Relevant Experience
Mackenzie is growing and learning by putting forth effort to engage in the real world.
FOX Sports
Mackenzie attended the Eagles vs Cowboys game at Lincoln Financial Field on December 23, 2019 through FOX Sports. Fox Sports gave her the opportunity to be a runner at the Eagles vs Cowboys game in December of 2019. Experiences ranged from helping interview Doug Pederson, taking game notes on the sideline for a Fox camera man, sitting in the trucks and much more.  It was the best day of her life and further motivated her to chase her dreams.
ABC 27
Mackenzie was invited to spend the day at ABC 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to experience a typical day at a news station. She focused on workplace culture, the sports director's task as well as the elements it takes to successfully air on live television.
Student Media
Sideline Reporter
To get as much experience as possible so that she is prepared for the 'real world', she took on the position of sideline reporter for live events with SUTV. Mackenzie is involved in the pregame and post-game segments, she interviews players and coaches, makes game reports during timeouts and gives injury updates.
Sports Director
As the sports director, Mackenzie pitches stories in the beginning of each week. She then produces and directs her own show each week. As the sports director, she introduced two new segments, Top 5 and Women in Sports.
Sports Anchor
As the sports anchor, Mackenzie expresses the enthusiasm she has for national sports, college sports and most specifically Ship sports.
Internships
Brand Development-Â Content Curator and Content Creator
"on a mission to keep door open and dreams alive by offering free consulting services to small business impacted by Covid-19."
Mackenzie spent four months at Rem and Company where she was a content curator and content creator for the brand development team. She attended meetings with her team where she would brainstorm media strategies that reflected specific companies. Mackenzie would personally reach out to companies and pitch her ideas on how she can help them succeed in a global pandemic. From there, she would create graphics former clients to use and for Rem and Company's social media. Mackenzie was also tasked with modeling for Rem and Company as well as being a photographer for the Instagram feed.
Communcation/ Marketing Department Intern
At Shippensburg University
Mackenzie's biggest take away from her internship was developing her writing skills. She wrote press releases, feature stories and put together social media reports. Mackenzie worked with the university's videographer to film, edit and produce various social media campaigns throughout the semester.