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Assignment Editor - Fox 46 Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. (Dec. 2013 - June 2015)
- Company layoffs ended this position. Eligible for rehire
B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication - Reporting focus
Additional Major: Political Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011
Relevant Coursework: Business Reporting, Audio-Video Information Gathering, Reporting, Feature Writing, Magazine Writing and Editing
Computer Skills
Assignment Editor - Fox 46 Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. (Dec. 2013 - June 2015)
- Lead assignment editor for Fox 46, a new O&O in Charlotte, N.C.
- Managed day-to-day operations of the desk including news director’s conference calls from May to Sept.
- Coordinated newsgathering efforts for reporting staff. Identified trend-based and other significant stories.
- Confirmed information for reporters, augmented their work in the field.
- Identified breaking news via scanners, social media and personal sources dispatched crews and managed details.
- Produced and wrote original local content for www.fox46charlotte.com, managed station twitter account, augmented additional social media efforts.
- Grew and maintained assignment desk source list and implemented methods to improve desk function.
- Produced on-air displays for social media content. Worked with two different vendors to achieve best display. Trained colleagues on the product.
- Coordinated all evening live shots and established and maintained a mapping system of live shot locations.
- Manage all national news items on weekend overnight shifts for NBC News Channel, an affiliate feed service providing content to NBC affiliates, the NBC Network and foreign clients.
- Edited video and wrote scripts to create ready-to-air stories
- Handled breaking news and requests from individual stations and the Today show.
- Company layoffs ended this position. Eligible for rehire
- Wrote promotional copy for websites for a wide variety of clients including doctors, educators, businesses and CEOs.
- Produced press releases and news site articles.
- Wrote in-excess of 5,000 words daily.
- Covered multiple beats for the only business-to-business publication in Charleston, S.C. Specialized in coverage of banking, finance, hospitality and tourism, commercial and residential real estate, Charleston city government, North Charleston city government and healthcare. Also covered controversial road projects and the Charleston County Aviation Authority.
- Wrote stories for publication on the web, in a daily email product and a bi-weekly print newspaper.
- Produced, shot and edited video packages to accompany print stories. Occasionally shot photographs for publication.
- Copy edited stories that had been translated into English from Chinese.
- Pitched and reported travel stories, event coverage and "foreign-perspective narratives."
- Covered events put on by the Communist Party of China.
- Took photos for the website.
- Pitched, reported and wrote daily and long-term articles for an independent student-run newspaper with circulation of 18,000 and readership of 39,000.
- Covered topics ranging from parking changes to University proposals, the Greek system and features.
- Covered student basketball ticket policy and changes.
- Multiple stories published front page.
- Wrote voice-over and VO/Sound-on-tape stories for all NBC affiliates and clients.
- Conducted man-on-street interviews for travel and business stories. Interviewed woman for medical segment.
- Produced and directed video shoots for medical segments and CNBC consumer product news.
- Wrote and produced ready-to-air package on online back-to-school shopping.
- Produced spot package on the longest tennis match in history.
- Pitched and wrote feature articles for the Durham Herald-Sun, The Chapel Hill Herald, and The Greensboro News & Record.
- Topics ranged from local education issues to a Valentine's Day feature and an aspiring model's journey. Multiple stories published A1.
- Assisted in transition of print magazine with city-wide circulation to online-only format.
- Researched social media techniques for use on the site and created landing page formats and organizational features.
- Wrote restaurant review, and feature on Charlotte Knights Baseball
- Edited features published within the Observer's annual high school-produced section.
- Responsibilities included supervising reporters and enforcing deadlines.
B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication - Reporting focus
Additional Major: Political Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011
Relevant Coursework: Business Reporting, Audio-Video Information Gathering, Reporting, Feature Writing, Magazine Writing and Editing
Computer Skills
- Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, InCopy, InDesign, iNews
