Brittany Schaefer Email & Phone Number

Hamden, Ct, Us

Hartford, Ct

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

o Produces compelling stories that demand heavy research and extensive investigative skills on various topics for non-academic audiences through various media platforms while representing News 8’s brand and tone.o Highly organized while completing multiple projects at once, excelling under pressure and trusted to work independently while managing a weekend news team making critical editorial decisions for broadcast.o Generates and executes media engagement strategy to share stories with key audiences through both on air and online platforms to make content understandable and relevant leading to real-world action.o Creates meaningful professional relationships with government officials, media organizations, higher education leaders, nonprofits and beyond with a proven track record of engaging a range of audiences in diverse communities to maximize influence.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

o Lead Reporter in all daytime newscasts with compelling coverage and creative writing under frequent back-to-back deadlines, leading and coordinating a team to produce stories with the highest public engagement and outreach.o Trusted covering any topic including breaking news, public health, technology, politics, education, and legal cases tackling complex topics through clear and concise writing.o Top story leading an Emmy and Murrow Award Winning newscast; Category: Newscast- Evening Smaller Market.

Worcester, Massachusetts

o Pitch impactful and exclusive community-focused stories through thoughtful relationships with local, state and federal officials who trust the integrity and quality of my work.o Represented my station publicly on multiple occasions, such as being the emcee for the 2017 American Heart Association’s Heart Ball & Host of 2018 Worcester County Saint Patrick’s Parade.

Worcester, Ma

o Hosted a 30- minute televised show weekly interviewing dozens of Doctors on a variety of medical issues.o Advanced strategic priorities of organization emphasizing and elevating visibility and understanding.o Completed this while also working as a full-time reporter; using strong time management to accomplish multiple projects at once.

Durham, N.H.

"New Hampshire Public Television interns will receive valuable training covering all aspects of television production through hands-on experience. NHPTV provides interns with access to today’s cutting-edge HD technology. Interns will spend time assisting all departments within NHPTV, including Production and Communications."

I write 1-2 articles a week and the newspaper at the University of New Hampshire's campus newspaper. My beat or speciality is campus life, meaning I write about the buzz and what is happening daily on campus.

Durham, Nh

I write and do on-camera videos weekly that are posted to their website and to Washington Weekly on the upcoming N.H. elections with a focus on the viewpoint of millennials.

Manchester, Nh

On Mondays I work from 9:30-6:30 and I work at WMUR's desk answering phones, calling police departments or sources for questioning, I watch the show live either from the producers booth or from the studio itself, I also check all local newspapers online for stories we may have missed. I also get to explore there programming software called ENPS. On Tuesdays I work with the Web producers from 2:30-11:30 where I work on ipublish where I receive press releases. I edit them, create headlines, sub headlines, do copyrights, tag related stories and images in WMUR's online tab called Outside Escape. I then send them to another editor and when they e-mail me back I make final edits and then publish them online.

Bachelor’S Degree, English Journalism/ Communications, Graduated

Activities and Societies: Student Newspaper, Intramural Sports, WUNH RadioDuring college I was a full- time student and worked two part.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Newspaper, Varsity Soccer Team, Varsity Ski Team