MY RESUME

Professional Experience

July 2021 - Present

Oversees the creation, production and execution of a daily newscasts
Communicates, coordinates, and executes creative vision with a team of anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff
Collaborates with executive producers and directors to create eye-catching graphics
Writes clean, engaging scripts with compelling and concise storytelling in a fastpaced, top 30 news market
Thrives in adapting newscasts to breaking news situations and network special report coverage

February 2021 - April 2021

Produced and edited hourly video segments correlating with audio packages from NPR's national newscast with Korva Coleman, airing on all Amazon Alexa devices from 6 a.m. - 11 a.m. EST
Produced and edited social videos on varying news stories posted to NPR's main social media accounts, garnering over 300,000 views across all platforms
Pitched, reported, and wrote feature articles for NPR's The Picture Show, highlighting photojournalists and their work

May 2018 - May 2021

Assigned and challenged staff and contributing writers to deliver in-depth articles and graphics to convey storylines
Wrote, edited and proofread columns for grammar consistency, formatting and style
Oversaw and managed content from authors to ensure quality and timely delivery of articles, photos and graphic elements
Served as the staff liaison to editorial board and facilitator of weekly pitch meetings
Created and posted all social media content and promotions

August 2020 - December 2020

Pitch story ideas, report, write, shoot, produce and edit reporter packages and other multimedia stories in the Howard, and Washington, DC metropolitan communities as well as Capitol Hill and the White House.
Write, produce, report and anchor a (live or recorded) news broadcast(s) and promos featuring original work.
Original stories and newscasts published on the department’s online news website, hunewsservice.com, and PBS affiliate WHUT TV, which broadcasts to more than two million viewers.

May 2020 - July 2020

Interviewed, reported and wrote 23 daily and enterprise news stories
Worked daily with the Privacy and Data Security news desk team, including collaborating with other reporters and editors for dual-byline stories
Collaborated with other news desks, including Technology and Telecommunications and Intellectual Property
Networked with senior leaders and professionals at Bloomberg Industry Group

February 2020 - April 2020

Assisted production assistants with putting together reporter live-shots, and insert package hits/as-lives to air live during the nightly show
Responsible for gathering elements that contributed to reporter packages that were scheduled to air live during the nightly show
Responsible for creating lower thirds and chyrons that appear on screen during the nightly show
Selected and edited relevant and appropriate VO, SOT, SOT-VO, and stills for reporter packages and hits to air live during the nightly show
Collaborated with show producers, production assistants and writers in team meetings

Assisted the Marketing Team with daily, weekly, and monthly objectives
Generated new ideas for marketing initiatives using various sources including internet, industry publications and previous experience
Researched, wrote, and edited social media content

January 2019 - June 2019

August 2019 - December 2019

Produced articles that debunk factually inaccurate stories or other public information
Deconstructs news stories – from print, TV and the Web – to judge their reliability, impartiality, independence and accuracy
Makes essential distinctions among news, opinion, entertainment, publicity and propaganda to examine claims about the black community in public debate

August 2018 - May 2019

Created specialized content for WHBC Digital Content including features and general content articles
Prepared and delivered a wide range of reports, covering topics such as music, entertainment and culture
Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas