Summer Dutton

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, Graphic Design

About Me

An Assistant Director of Athletic Communications and Head of Athletic Graphic Design at Quinnipiac University. Graduated magna cum laude from American International College with a Masters in Business Administration and manga cum laude from Mercyhurst University with a degree in Marketing and Sport Business Management. With over seven years of experience working directly with NCAA Division I mens and womens ice hockey programs and various other sports in DI and DII universities.

Happy Coaches

Of Projects Across All Sports

Years of experience

National Championship 2 Atlantic Hockey Championships

Skills

Experienced Social Media Coordinator with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Adobe InDesign, CC, Adobe Photoshop, Sales Promotion, Marketing, and Social Media. Strong research professional with two degrees focused in Marketing and Sport Business Management from Mercyhurst University.

 

photoshop 100%
illustrator 100%
premiere pro 95%
after effects 85%
Photography100%
Adobe indesign 90%
microsoft office100%
Lightroom100%
Videography/Video Editing100%

Resume

 

Sumary

Summer Dutton

Innovative and deadline-driven Graphic Designer with 7+ years of experience designing and developing user-centered digital/print marketing material from initial concept to final, polished deliverable.

  • 275 Mount Carmel Ave,Hamden, CT 06518
  • Summer.Dutton@quinnipiac.edu

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA

2020 - 2022

American International College, Springfield, MA

Sport Business Management | Bachelor of Arts - Marketing | Bachelor’s of Arts

2016 - 2020

Mercyhurst University , Erie , PA

Activities and societies: Ambassador Mercyhurst University

Professional Experience

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, Graphic Design

2022 - Present

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT

  • Lead in the design, development, and implementation of the graphic, layout, and production communication materials
  • Primary contact for NCAA DI women’s ice hockey, women’s soccer and softball.
  • Responsible for in-game statistics, press releases, graphics, in-game social media updates, stream production, and various other responsibilities as designated.
  • Aids in maintaining the main athletics website, updating player profiles, record book keeping, and various other duties as assigned.
  • Responsible for running a pressbox and handling media contacts on campus and aiding in road game media requirements.
  • Responsible for planning, executing and highlighting media days for all 17 sports on campus.
  • Head of Graphic Design for all 17 sports on campus, aiding with Alumni Development and main campus graphics as needed
  • Aided in garnering the women’s hockey team to be the fourth most followed/engaged platform across three social media platforms during the 2022-23 season.

Volunteer Assistant Director of Hockey Operations Mens Ice Hockey Program

2022 - Present

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT

  • Aided in breaking down opponent video, troubleshooting video system problems and computer issues.
  • Aided in assisting coaching staff with questions on video equipment.
  • Aided in live breakdown of game video for coaching use, time on ice, filming and coding practices on campus.
  • Responsible for video reviews and challenges during the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament, including the championship matchup during the 2022-23 Frozen Four.
  • Aided in coordinating team travel itineraries such as reserving busses, plane seating, hotel room accommodations, and pre/post game meals.
  • Responsible for grocery store runs, providing lunch accommodations from surrounding restaurants.

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, Graphic Design

July 2022 - September 2022

College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

  • Primary contact for five NCAA DI sports, including in game-statistics, in-game social media updates, press releases, roster maintenance, record keeping, and various other duties as assigned.
  • Secondary head of graphic design for 27 sports on campus, lead designer for the football locker room redesign, aided in social media marketing graphics and university branding across campus.
  • Managed social media pages for five sports including women’s ice hockey, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country.

Graduate Assistant - Athletic Communications, Graphic Design

2020 - 2022

American International College, Springfield, MA

  • Primary contact for six sports on campus, including in-game statistics, press releases, graphics, in-game social media updates, stream production, and various other responsibilities as designated.
  • Managed the social media pages for the NCAA DI Ice Hockey team that lead to a 20% increase in followers, garnered over 3 million impressions on twitter alone.
  • Responsible for hosting a two day long Atlantic Hockey Championship Tournament, coordinating media personnel, in-game statistics, and media coverage.
  • Aided in maintaning the athletics website that attracts over 2 million page views annually.
  • Responsible for running a pressbox and handling media contacts on campus and at an American Hockey League arena.
  • Aided in running media days and content development for 26 teams and over 600 student-athletes.
  • Conceptualized and implemented the social media strategy for the upcoming year for over 26 teams social media platforms.

Social Media Consultant

August 2021 - March 2022

Florida Junior Blades

  • Evaluated, updated, and created overarching strategy and branding for all platforms.
  • Created graphics packages, social media protocols, and managed gameday social for Premiere/Elite teams.

Director of Hockey Operations Student Manager

2018 - 2020

Mercyhurst Univeristy - Mens Ice Hockey Team , Erie, PA

  • Aided in day-to-day operations including maintaining equipment, travel accommodations, pre/post-game meals, gameday setup, locker room set up (visiting/ home/referee), and more.

IceBreaker Intern

August 2018 - December 2018

Erie Sports Commission , Erie, PA

  • Managed graphic design, content creation, scheduling, and all social media posts on the four major platforms.
  • Engaged with sponsors, fulfilled sponsorship delieverables, created and managed new mailing lists for email campaigns. - Lead intern associated with planning, producing, and marketing the 2018 Ice Breaker Tournament hosted by College Hockey Inc.

Marketing Intern

2017 - 2020

Mercyhurst Univeristy - Mens Ice Hockey Team , Erie, PA

  • Managed content creation and execution for the teams social media platforms.
  • Conceptualized, prepared, and implemented all in-game promotions, theme nights, on-ice interactions, and marketing.
  • Managed and ran a major college hockey tournament, The Ice Breaker Tournament (feat. the University of Notre Dame, Providence College, and the University of Miami) where I was repsonsible for in-game statistics, media coverage, and aided in running the pressbox.- Planned and executed various theme nights, fundraisers, and events such as Fighting for Folgs, Snowtown Throwdown, Pucks N’ Paws, Cancer Awareness Night, and Parents Weekend.
  • Lead a team of three interns.
  • Coordinated with Community Outreach to bring together the Erie and Mercyhurst communities through hockey.

Sports Information Department Intern

2016 - 2020

Mercyhurst Univeristy - Athletics , Erie, PA

  • Aided compiling in-game statistics for 26 NCAA DI and DII sports on campus, gameday production, stream producing, and various other duties as assigned.
  • Aided in social media strategy, in-game social media updates, and various other marketing tactics employed by the department for all sports on campus.
  • Aided in press-releases, website maintenance, as well as player and coaching biography maintenance.

Services

 

Graphic Design

Innovative graphic design developing user-centered digital/print marketing material from initial concept to final.

Social Media

Engaging and Informative Social Media Post - Self Edited Video, Photos, and Graphics

Sports Information

Knowledge and Driven SID, with a specialty in Ice Hockey.

Hockey Operations / Video

Knowledge Experienced Operations Coordinator with Hockey Video analysis experience.

Portfolio

1000's of Graphics Made in 7+ years

  • All
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Reels

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Contact

Summer Dutton

275 Mount Carmel Ave Hamden CT

Summer.Dutton@quinnipiac.edu