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Jordan Kligerman is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Television, Radio, and Film Department at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, affiliated with the Newhouse Sports Media Center. He has held faculty roles since 2021, initially serving as a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor. His teaching includes courses like Sports Documentary and Sports Content for Social Platforms, which he developed.
Before joining academia, Kligerman spent five years in Syracuse University’s Athletics Department, starting as a Creative Media Specialist and rising to Assistant Athletics Director for Creative Services by 2017. In this role, he managed video and graphic design for social media, commercials, development initiatives, in-arena productions, and special events, contributing to broadcasts for the ACC Network. He also operated his own firm, fireKmedia, for ten years prior, working with clients such as NFL Films, the National Basketball Players Association, and Aspen Dental. During his NFL Films tenure (eight years), he supported production for ABC, FOX, NBC, ESPN, and NFL Network.
His research focuses on the intersection of art and sport, analyzing how sport is artistically represented through documentary film, sports graphic design, cinematic video, and motion graphics across platforms like linear cable, streaming services, and in-arena environments. Kligerman further explores fan and stakeholder engagement with sports media content on digital platforms such as social media and web-based video. His creative work has been showcased at Yale University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Ithaca College, Syracuse University, and the Broadcast Educators Association Conference. Films produced by him have screened at festivals including the Cityvisions Film Festival (New York) and Lake Tahoe International Film Festival, with distribution on Time Warner Cable Sports.
While no specific scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, his projects have garnered recognition through award-winning student production groups (e.g., leading 44 Films) and festivals. Advising and grants sections remain unspecified in the provided texts, though he mentors students through his teaching and leadership roles. Kligerman’s professional affiliations include the Newhouse Sports Media Center and his prior firm fireKmedia.
