Employment Experience
WBFF Fox 45 News – Baltimore, MD (September 2020 – Present)
Photojournalist
- Operates ENG cameras and related equipment
- Shoots and edits stories using AVID Media Composer
- Produces and posts content for social media outlets, including Facebook and Twitter
- Makes recommendations to the Assignment Planner on story ideas or leads
13 News Now – Norfolk, Virginia (May 2018 – August 2020)
Photojournalist/Storyteller
- Produce original content on-air and on all digital platforms through artistic shooting and editing that evokes emotion and tells compelling stories
- Work daily as a storyteller collaborating with reporters and producers to execute creative concept for story
- Individually gather character driven stories while capturing environmental sound and elements to produce natural sound packages
- Cover breaking, general, sports, feature, investigative, and political news stories
- Use various lighting techniques and equipment to enhance on-air product and visual presentation
- Show editing
WWMT Newschannel 3 – Kalamazoo, Michigan (May 2017 – May 2018)
Photojournalist
- Produced compelling stories through pictures and sound
- Performed field operations including photojournalism, lighting and sound
- Worked in contemporary television newsroom systems to include Avid editing software
- Produced exceptional stories under tight deadlines
- Edited and shot assignment stories, live shots, and natural sound packages
- Show editing
CBS 62/CW50 Detroit – Southfield, MI (September 2016 – May 2017)
Shooter/Editor
- Plan, produce, shoot and edit different field projects
- Cover a wide variety of local events throughout the Detroit Metropolitan Area
- Responsible for putting together short videos to post online at CW50Detroit.com
- Post Facebook and Twitter updates throughout the weekends
- Station Work: pre-producing, writing, maintaining the website, and assisting staff producers and designers
M-1 Studios – Ferndale, MI (July 2014 – April 2017)
Freelance Editor
- Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro
- Team member in commercial client production shoots
- Shooting with Sony EX1R and Canon 5D Mark III
- Set lighting and sound equipment for both on-location and in-studio productions
- Performed in-studio voiceover recording sessions
Education
Ferris State University – Big Rapids, MI
- Bachelor of Science in Television and Digital Media Production
- Minor in Sports Communications
