Highly organized communications specialist with 7+ years in the communications field. Areas of expertise include web content, television and radio advertising, promotions, public speaking, project management and producing news content on a daily basis.
Highlights
Superb writer and editor Skilled multi-tasker Media relations training Constant contact Financial communication Dedicated team player Print and electronic media Focused and driven Deadline-driven Positive attitude Creative and innovative Strategic planning Exceptional writing skills Exceptional problem solver
Education
West Texas A&M UniversityCanyon, TXExpected in 2007 ā āBachelor of Arts:Mass Communications Broadcasting - GPA:Mass Communications Broadcasting
Accomplishments
Worked in various departments in the television industry.
Skills include shooting and editing video for news, commercial, and promotional products, writing and creating effective advertising, and staying on top of the daily news cycle both nationally and locally.
Easily evolves with the ever changing TV industry.
I thrive in breaking news situations and pride myself on my news instinct and knowledge of the viewing area.
I started my career at KAMR / KCIT as a Commercial Photographer.
My responsibilities included shooting video and being a part of the morning news production crew.
I was promoted to Commercial Producer where I met with multiple clients, worked closely with them and my team on creating commercials and advertising content, and held a strong relationship with our sales team.
I moved to the news department in 2006 to become a news producer for various newscasts on KCIT and KAMR.
I was later promoted to Assignment Editor.
Most importanly, my job was to get the news correct and quickly out to our viewers.
My other responsibilities included maintaining a strong communication with multiple news sources, management of a newsroom consisting of 10 or more people and getting our news content posted to Facebook, Twitter, and myhighplains.com.
As an added bonus, I was one of the female voice actors used in commercials and promotional advertising.
I was the voice of Studio 4 for the first year on the air.
KXIT Broadcasting KRDF FM - Station Manager / Sales Manager City, STATE, 05/2004 - 09/2004
I was in charge of all promotions, advertising, and community relations within the KRDF community.
I organized public functions, sold advertising, and headed up the city wide on-air auction benefiting the Senior Citizen Center of Spearman.
I was also in charge of severe weather coverage for the area.
Marsh Media KVII TV - Associate Producer / Weekend Producer City, STATE, 02/2000 - 02/2002
As an associate producer I helped prepare all newscast for broadcast and edited video to air.
When promoted to weekend producer, I was in charge of all weekend news broadcasts.
During this time I was put on a 2 person project to create a new entertainment newscast for the newly acquired WB channel.
My job duties included formatting, branding, graphics, and coming up with new hip and modern ways of setting this Amarillo newscast apart from the rest of the pack.
We created three different shows but shortly after one was green lighted contracts were broken outside of my control and the project was shut down.
I left KVII to work full time on my Mass Communications degree at WTAMU.
High School Diploma Spearman High School - General Manager and Maroon Productions Lead Intern City, STATE, 01/1999 -
National Broadcasting Society AERho Member - Awarded the AERho Member of the Year honor in Atlanta (2003.) 7 time NBS National Production Award winner for work in audio and video.
16 time NBS Regional Production Award winner.
President's Ambassador for Dr.
Russell Long Nominated as WTAMU Woman of the Year 2003 and 2004.
Top 3 finalist in 2004.
I left WTAMU in 2004 for the job of Station Manager of KRDF FM.
Re-enrolled in 2006 to finish my degree.
Proudly worked on school newspaper all four years of high school while interning with our local newspaper and radio station when available.
Skills
advertising, audio, branding, broadcast, Broadcasting, com, community relations, content, contracts, clients, Editor, Financial, graphics, Media relations, newspaper, Photographer, problem solver, producer I, Producer, radio, sales, FM, Strategic planning, team player, video, writing skills, writer
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