Jonathan Melendez

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Education

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts, Sports Journalism Expected graduation May 2024

Professional Experience

Public Relations Specialist

Cronkite Agency - Phoenix, AZ January 2024 - Present
 Developed strategic communications campaigns centered around Black History Month, Women’s History
Month and other timely campaigns which were covered on Arizona’s Family, Fox 10 and various online
publications.
 Reached a potential local audience of 379,076 and a potential UVM of 15 million
 Established collaborations with other ASU organizations.

Technical Director and Producer

Varsity Sports Show - Phoenix, AZ January 2024 - Present
 Directed and produced live streams for high school basketball and baseball.
 Produced weekly segments for live radio show on KDUS AM 1060 and article for online blog.

Beat Writer
AZ Preps 365 January 2023 – May 2024
 Wrote articles on deadline for AZPreps365.
 Organized and scheduled interviews with coaches, athletes, and fans.

Sales Associate
Home Depot - Laveen, AZ July 2020 - Present
 Learned how to provide customer service through communication with clients to provide them with their
specific needs.

Academic Media Experience

JMC 430 Sports Marketing and Campaigns

 Developed a strategic marketing campaign for PURE Pickle ball to help launch the brand and establish the
companies target audience.

Media Skills

Editing: Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Canva

Writing: Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint

Languages

Bilingual (Spanish and English)