VIDEO PRODUCER | REPORTER

• Pitched, produced, and edited short and long-form videos for digital platforms
• Researched and developed original story ideas for podcast and video
• Conducted interviews and reported on-camera for social channels (TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, etc.)
• Monitored news outlets, booked interviews, wrote scripts and mock questions for hosts in preparation for interviews  
• Selected and distributed soundbites, graphics, music and assets to enhance video segments
• Oversaw YouTube account and developed new strategies for audio, video, and social team

• Reported on breaking news and in-depth current and enterprise stories
• Crafted engaging stories with clickable headlines that drove visibility for brands and agencies (Chartbeat, Drupal)
• Pitched, researched, and wrote creative web stories under tight deadlines
• Conducted interviews, cultivated and managed relationships with external partners across various networks and platforms.

• Pitched stories, shot and edited VO and VOSOT reports for news 
• Conducted on-camera interviews and news reports 
• Wrote and memorized scripts and or ad-libbed news stories and curated web-stories
• Assisted with post-production, (camera, audio, lightning, guest booking, scheduled interviews)
• Worked alongside and assisted internal and external producers

• Developed and hosted and edited digital series: "SD Monthly Minute"
• Shot and edited content in studio and live events (press conferences, events)
• Operated production equipment (DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, lighting, teleprompter) in-studio and remote
• Uploaded and managed video content across social channels (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
• Interview Illinois lawmakers 

(Senators respond to injustice and racism with Days of Action, State legislators implement new laws, New Illinois Driving Laws)

• Transported and setup technical equipment for live events (audio, banners, prizes, tables, tents, and private artist rooms)
• Screened listener phone calls and assisted content winners with legal forms
• Attended live, in-person appearances scheduled by the station and clients.
• Managed events while interacting with guest and assisting On-air talent 
• Composed event recaps and captured marketing photos while engaged with listeners at local events 

• Assisted producers with live production (in-studio and campus events)
• Conduct set up and tear down of TV production equipment (camera, lighting, and audio equipment) 
• Managed origination of completed video content