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Work Experience
FOX 2 Now (FOX Affiliate)
St. Louis, Missouri: May 2022-Present
Digital News Producer
- Update website with breaking news and original content
- Lead digital strategy for St. Louis Cardinals, Blues coverage
- Populate station's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts
- Balance push alerts, live stream opportunities with digital team
- Clip video from broadcasts, copy-edit reporter stories
- Plan ahead for election, severe weather coverage
- Occasionally film with cameras for assignments
- Create online guides, lists and photo galleries
- Analyze metrics, pitch story ides, develop local contacts
Digital Cardinals/Blues Reporter
- Create unique stories for St. Louis Cardinals, Blues coverage
- Credentialed for Cardinals postseason, Blues home opener
- Spot engaging 'real-time' moments in action for social media
- Brainstorm topics to unpack based on team results and trends
- Request graphics, pre-write articles for special occurrences
- Work with FOX 2 interviews and videos for online content
- Analyze social media, website metrics on both teams
Bally Sports Midwest (formerly FOX Sports Midwest)
St. Louis, Missouri: April 2018-Present
Digital Content Editor
- Publish and clip game broadcast video for social media platforms
- Promote broadcasts for St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, Kansas City Royals, Indiana Pacers
- Develop engaging social media posts with special human interest moments and game highlights
- Write original news and recap stories, edit AP wire stories
- Manage videos and photos for publication, populate video feeds
- Coordinate with digital team on new strategies
- Part-time position with remote work capabilities
KY3 (NBC Affiliate)
Springfield, Missouri: January 2020-April 2022
Digital News Producer
- Update website with breaking news and original content
- Manage station's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts
- Organize live video streams for on-air, website and social media
- Promote news, weather with daily push alerts to KY3 app
- Clip videos from multiple broadcasts, tease newscasts with digital videos
- Create online guides, lists and photo galleries
- Prepare for long-term coverage (COVID-19, Elections, Super Bowl)
- Coordinate with digital supervisor
- Crosspost for sister station feeds (KSPR, Ozarks CW)
Weekend Assignment Team
- Lead digital operations for KY3's weekend coverage
- Work with reporters and producers to find stories, follow local breaking news
- Create multiple evergreen stories for weekend, local previews for week ahead
- Analyze social media and website metrics
- Confirm information with city officials and reporters
WIFR (CBS Affiliate)
Rockford, Illinois: September 2018-January 2020
Digital News Producer
- Update website with breaking news and original content
- Manage station's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts
- Develop social media strategies to engage online audience
- Lead digital operations for Election Day and “Football Frenzy”
- Organize live video streams for website and social media
- Create online holiday guides for local events
- Clip videos from morning and evening broadcasts
- Monitor video feeds, create digital videos for news and weather
- Analyze social media and website metrics
Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Rockford, Illinois: October 2018-April 2019
Off-Ice Official
- Credentialed press working to help IceHogs operations
- Follow stats for home or away team during AHL hockey games
- Confirm stats, enter in databases for broadcasts and website
- Coordinate with leaders for digital content through WIFR-TV.
KOMU (NBC Affiliate)
Columbia, Missouri: August 2014-July 2018
Reporter
- Credentialed media for professional, collegiate and local sports
- Team leader for "Friday Night Fever" program
- Create in-depth athletics features for "Sports Xtra" program
- Organize live shots for sports reporting
- Shoot and edit video for daily content
- Promote stories through social media
Producer
- Prepare daily sports content with interviews and highlights
- Produce 30-minute "Sports Xtra" program for Sunday nights
- Co-produce 30-minute newscast on Friday nights
Digital Producer
- Manage social media accounts for sports department
- Update website with breaking news, original stories and recaps
- Operate live blogs for large sporting events
Anchor
- Deliver content for morning and evening sportscasts
- Update stories for latest and most newsworthy content
KCOU 88.1 FM (Student-Run Radio)
Columbia, Missouri: August 2014-May 2018
Sports Program Director (Fall 2017)
- Create sports show schedule for FM and online streams
- Organize weekly content for "Sports Saturday" programming
- Manage archives for sports shows and broadcasts
- Provide weekly audits and critiques for programming
Producer
- Control operations and flow for Mizzou athletics broadcasts
- Organize pregame, halftime and postgame shows
- Communicate with broadcasters and in-studio analysts
Show Co-Host
- Co-host weekly Mizzou centric sports show "Salute Your Sports"
- Research and discuss latest sports stories and trends on-air
- Invite guests for original programming
Broadcaster
- Play-by-play and color commentator for Mizzou sport broadcasts
- Prepare game notes and follow storylines
KBIA 91.3 FM (NPR Affiliate)
Columbia, Missouri: August 2014-May 2017
Reporter
- Create audio stories for daily newscasts
- Compile and edit clean soundbites for on-air broadcasts
Work-Study
- Produce weekly on-air break segments
- Assist with mail and phone calls during pledge drives
Practical Experience
Nationwide Bowling Tours (BowlNBT)
St. Louis, Missouri: August 2017-August 2018
Filmer
- Operate cameras for live adult bowling tournament footage
- Set up and break down stream equipment
Broadcaster
- Color commentator for select tournament broadcasts
- Prepare game notes and follow bowling storylines
Kansas City Sports & Fitness Magazine
Kansas City, Missouri: August 2017-January 2018
Contributor
- Write monthly in-depth Mizzou athletics player feature
- Edit and upload audio from media days and personal interviews
St. Louis Press Club
St. Louis, Missouri: May 2016-August 2016
Summer Intern
- Create Press Club newsletters and press releases
- Assist with membership directory, dues and event planning
Scholarship Recipient
- $1,500 Fleishman Hillard Scholarship (Summer 2017)
- $1,000 Press Club Internship Scholarship (Summer 2016)
The Sports Journal (H4TV Networks)
Kansas City, Missouri: April 2015-August 2017
Contributor
- Credentialed media for Kansas City Royals games
- Gather information for Royals’ features and recaps
- Collect pregame and postgame player and coach interviews
FanSided (Redbird Rants & Bleedin' Blue)
St. Louis, Missouri: November 2014-October 2017
Contributor
- Write monthly analysis and feature articles on St. Louis sports
- Use short-coding techniques to publish stories
Skills
Digital
- WordPress
- Arc Publishing
- Clickability
- Forge CMS
- Social Newsdesk
- Sprout Social
- TweetDeck
- Google Analytics
- Chartbeat
- Crowdtangle
- Wildmoka
- Photoshop
- Adobe Suite
- Canva
- AP Style
- Burst Media
- SnappyTV
- mpx Console
- Microsoft Office
Radio/Audio
- Adobe Audition
- Audacity
- Comrex
- Marti
- TASCAM
Television/Video
- Adobe Premiere
- Anvato
- Edius
- Sony XDCAM
- Skype
- Zoom
- ENPS
- iNEWS
- Bitcentral
- CNN Newsource
- NBC News Channel
- Final Cut Pro
- AVID NewsCutter
- Grass Valley Media
- TVU Command Center
- Dejero Live Backpacks
Social Media
- Facebook Live
- Facebook Creator Studio
- Snapchat
- TikTok (Limited Experience)
- YouTube
- Periscope
Education
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri: August 2014-May 2018
Missouri School of Journalism
- Graduated: May 2018
- Bachelor's in Journalism
- Major: Journalism (Sports TV/Radio Broadcast)
- Minor: Business
- GPA: 3.49/4.0
- Dean's List in Six Semesters
- Multicultural Certificate