Experience

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  Rome High School

  • Social Media Coordinator/Broadcast Instructor

    • Jun 2019 - Present

    • Created and managed the Rome High School College and Career Academy’s social media pages; crafted and scheduled informational posts, graphics, photos, and videos about the CCA, its classes, students, community service and public service announcements.• Interviewed teachers within different departments and students to write stories about their classes, projects, and competitions. • Steered students to learn editing with Adobe Premiere and earn a certification. • Spearheaded a weekly student produced and run newscast called “Wolf Den News” where students learned to write scripts, shoot video, and edit.

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  WAAY-TV

  • Huntsville, Alabama Area

  • Excutive Producer

    • Jan 2017 - Jul 2019
    • Huntsville, Alabama Area

    • Lead daily editorial meetings for reporters and desk staff to assign stories in order to create compelling and engaging content across various platforms for newscasts, all while making sure to hit our target audience. • Fact-checked reporter scripts for accuracy, AP Style, spelling and grammar to ensure relevant and timely stories were produced aligning with our station brand.

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  WGCL/CBS46

  • Greater Atlanta Area

  • Producer

    • May 2015 - Feb 2017
    • Greater Atlanta Area

    • Generated and wrote stories, ensuring compelling content to target audience and web interests while delivering news in a unique and creative way that aligned and enhanced the station brand. • Built and maintained relationships with local agencies to receive timely and factual information.

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  KPTV Fox 12 Oregon

  • Portland, Oregon

  • Producer

    • Jul 2012 - May 2015
    • Portland, Oregon

    • Worked on the number one rated morning newscast to display a strong editorial voice and solid writing skills with exceptional organizational skills, adept at producing quality newscasts that showed accuracy, creativity and attention to detail within tight deadlines. • Field produced festivals that entailed attention to detail, speaking to the public, setting up interviews and ensuring talent engaged with the camera and audience.

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  KNDU-TV

  • Kennewick, Washington

  • Producer

    • Jun 2010 - Jun 2012
    • Kennewick, Washington

    • Worked on the number one rated morning newscast to display a strong editorial voice and solid writing skills with exceptional organizational skills, adept at producing quality newscasts that showed accuracy, creativity, and attention to detail within tight deadlines.

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  Troy University

  • Troy, Alabama

  • Student News Director

    • Jun 2007 - May 2010
    • Troy, Alabama

    My job was to gather stories for the week, as well as produce packages on a weekly basis, write stories for the show, time out the rundown and anchor. I also worked with the production team with audio, graphics, or directing shows when not anchoring or producing. I was lucky enough to do my internship at WCCB, the FOX station in Charlotte, North Carolina.