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R UTGER S FOOTBALL Athletic Communications Football Contacts Hasim Phillips Senior Associate Athletic Director, Communications Office: 732-445-6069 • Cell: 732-470-9457 • E-mail: hphillips@scarletknights.com • Twitter: @HasimPhillips Over the past decade, Hasim Phillips has worked as a media relations professional in the nation’s No. 1 media market (New York) with roles both in college athletics and corporate communications. Phillips serves as the primary spokesman for Rutgers football, handling all media inquiries for the program’s coaches and players. Additionally, he is the executive producer for the “RFootball Show,” a 12-episode television series with distribution throughout the East Coast from New York to areas in South Florida. Phillips also oversees all football related content on the school’s official athletics website (ScarletKnights. com). For Phillips, this is the second stint with Rutgers Athletics, having previously served with the department from 2004-2012. Phillips began his career in athletic communications at Rutgers in 2004, serving as an assistant until 2007 before becoming an Assistant Director for Athletic Communications from 2007-11. During this time, he spent four seasons assisting the lead football contact with a variety of tasks, including practice and game day media coverage as well as game notes and media guide production. While at Rutgers, he was a member of an athletic communications staff that was twice (2009, 2010) recognized by the Football Writers Association of America as a "Super 11" communications department, awarded to the top PR offices in the country. In 2011, he was elevated to the role of Associate Director of Athletic Communications, serving as the primary media contact for Hall of Fame head coach C. Vivian Stringer and the women's basketball team. Phillips joined The Madison Square Garden Company in 2012 as Manager for Corporate Communications. He assisted in the publicity efforts of the MSG Sports brand, helping promote marketing partnerships and new business initiatives. He also worked to promote the New York Knicks’ community service initiative “Basketball in the Boroughs,” securing targeted media opportunities to highlight the franchise’s work in the community. Phillips also oversaw inquiries regarding the use of MSG trademarks or logos in television or film projects. He was responsible for script review and concept approval in addition to working with production crews while filming on site at Madison Square Garden. He served as a liaison between MSG, the corporate offices of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL), and several major motion picture and television studios. Phillips, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a 2004 graduate of Rutgers University.
Jimmy Gill Associate Director of Communications (Secondary Contact) Office: 732-445-8103 • Cell: 732-991-9486 • E-mail: jgill@scarletknights.com • Twitter: @jgill027 Jimmy Gill is in his fourth year with the Rutgers football program, serving his second stint with the Scarlet Knights after returning to the athletic department in January 2013. He works as the secondary contact for football and the primary for baseball and gymnastics. Gill was promoted to Associate Director Director of Athletic Communications in June 2014 and was part of the 2014 staff that was honored by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) as a recipient of the Super 11 Award. Prior to coming back to RU, Gill worked at the University of Miami (Fla.) as the volleyball and third football contact in the fall of 2012. The volleyball team successfully earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and Gill was named CoSIDA Division I Volleyball East Region Sports Information Director Honoree for his efforts along the way. After the football season, he worked as a media relations assistant for the Orange Bowl committee for its annual game and the BCS National Championship. During the 2011-2012 academic year, Gill served as Athletic Communications Assistant at Rutgers as the contact for baseball, volleyball, women’s tennis and gymnastics. A native of Lewes, Del., he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Swarthmore (Pa.) College in 2010, before receiving his master’s degree in sport administration from the University of Miami (Fla.) in 2011. While working towards his master’s degree, Gill worked as a graduate assistant in the UM communications office, helping with all aspects of the office while functioning as the primary women’s golf contact. He got his start in the business in the Swarthmore sports information department as a student worker with a primary focus on statistics for various sports. Gill was a four-year starter for the Garnet baseball team, earning all-conference honors and captaining the program’s first-ever playoff appearance as a senior in 2010. An outfielder, he is still in the top-10 in program history in hits, games, doubles, home runs and RBIs.
Jordan Ozer Assistant Director of Communications Office: 732-445-6021 • Cell: 973-202-9728 • E-mail: jozer@scarletknights.com • Twitter: @jozer07 Jordan Ozer is in his third year with the Rutgers football program, joining the department in July 2014, and was part of the 2014 staff that was honored by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) as a recipient of the Super 11 Award. In addition to football, Ozer is the primary contact for men’s lacrosse and field hockey and also serves as the secondary men’s basketball contact. Prior to Rutgers, Ozer was a Communications Assistant at the American Athletic Conference. The South Orange, New Jersey native was responsible for coverage of conference sports including baseball, volleyball, men’s soccer, tennis, swimming, and rowing along with assisting the league in men’s basketball and football. The 2011 University of Wisconsin graduate was a Media Relations Assistant at the University of Arkansas, working with women’s basketball and women’s tennis, in addition to providing content for ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Ozer’s multifaceted background includes experience as a Communications Intern with both the MLB’s Washington Nationals and the East Coast Hockey League, as well as a Communications Assistant with US Club Soccer. Ozer worked the 2011 NBA Draft and game days for the Washington Redskins. He was a media assistant at the Regional Semifinals and Finals of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden and aided the Patriot League with the conference’s 25th Anniversary Football Commemoration. While an undergraduate at Wisconsin, Ozer served as a student worker, handling media relations efforts for the Badgers’ men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s golf teams.
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