JILLIAN T.

BECKMAN
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park Graduation: May 2018
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications Beckman.jillian@gmail.com
Major: Print and digital journalism / Minor: Sociology (856) 287-3406
Certificate: John Curley Center for Sports Journalism Linkedin.com/in/jill-beckman
Twitter: @_jillbeckman
EXPERIENCE:
National Football League, Super Bowl LII
Communications staff member Jan. 27 – Feb. 5
• Worked Super Bowl LII on the NFL’s communications staff to serve the media Minneapolis
• During the week: worked at the registration desk, managed credentials; worked
NFL Honors red carpet; game day: assisted in press box and escorted the Eagles’
Trey Burton to press conference which I moderated after game; transcribed interview

Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM), Penn State 2016 - Present
Vice President (2017-18) University Park, PA
• Makes decisions as part of a four-member executive board; holds general meetings
with guest speakers; recruited chapter’s first two male members; manages content and
oversees social media, specifically weekly “Member Monday” posts

Happy Valley Communications

Account Associate January 2018 – Present
• Penn State’s only student-run public relations firm; on a team serving client State College, PA
in State College; meets deadlines and updates work log; makes cross tabs
• Stays up to date with digital trends; researches best social media practices for clients, makes content calendars
with examples of social media posts; uses experience covering brands on social

Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn State football intern
• Covered weekly press conferences and practices; wrote sidebars for home and Sept. 5 – Dec. 8, 2017
away games; live tweeted games, press conferences and incorporated University Park, PA
multimedia; embedded social media posts in articles

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 15 - Aug. 2, 2017

Sports intern Pittsburgh
• Covered Steelers OTAs, training camp, Penguins morning skates during
playoff run, Pirates games; joined PG Live digital team; live streamed crowds during Stanley Cup Final,
championship parade; No. 9 most viewed story of the week

The Daily Collegian

Sports editor (2 semesters); sports reporter (4 semesters); news reporter (3 semesters) Summer 2014 – Fall 2017
• Web proficiency; used InDesign to lay out pages; drafted social media State College, PA
posts and scheduled them on TweetDeck and Facebook daily; edited 5-
10 sports stories per day; led weekly staff meetings; posted content online as part of digital team

RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Covered two NFL games in London as part of a Penn State class (fall 2017)
• Wrote in-depth story about NFL reaching British fans; published in the Sports Business Journal
REFERENCES:
Michael Signora – Vice President, Communications, National Football League - Michael.signora@nfl.com (212) 450-2076
Marie Hardin – Dean, College of Communications, Penn State University - Mch208@psu.edu (814) 863-1484