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Rochester, Ny

Worked as a part of the production and casting departments of Netflix's Hyperdrive. Worked as a contestant wrangler in the casting department liaising with the Director's department, story department, production and challenging department. Helped the assistant directors by coordinating contestants and cars during shooting.

Stamford, Ct

Write up story carts based on calls and emails from potential show guests. Assist producers and associate producers with guest preparation. Learn about the necessary preparations for show guests including wardrobe, pre-taped pieces, and hair and makeup. Learned how producers and associate producers storyboard potential segments to create a show that is entertaining and relatable to viewers Learned about the steps necessary to fill the show's studio with with a live audience including cold calling and email blasting to find interest. Facilitated in the process of welcoming audience members and seating them in the studio including signing people in, preparing people for the upbeat environment of the studio, and balancing audience participation. Learned about the multiple facets that go into the production and advertisement of a television show. Learned about the role of social media in advertising and getting viewers more involved behind the scenes of the show on Snapchat and Instagram. Learned the value of social media conversations with the use of popular hashtags on Twitter and Facebook.

East Syracuse, Ny

I assisted producers in set up for the hour-long show by printing and handing out rundowns and by welcoming show guests into the studio. Facilitated in show segments by helping to prepare guests to go on air and escorting them to and from the studio. Occasionally assisted guests with set up and clean up of various materials that appeared on the show with the segments. Learned about the various aspects that go into a live television broadcast through hands-on experience with production. Practiced my writing skills through experience with writing blurbs about segments to add to the online content of the show.

Hamden, Ct

I worked as a mediator between students and their professor in a Freshman Year Seminar course. The class focussed on discussion on readings and ideas which was mainly done in small group work. I facilitated this discussion by occasionally assert my own opinion into the conversation or by asking a thought-provoking question to get a better response from the class. Outside of class I made myself available to students via email and Facebook for any questions or concerns about assignments or the class in general. I also met with the professor weekly to discuss what went well and what we could improve on in order to improve the classroom environment.I led a few class activities independent of the professor. One such activity was what I called the "Society Game". It was an idea that I got from my Peer Catalyst Mentor, but I put my own spin on it in order to get a specific outcome. In the game, I had the class get into groups and establish their own societies from the ground up. After establishing the society, I gave them social, political and economic conflicts to resolve with the consequence of disestablishment of the society if their solution was incompetent. The purpose of this game was to encourage new college students to think about issues from a different perspective, They were to put aside personal experiences in favor of doing what was best for the society. Respect for other opinions and ideas was then related to their experience as a new member of the Quinnipiac community.

Liverpool, New York

As a communications intern, I was responsible for assisting the executive director with projects involving member communication. I learned about plans and initiatives of the American Water Works Association and I created action plans outlining the necessary steps that needed to be done in order to complete the goal of a specific initiative. I created multiple types of announcements for members including flyers and e-mail newsletters. As another means to reach out to members, I sent out a survey I developed to learn how members preferred to receive communication from the section. I wrote educational packets on the Value of Water and the organization to be given to perspective members.I gained film experience in a series of interviews I produced for the organization's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6JWHHwFERYyhWDv87OuUA). The series was called Member Spotlight and highlighted a specific member for his/her achievement in the field and how membership gave him/her access to valuable benefits. The experience allowed me to practice my skills with conducting interviews and with editing them after the fact.

Fayetteville, New York

I worked at a half-day camp for three consecutive summers as a counselor. The camp was for students aged 4 to 11, split up into groups based on grade level. I worked with various age groups during my employment. I was responsible for entertaining a group of 20 campers with various activities while also looking after their safety. Through this experience I learned a lot about patience in dealing with other people, both campers and their parents. I also learned a lot about mediating debates through my correspondence with stubborn campers.

Manlius, New York

Link Crew is a project put on by my high school through the Boomerang Project to help ninth-grade students in their transition into high school. I worked with fellow eleventh and twelfth-grade students to create a welcoming environment into our community. My partners and I went through training to work through games to be played with our groups. These games were designed to break the ice and help build connections to new people and to the new community of students. We played them on a designated day in which only Link Crew Leaders and ninth-grade students attended school. On this day, I walked students through their schedules, introduced them to their teachers and helped them to become more comfortable with new peers in an entertaining fashion. I was hired for two consecutive school years and worked throughout the year by making myself available to any questions or concerns from my group members.