Cassi J. White
126 Orchard Street, East Lansing, Mich. 48823 | 315-278-3631 | [email protected] | @cassiwhite14
Experience
Recruiting and Operations Assistant | Michigan State Football
East Lansing, Mich. | April 2016-Present
Communications Assistant | Michigan State Athletic Communications
East Lansing, Mich. | November 2015-Present
Foundation Event Staff | Detroit Tigers
Detroit, Mich. | April 2017-Present
Athletic Department Intern | Santa Fe College Athletic Department
Gainesville, Fla. | May 2016-August 2016
Design: InDesign, Photoshop
Social Media: Twitter, Instagram
Content: WordPress, Netitor
Recruiting: ACS, Radar
Leadership
President| Association for Women in Sports Media | August 2017-Present
Education
Michigan State University | East Lansing, Mich. Expected Graduation Date: December 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism | Concentration in Sports Reporting
126 Orchard Street, East Lansing, Mich. 48823 | 315-278-3631 | [email protected] | @cassiwhite14
Experience
Recruiting and Operations Assistant | Michigan State Football
East Lansing, Mich. | April 2016-Present
- Act as an ambassador by giving tours of the football facilities to top recruits and their families and organizing hospitality events.
- Manage payroll for over 30 student workers.
- Game Day staff for all MSU home football games and specialty events, such as the Annual Youth Clinic, Pro Day and summer camps.
Communications Assistant | Michigan State Athletic Communications
East Lansing, Mich. | November 2015-Present
- Primary media contact for the 2017-18 Michigan State Swimming and Diving teams, handling everything from organizing interviews and media availability to writing press releases, previews and meet recaps.
- Run teams’ social media accounts, including live-tweeting during events, creating graphics, planning campaigns and scheduling content.
- Develop content for msuspartans.com, including writing player bios and athlete profiles.
- Game day staff for all home athletic competitions. Duties include making shot charts, running statistics, escorting athletes and coaches, tracking substitutions, recording and transcribing quotes, fact checking statistics and assisting with game notes.
Foundation Event Staff | Detroit Tigers
Detroit, Mich. | April 2017-Present
- Helped facilitate training and the production of 50/50 raffles on home weekend series Detroit Tigers games, where money was raised for local charities and nonprofits.
- Assisted with the production multiple youth baseball clinics and Miracle League events.
- Contributed to the set up and execution of the silent auction at the annual Detroit Tigers Lead-Off Party and Miguel Cabrera’s annual Keeping Kids in the Game fundraiser, raising money for the Detroit Tigers Foundation.
- Organized the “Autographs For a Cause” program, helping to raise money for each baseball player’s charity of choice.
Athletic Department Intern | Santa Fe College Athletic Department
Gainesville, Fla. | May 2016-August 2016
- Organized statistics for all five sports (men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball), letter of intents and letter of agreements.
- Updated the website with player bios, team pictures and schedules.
- Started to establish the athletic department’s “Five Year Plan” on expansion and improvements and helped the Athletic Director, SID, and all coaches with daily tasks.
Design: InDesign, Photoshop
Social Media: Twitter, Instagram
Content: WordPress, Netitor
Recruiting: ACS, Radar
Leadership
President| Association for Women in Sports Media | August 2017-Present
Education
Michigan State University | East Lansing, Mich. Expected Graduation Date: December 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism | Concentration in Sports Reporting