at U.S. Soccer is to help create world class athletes, coaches and referees. My role is to assist In meeting the goal of world class referees. I am the Manager of Referee Programs; our department is split into two sides. One side focuses on the educational and technical growth of the referee, while I manage the business, operational and events side of the department. I oversee the referee needs with our Development Academy and high performance events, such as the U.S. Open cup. With a focus on grassroots projects related to the referee world, initiatives and campaigns to help the referee programs meet the mission of U.S. Soccer.”
Connor Terry (UG 2014)
Corporate Account Executive of Partnerships
Dallas Mavericks
“My responsibilities include prospecting of new corporate partners, designing and presenting custom tailored proposals, executing existing and new partner marketing objectives, and maintaining an open rapport with partners to assure all sponsorship elements within the sponsorship agreement are being fulfilled and executed. The ultimate goal is to leverage a relationship with the team to connect the products and services of our business partners to our passionate NBA/Mavs fan base. We do this by utilizing our marketing platforms including but not limited to American Airlines Center signage, Mavs radio network, Mavs.com, our social media outlets, and community engagement programs.
I’m beyond excited to be a part of a passionate organization like the Mavericks. With the Dallas — Fort Worth area exploding with businesses and overall growth, the market is prime from a sponsorship sales standpoint. Now we just need to add more Jayhawks to our roster. Go Mavs! #MFFL”
