RÉSUMÉ HIGHLIGHTS
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST // 13 WMAZ EYEWITNESS NEWS
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Report, shoot, write, and edit as a "one man band" for TV and the web
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Report live in the field and in-studio
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Enterprise stories for daily turnaround and sweeps
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Actively engage online audience through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
October 2013- Present
Macon, GA
REPORTING INTERN // WTXL ABC27
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Served as associate producer of 30-minute election-themed magazine intern show
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Submitted photos and videos for the web as an inaugural member of ABC affiliate WTXL’s digital street team
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Shot and edited packages that aired on WTXL/Bounce’s 7 p.m. newscast
Fall 2012
Midway, FL
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST/WEATHER ANCHOR // FAMU TV-20
- Shoot, edit, write and report all of my own content for 5 p.m. newscast broadcast to 80,000 homes in North Florida and South Georgia and streamed live online at www.famutvnews.com
- Host and generate content for the weather segment of daily student-produced newscast
- Updates system graphics to reflect current meteorology trends
Fall 2012
Tallahassee, FL
EDITORIAL INTERN //Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
- Covered the effects of gang-related violence on the citizens of Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties.
- Updated online database, Ask the Candidates, an interactive platform used to help candidates and voters communicate
• Assisted with an investigative reporting piece about the salaries of CEOs at non-profit organizations on the Treasure Coast
April 30-
June 22, 2012
Stuart, FL
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF // Journey Magazine
• Under my leadership, Journey placed first in the “Best of the Southeast” competition in the “Best College Magazine” category in the Southeast Journalism Conference, the Society of Professional Journalists Region 3 “Mark of Excellence” awards, and the Florida College Press Association Awards. Staffers also placed first for “Best Magazine Page Layout Designer,” second for “Best Magazine Writer,” and third for “Best Multimedia Journalist.”
- Journey also placed third in the 2012 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication magazine competition for a single issue of an ongoing print magazine. The competition attracted 240 entries from 23 universities from the United States and Canada.
FEATURES EDITOR
• Placed 3rd in Best Multimedia category for the Southeast Journalism Conference, "Best of the South" competition and SPJ "Mark of Excellence" award for Best Non-Fiction writing.
Aug. 2010-
April 2012
Tallahassee, FL
NEWS EDITOR // The Famuan
• Managed the news section of student-produced newspaper published three times a week
• Assigned an average of 15 stories a week and oversaw a team of 10 writers
• Received Ida B. Wells Excellence in Reporting award
Jan-April 2010
Tallahassee, FL
BROADCAST SPECIALIST //FAMU-Shantou FIFA World Cup Internship Project
• Selected as one of six FAMU students who traveled to cover the 2010 FIFA World Cup,
• Produced videos, articles, podcasts and blogs including exclusive interviews with members of the United Nations and FIFA (see www.famustu.net/worldcup)
• Partnered with students from Shantou University (China) for cross-cultural multimedia coverage
May-July 2010
Johannesburg,
South Africa