PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistant, Center for Media Production and Research August 2021 – Present
Communications Media Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sports Production
Assist in set up and tear down of all production equipment
Camera
Captured medium and reaction shots on a wireless camera of the players, refs, crowd, coaches, and bench for a combined 9 regular season D2 basketball, football, and women’s soccer games, 3 PSAC and 3 NCAA Atlantic Region basketball playoffs
Maintained coverage of the gameplay through medium and wide shots for 2 women’s soccer games and 1 NCAA basketball game, maintaining coverage of the gameplay through medium and wide shots
Scorebug
Prepared Production Truck software to go live, overlaid graphics at director’s command, updated the score and time during the game, and ran commercials during breaks in play for a combined 5 regular season basketball, field hockey, and volleyball games
Sideline Producer
Ensured talent and interviewees got to their proper place, cued talent for pre-game and interviews, assisted with the transition of wireless camera to stationary camera for interviews, and troubleshot issues with the wireless cameras, parabolic microphone, and endzone cameras for 2 regular season football games Photography
Shot 134 headshots the faculty in the College of Education and Communications and students of the Safety Sciences department and edited them using a combination of Lightroom CC and Photoshop
Shot 29 photos of an alumni visit to the Communications Department and a class in the Counseling Department’s PhD program for use on their respective webpages and edited them using a combination of Lightroom CC and Photoshop
Editor, Finding PROOF Podcast March 2021 – Present
PROOF (a VC firm)
Transfer host, interviewee, and recorded intro audio files from Dropbox to Descript
Remove filler words, irrelevant content, and background noise, cutting a 45min piece down to a 30-35min polished podcast episode § Ensure audio is as clean as possible and ready for final review by the hosts for 16 episodes
Video Podcast Editor, First Seed Sports September 2020 – January 2021 Edited two videos weekly in Premiere Pro during NFL regular season: one 2min video with predictions on the outcomes of different games, one 15-20 minute video on fantasy football players to start and sit § Created minor graphics of players, teams, and jokes said when necessary
Uploaded 24 videos to YouTube for review by one of the hosts
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Strategic Communication August 2022 Indiana University of Pennsylvania
CMPR Graduate Assistant
3.75/4.0 cumulative GPA
Bachelor of Science, Communications Media August 2020 Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Political Science Minor, Certificate in Photography
3.84/4.0 cumulative GPA, 3.75/4.0 major GPA
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop CC, Lightroom, Illustrator
Hardware: Nikon DSLRs, JVC cameras, Profoto lighting equipment, iPhone