PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WKYC 3News—Cleveland, OH

News Intern/Assignment Editor (February 2020-present)

Work the weekend assignment desk with tasks such as managing crews in the field, setting up interviews, confirming breaking news with local police and fire departments, pitching story ideas
Assist reporters and producers with story research and writing

WKBN 27 First News—Youngstown, OH

News Intern (May 2019-July 2019)

Assist reporters/MMJs with story research, interviews, and video shooting
Write headlines, teases and scripts for 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts
Answer phones and make beat-calls to local police and fire stations

RELATED MEDIA EXPERIENCE

TV2 KSU/KentWired—Kent State University, Kent, OH

Digital Content Director (May 2020-present)

Edit, upload and arrange digital content on Kent State's student-run news website, KentWired.com
Push digital stories and updates on KentWired’s social media
Initiate and pitch digitally-exclusive content, forming the newsroom's first "digital team"
Design and write a bi-weekly newsletter

News Producer (August 2020-December 2020)

Built and stacked a rundown for TV2's live 6 p.m. newscast
Pitched story ideas and assigned content to reporters
Wrote scripts, edited video and designed graphics
Recruited guests and government officials for panel discussions for TV2's political affairs show

Reporter (January 2018-present)

Conduct interviews, shoot video and edit a local news package for a live 6 p.m. newscast
Notable interviews: Sen. Sherrod Brown, Jerry Springer, former British Ambassador

News Director (November 2019-May 2020)

Oversaw all newsroom content and coverage, supervising 50-100 students
Trained and hired board members, reporters and producers for 10 different newscasts
Initiated remote webcasts amid the coronavirus pandemic and ensured content was uploaded online

Newscast Anchor (September 2018-December 2020)

Delivered daily news for a live, 30-minute newscast
Wrote and updated scripts

The Burr Magazine—Kent State University

Copy Editor (August 2018-December 2018)

Fact-checked writers' stories
Edited writers' stories for proper grammar and AP Style

SKILLS

Adobe Premiere Pro, AP ENPS, Ross Inception, LiveU, Field shooting of B-roll, broadcast writing, rundown stacking, AP Style, BLOX CMS, Tegna One, Adobe InDesign, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Medium, Vimeo, TelePrompter

EDUCATION

Kent State University; Kent, OH 2017-2021
Honors College, GPA 3.99
Broadcast Journalism; Political Science and Marketing Minors

AWARDS

Kent State University Darrow Promising Scholar Award, 2017
Carringer-Cable Honors Scholarship in Journalism, 2017-2020
Dean’s List, 2017-2020
Leadership Lake County Junior Program Scholarship, 2017-2020
Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society, 2019-2020
John S. Knight Memorial Scholarship Award, 2019-2020
Robert C. & Helen Westcott Dix Journalism Founders Scholarship, 2020
Gene Stebbins Award for Outstanding News Contribution in Student Media, 2020
Marge McNab Block Award, 2021

ACTIVITIES

Kent State University College of Communication and Information

Student Ambassador (May 2019-present)

Social media subcommittee, promote CCI initiatives and student engagement

Kent State University in Florence, Italy

Study Abroad Student (August 2019-December 2019)

Volunteered to teach English at the Italian Geographic Military Institute
Gained an international perspective on communications, with class visits across Italy

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Kent State University College of Communication and Information Advising—Kent, OH

Freshman Orientation Lab Assistant (May 2019-June 2019)

Kent State University Student Support Services—Kent, OH

Learning Assistant/Tutor (August 2018-May 2019)

Resume: Education