By Caitlin Brown (RU-2026)
Reinhardt University communications major and left-handed baseball player, Hunter Paulsen (RU-2025), took his passion for digital storytelling and sports to a new level. This summer he created dynamic recruitment videos for athletes through Prospect Select, a baseball showcase company. Through his work, he honed his skills in filming and editing, built professional relationships, and learned more about the demands of the profession.
Traveling through the south and northeast, Paulsen worked independently filming pro-style workout videos for high school athletes that do showcases in front of college coaches to further their athletic careers.
He traveled to numerous universities, including Clemson, and the University of South Carolina. A behind-the-scenes tour of the University of Alabama’s sports facilities became his most memorable experience. The experience facilitated opportunities to meet new people and gain valuable hands-on experience. “Traveling and being away from home is a big thing that I can take into the real world, because jobs could take you anywhere,” Paulsen reflects.
Paulsen recounts the complex and time-consuming process of creating the videos, “Once I’m done filming, the work’s just started. You have 60 kids, and they have three videos each, minimum, so you have to get on the computer and start organizing all this footage you just captured for the past six hours. And editing it takes probably two to three times as long… which is kind of crazy.”
Furthermore, the long hours and the lack of structure forced Paulsen to stretch his ability to manage his time independently, an important skill in any career. “I also work another job. I work eight to two at a baseball training academy doing camps for little kids, and teaching baseball… And then I come home from D-Bat, and I have to hop on the computer, and start editing for a couple of hours. So, time management is a big one.”
Paulsen’s experience putting classroom learning into practice represents an important objective for Reinhardt’s approach to student success post-graduation. He concurs, “Your professors will help you out… you have a personal relationship with the professors, and they’re more than willing to help.” He described how his professors, especially Dr. Josh Marsh pushed him to find and work the job he had this summer, telling him to ‘go for it. “So, I did… And here we are, two months later, working and having the best time of my life.”
Paulsen looks forward to returning to Reinhardt for his senior year as a student-athlete. “Getting back on the baseball field will be pretty fun for one more year with my friends; just enjoying the moments, the little things.”
After college, Paulsen plans to pursue a job with a professional baseball media team to combine his career with a sport he loves. “I want to stay in the game. I know I’m not going to play in the Major Leagues or get drafted. I’d like to stay filming baseball to keep me in the game.”
