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Field, Media, Creative Post, and HD Video Production; Journalism: Writing for Media; Public Relations and Advertising; Interpersonal, Organizational, and Corporate Communication; Magazine Production; Web Design; Media Criticism

• Researched consumer issues and story leads, fact checked, and conducted sit-down and man-on-the-street interviews
• Logged sound-bites, transcribed footage, and wrote weekly consumer “Angie’s List” stories using ENPS

KDKA-TV News, Pittsburgh, PA, Consumer Reporting Intern September 2012-December 2012

Languages

HTML/CSS

SOME FRENCH

SOME SPANISH

Skills

AP ENPS

iNEWS

ADOBE PREMIERE

FINAL CUT

AVID

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

iMOVIE

GARAGE BAND

QUARK EXPRESS

EXPONENT

iBPUBLISH

WYSIWYG WEB DESIGN

 

 

2010 - present

2010 - present

VH1 News, MTV Networks, Viacom New York, NY, News Intern May 2012-August 2012

• Was responsible for errands around Manhattan, aiding at video shoots for VH1 News, and suggesting creative ideas
• Assisted with production management, organization, fact checking, story editing and tape transcription

• Helped maintain event calendar, gather story information, conduct sit-down and man-on-the-street interviews
• Wrote story leads, VO and VOSOT stories from station and wire footage using iNews, edited packages using Avid

WJAC-TV, 6News, Johnstown, PA, News Intern  September 2011-December 2011

Fulbright Scholar, Journalism Module

Major: Communication    Track: Media Studies    Second Major: Sociology  
Major GPA: 3.90                   Overall GPA: 3.845         Second Major GPA: 4.00

University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne United Kingdom Summer 2010

Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, Bachelor of Arts

May 2013

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WTAE-Channel 4 Action News, Pittsburgh, PA, Bureau Intern 

January 2011-May 2011

• Applied journalism, writing, and public speaking skills in a fast-paced environment
• Logged sound-bites, wrote VO and VOSOT stories using ENPS, and wrote web script using ibPublish
• Observed and assisted with linear video editing

The Saint Vincent College Review, Latrobe, PA 

Campus Newspaper Production Editor

May 2010-May 2011

• Applied design and editing skills to assemble the newspaper using QuarkXpress in a fast-paced environment


Staff Writer, August 2009-May 2010


• Researched story leads, conducted interviews, wrote articles and reported back to the editors

Saint Vincent Archabbey & Seminary Public Relations/Publications, Work Study

August 2009-May 2012

• Directed video projects for Archabbey websites, edited using Final Cut, published to web using YouTube
• Wrote articles and press releases for seminary and archabbey publications “Heart to Heart” and “Leaven”

Newcastle University Fulbright Program Media and Journalism Module, Student July 2010-August 2010

• Learned how the British press operates, work with international students, and adjusted to new a culture

• Developed a magazine with a team, wrote articles, assisted in teaching InDesign, designed and laid out a magazine

• Helped maintain event calendar, gathered story information, conducted sit-down and man-on-the-street interviews
• Wrote story leads, VO and VOSOT stories from station and wire footage using iNews, edited packages using Avid

WJAC-TV, 6News, Johnstown, PA, News Intern  
January 2013 - May 2013
Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY, Masters of Science
May 2014

Concentration: Broadcast and Digital Journalism

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