Naya Crittenden
Content Manager
About
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My current role as a content curator and strategist is vastly different from what I was doing two years ago -- playing professional volleyball in Istanbul, Turkey. Playing professional volleyball from 2018 to 2022 overseas is vastly different from what I was doing in 2017 -- graduating from college, and starting my career in sports broadcasting as a sideline reporter and color commentator. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One thing I've learned about myself over the last 7 years is, I know how to pivot. I’ve learned how to adjust, and how to see things from many other perspectives. I know how to work within a team, and lead one. I am always ready to discover something new, receive new information, and listen to others' stories, insights, and advice that they share. I am proud of my lived experiences. I am proud of the way I have taken things I've learned from a previous role, and applied it to the next one, and that my background, and my passion, has shaped the way I work in the creative space.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wish I could share more about the project I have been working on over this past year, but I had to sign an NDA. What I can say is, I am helping others share their stories through various forms of media.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I was still competing as a professional athlete, I learned so much about the business and social media side of sports, and had many opportunities to meet and sit in on meetings with sponsors, brands, CEOs. I shared my ideas with social media managers and content teams, and sometimes collaborated on posts and strategy. I feel like everything I learned during my time competing is invaluable, and it changed my perspective on my career so much.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graduating with my B.S. in broadcast journalism set the foundation for me, and my passion in this space. It gave me the knowledge and background I needed to be well-rounded and I gained so many skills in such a short amount of time. I worked long hours in a news station as an intern, before I got my shot to do some work with Big Ten Network as a Sideline Reporter and Color Commentator in my last year before graduating.</span></p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-311a685a-7fff-412b-6839-ea1c570024dd"></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My goals are to push myself, share, and learn while having fun in my pursuit to be the best that I can be as I continue to grow my media career.</span></p>
Brands
Ancestry
AncestryDNA