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H.Mckay Perry: Education
H.Mckay Perry: Education
McKay Perry
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Communications Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Public Relations emphasis Business Management minor
April 2014
EXPERIENCE
Director of Communications VolleyMetrics, Provo, UT Oversee website content and design creation Advise founder in communication strategies Helped company take 4th place out of 50 teams in business model competition Sports Information Intern BYU Athletic Communications, BYU, Provo, UT Manage media relations for mens and womens tennis teams Update tennis section of byucougars.com with player information and stories Write match advances and recaps Public Relations Representative Construction Management Program, BYU, Provo, UT Produced 6 video profiles of alumni to promote the BYU Construction Management major Conducted qualitative research about student perceptions to promote the major because of low number of applicants Communications Intern Thatcher+Co., New York, NY Assembled targeted media lists of journalists to pitch our clients stories Helped create coverage reports to deliver to the client Assisted in creating a pitch presentation for a new client May 2013-Jun 2013 Sept 2012-Aug 2013 June 2013-Present July 2013-Present
Sports Reporter The Universe, BYU, Provo, UT Wrote 15 stories for the BYU sports and outdoor recreation beat; 15 published Produced variety of content including: pregame and post-game reports, feature stories, breaking news, and profile stories Awarded sports desk Best Team Player by my editor
Story Developer/Production Assistant Legends, BYU Broadcasting, Provo, UT Proposed and researched potential Legends stories featuring a specific sports great Formulated interview questions and created promo scripts with producer Facilitated scheduling of film shoots with featured guest, as well as friends and family of the guest Authored promotional blog posts about upcoming episode for inclusion on BYUtv blog