Ian Johnson is in his  second year with Carson-Newman's athletic communications office. He overseas the department's streaming efforts, graphic design and creative video. 

Johnson makes his way to Carson-Newman from the Tennessee Smokies where he served as the minor league club's production coordinator. He helped manage the Smokies live broadcasts as a replay operator, technical director and director.  All the while he helped manage content for the Smokies social media channels.  

He designed and created custom animated and still graphics for the ball club in his time as their production intern.  

Away from Smokies Stadium, he has been an information and technology committee member at Stone Creek Church where he has helped design, engineer and program the church's A/V production equipment. 

Johnson has brought home a SkillUSA Tennessee Digital Cinema Gold Medal as well as Pellissippi State's Video Production Technologies Outstanding Student Award. 

He graduated from PSC Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0.  

A former baseball player, Johnson attended a number of head baseball coach Tom Griffin's Catching Camps.