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A multimedia reporter, radio journalist, videographer and on-air personality... I have worked as a full-time "one-man band" reporter for a professional local news station, served as editor and staff writer for UL Lafayette's student newspaper and interned in radio. I was also recently on the production team for Louisiana's annual Festival International, where I worked on-stage stationary and handheld cameras...
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting, minor in Performing Arts, University of Louisiana at Lafayette May 2004-May 2008
EXPERIENCE
Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) Creative Assistant July 2008-Present • Organize and moderate bi-monthly team meetings • Supervise/manage interns • Assist in video production and editing • Work on research proposals • Spearhead client hospitality
Acadiana Center for Film and Media Marketing Director/Content producer January 2008-July 2008 • Organize film screenings, lectures and other community based activities • Taught a PSA workshop for local non-profit organizations, and also one for high school students • Assist in the production of promos for Acadiana Open Channel
ComCorp of Louisiana KADN-TV Fox 15 "One-man band" reporter April 2007-December 2007 • Produced (shot/wrote/edited) packages, VO-SOTS and VO’s on local news daily • Hosted “Across Acadiana,” a three-minute community based morning segment
UL Lafayette, The Vermilion Newspaper Managing Editor/Columnist Summer 2006-Spring 2008 • Started as news editor, was promoted to managing editor in 2007 • Managed/assigned stories to 10 staff writers • Wrote general assignment news and features stories • Wrote music column on local and national musicians
UL Lafayette, KRVS 88.7 Radio Acadie Student Producer Fall 2006 • Produced long-form news segments for the Louisiana Focus Program
Regent Broadcasting Planet Radio 96.5 Intern November 2005-January 2006 • Assisted in producing and editing commercials, worked promotional events
SOFTWARE/PROGRAM SKILLS
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint • InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, GIMP • Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Pinnacle, Avid • Pro Tools, Sony Vegas
AWARDS/AFFILIATIONS
• Outstanding graduate in broadcasting at UL Lafayette in 2008 • Placed second in on-site TV news anchoring at the Southeastern Journalism Conference • Member of the Society of Professional Journalists
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