Elyse Appelblatt - Assistant AD/Creative Content - Staff Directory

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Elyse Appelblatt

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Assistant AD/Creative Content
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Elyse Appelblatt joined the Florida Atlantic University staff in April of 2020 as the director of creative content. Appelblatt will focus her attention on all athletics social media accounts and building the FAU athletics brand through social media opportunities. She was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director/Creative Content in late 2021.

Prior to FAU, Appelblatt worked with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) as director of new media/communications. Appelblatt served as the primary men’s basketball media relations contact, along with working with men’s soccer, baseball, men’s lacrosse and golf. In addition to communications responsibilities for her assigned sports, Appelblatt managed the conference’s social media and graphic design efforts.

Appelblatt joined the MAAC after spending the 2018-19 season at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl as the digital media and marketing postgraduate intern. There, she was responsible for assisting with the organization’s digital strategy, including social media, graphic design and email marketing. While in Atlanta, she also served as a gameday communications assistant for the Atlanta United and volunteered for the Super Bowl LIII host committee and the 2018 MLS Cup.

Prior to her time at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Appelblatt spent her undergraduate career as a student assistant for Indiana University athletics in the media relations and marketing departments.

The Manalapan, New Jersey native earned a bachelor’s degree in sport communication from Indiana University in 2018.