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Experience:

Public involvement specialist 

Nevada deptartment of Transportation - las vegas, nv

nov. 2020- present

• Public engagement lead for more than 80 emerging transportation projects across Nevada

• Oversees content creation for social media and online messaging campaigns, project advertisements, and branding; utilizes current trends, analytics, focus groups, and quantitative research to guide public perception

• Increased public and stakeholder engagement by 50% through successful online marketing campaigns and the implementation of a public involvement tracking database

• Copywriter for project information distributed to the public and local leaders via email, social media, public education campaigns and the web

News anchor & reporter

KVVU FOX5 NEWS - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

NOV. 2018 - Nov. 2020

• Morning Reporter & Weekend Morning Anchor

• Fill-in Weekend Evening Anchor

• Delivers critical, breaking news to inform the community at large

• Pitches, shoots, writes, edits stories for air

• Manages online social media presence with 1k+ subscribers

• Generates content for 5+ hours of live morning coverage

• Political reporting including presidential nominees

• Reported for FOX News national on Las Vegas reopening

News Anchor & Reporter

KDRV NewsWatch 12 - Medford, Oregon

Dec. 2016 - OCT. 2018

• Morning Reporter & Weekend Morning Anchor

• Live reports throughout two-hour morning newscast 

• Shoots, writes, edits content for evening shows

• Fill-In Anchor for weekday's "NewsWatch 12 This Morning" and "NewsWatch 12 Midday"

• Produces, edits and anchors weekend morning newscasts

• Reported on major breaking news events like the Klamathon fire, Penninger fire, Tad Cummins arrest

The Walt Disney Company - Orlando, Florida

June 2016 - November 2016

• College Program Corporate Communications Intern 

• Attended corporate communications workshops and classes led by The Walt Disney Company’s top professionals

• Worked to promote company culture, improve guest relations, improve safety standards, adhere to strict deadlines 

SMU-TV - Dallas, Texas

August 2015-January 2016

• Executive Producer

• Managed production of student-run newscast and a crew of 25-30 weekly; 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. crew call 

• Produced hard-hitting news pieces including breaking news, political elections

• Mentored journalism students in department

• Knowledge of all newsroom positions: Directing, technical directing, server, computer graphics, teleprompter, camera, audio, writing 

DALLAS Modern Luxury Magazine - Dallas, Texas

January 2015-June 2015

• Editorial Intern 

• Produced weekly content for Modern Luxury Website with a three hour deadline 

• Wrote two articles for monthly issues of magazine with a three week deadline

• Contacted sources and fact checked articles

• Assisted editor-in-chief and office writers

Ryan Seacrest Studios - Dallas, Texas

May 2014-August 2014

• Worked with Dallas Children’s Health to create daily radio and television shows 

• Anchored children’s broadcast show "Good Morning Children’s" – Interviewed celebrity guests including athletes, actors and heads of corporations 

Skills: 

Production:  

• ENPS, iNews, Edius, Final Cut Pro X, Avid, Non-linear editing

Computer Skills:  

• Microsoft Office, Pages, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC  

Social Media: 

• Facebook/Facebook Live, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok

Awards: 

• Emmy nominated journalist for NATAS Pacific Southwest 2019

• Belo Scholarship – $10,000 academic/essay-based journalism scholarship offered by Southern Methodist University

   

Education: 

Southern Methodist University

• Major: Convergence Journalism, Fashion Media

• Minor: Communication Studies

SOCIAL MEDIA