RESUME
SKILLS
EDUCATION
DePaul University
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Expected May 2015
Minor in Business Administration
G.P.A. 3.7/4.0
Dean's List/ University Honors Program
EXPERIENCE
WTTW-11 “Chicago Tonight” (PBS Affiliate)
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Greeted guests and appropriately showed them to conference rooms and makeup.
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Read rundowns of the shows and created seating charts accordingly.
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Entered television show information into Access and guest information into Outlook.Went on a shoot with one of the Chicago Tonight reporters, Brandis Friedman, and observed her.
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Transcribed video, enabling the editor to find useful soundbites in less time.
DePaul Athletic Communication
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Edited pictures using Photoshop and In Design to enhance the pictures for the Athletic Center to use.
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Administered credentials at university basketball games, enabling media to enter the games.
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Answered incoming phone calls at the media table during basketball games, informing organizations the score of the game.
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Organized media tables and set up stat-monitors before games, providing a professional space for media covering the game.
Ryder Cup Internship
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Administered credentials at the front desk, enabling people to access the room.Greeted people and directed them to proper locations.
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Dealt with ticket holders’ inquiries and complaints in a polite and efficient manner.
Wilbraham Public Access
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Edited footage on the software Final Cut Pro, providing usable video for the station.
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Filmed several events independently, giving the station a variety of stories.
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Worked with the teleprompter, both reading from it and operating it.
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Interviewed people on the set while recording a segment for the station.
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Assisted in the weather portion on the show, expanding my knowledge in Chroma key.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Created a 12-minute package about animal cruelty and overpopulation in animal shelters in Chicago that included filming, interviewing, narrating and editing.
LEADERSHIP
Alpha Phi Sorority
Director of Community Service and Social Media
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Organized work at Cornerstone Community Shelter, St. Vincent DePaul, Ronald McDonald HouseOperator of sorority social media sites including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
ACTIVITIES
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DePaul University Women’s Soccer Team
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The DePaulia
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St. Vincent DePaul Choir
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Society of Professional Journalists
VOLUNTEER WORK
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Camp Sunshine (Retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses)
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St. Cecilia Youth Group
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Valley Radio Reading Service
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Relay for Life
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, HTML 5 and CSS, Avid, and Adobe Premiere. Conversational in verbal French.
Resume in PDF Form:
Although I intern for the "Chicago Tonight" segment of WTTW, I went to help out WTTW KIDS at a children's fair, May 4, 2014!
On a shoot with WTTW-11 reporter, Brandis Friedman, reporting on lots going up for sale in Englewood, IL! I observed Brandis interviewing people at City Hall in Chicago and in the Englewood neighborhood.