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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)

  • Greeted guests and appropriately showed them to conference rooms and makeup.

  • Read rundowns of the shows and created seating charts accordingly.

  • 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.

  • Transcribed video, enabling the editor to find useful soundbites in less time.

 

DePaul Athletic Communication

  • Edited pictures using Photoshop and In Design to enhance the pictures for the Athletic Center to use.

  • Administered credentials at university basketball games, enabling media to enter the games.

  • Answered incoming phone calls at the media table during basketball games, informing organizations the score of the game.

  • Organized media tables and set up stat-monitors before games, providing a professional space for media covering the game.

 

Ryder Cup Internship

  • Administered credentials at the front desk, enabling people to access the room.Greeted people and directed them to proper locations.

  • Dealt with ticket holders’ inquiries and complaints in a polite and efficient manner.

 

Wilbraham Public Access

  • Edited footage on the software Final Cut Pro, providing usable video for the station.

  • Filmed several events independently, giving the station a variety of stories.

  • Worked with the teleprompter, both reading from it and operating it.

  • Interviewed people on the set while recording a segment for the station.

  • 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

  • Organized work at Cornerstone Community Shelter, St. Vincent DePaul, Ronald McDonald HouseOperator of sorority social media sites including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

ACTIVITIES
  • DePaul University Women’s Soccer Team

  • The DePaulia

  • St. Vincent DePaul Choir

  • Society of Professional Journalists

VOLUNTEER WORK
  • Camp Sunshine (Retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses)

  • St. Cecilia Youth Group

  • Valley Radio Reading Service

  • 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.

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