Chris Hopkins

Chris Hopkins has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Chris started their career as an Agronomist at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club in 2011. In 2012, they worked as an Integrated Marketing Intern at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC., where they gained knowledge in search engine optimization and marketing.

Chris then joined the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2013, first as an Account Executive-Group Sales, where they worked with various athletic teams and generated leads through cold calling. Later in the same year, they became a Media Relations and Communications personnel at Arena Football League, where they hosted a weekly podcast and pitched feature stories for ArenaFootball.com.

In 2014, Chris worked as an Athletic Communications Assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago and as a Client Service Coordinator at Home Team Sports, a division of Fox Sports Media Group. At Home Team Sports, they facilitated TV, mobile, and digital media sponsorships for MLB, NBA, and NHL home teams.

From 2017 to 2018, Chris was a Sales Development Representative, Enterprise at Contently, where they focused on SaaS sales to VP and C-Level technology and marketing leaders at Fortune 1000 brands. Chris then joined GlobalWebIndex in 2018 as a Sales Development Representative and progressed to become a Team Lead and subsequently an Account Executive.

Currently, Chris Hopkins is working at Morning Consult as an Account Executive, starting from February 2021.

Chris Hopkins attended Ward Melville Senior High School from 2006 to 2009. After graduating from high school, Chris enrolled at Miami University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Journalism and Political Science from 2009 to 2013. In February 2017, Chris obtained the IAB Digital Media Sales Certification from the IAB institution.