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Washington, DC, US

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Produce dozens of politics segments for “MSNBC Reports” and “Politics Nation” featuring 2022 midterm candidates: researching campaigns, writing show script, questions, and banners, and ordering full screen and video.
• Write multiple articles for NBC News and TODAY digital focused on culture, technology, and internet trends: pitching stories to editors, developing source relationships, conducting interviews, and writing on deadline
• Assist Decision Desk during midterm coverage as editorial liaison between producers and election board operators
• Shoot B-Roll of speaking engagements and consumer footage for Politics Nation with Sony FX6 camera equipment
• Tape produce for MSNBC weekend and dayside shows: cutting SOT’s and VO’s (AVID trained), searching Media Central (MAM and PAM), News Channel, AP, Getty, and other NBC archive resources for fresh elements
• On-camera report for NBC Original Social Video Team, highlighting and recapping standout bites from digital stories

New York, New York, United States

• Complete TODAY Researcher training and conduct research on over 25 political segments by aiding producers in interviews and collecting visual/audio elements from newswires and NewsConnect on a rapid deadline
• Write multiple articles for TODAY digital focused on show segments, pop culture, and personal essays.
• Build 4 show rundowns in iNews for 20 hours of weekly news and entertainment content including elements and script
• Prepare research for political live guest interviews containing questions and material for anchors and senior producers
• Practice shoot B-Roll footage with a Sony FX6 Camera and DJI Osmo.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Developed nightly element sheet and talking points by coordinating with producers and host on four guest segments
• Pitched stories to show host, wrote, and produced Good News Good Night segment using iNews and Viz Ardome
• Edited video footage on Viz Pilot of political protests and campaign speeches and created lower third graphics and bugs

College Station, Texas, United States

• Analyzed long-term investment functionality of 15+ external university foundations and restructured a mobile giving platform for 8 investment processes to increase efficiency and consistency of donor engagement
• Completed several interviews to gauge market sentiment for gift annuities and presented findings to executive leadership

Greater New York City Area

• Conducted research on 5-9 weekly assigned topics and organized preliminary interviews of show guests for senior producers
• Interviewed fans on the TODAY Show Plaza and coordinated with Plaza Producer for daily Crowd Shout Out segment
• Perform administrative tasks at front desk, interacting with fans and organizing contest submissions.
• Assist in all facets of control room production and deliver script rundown to graphics, DPS and audio.

Serve directly under the Student Body President as the leader of Texas A&M Student Services. My role oversees on campus dining, transportation, mental and physical health. A work week consist of meeting with top A&M administration advocating on behalf of students and frequent interactions with Executive Cabinet and Student Senate.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Greeley, Colorado, United States

• Assessed and managed global compliance, regulatory, and statutory risk to ensure industry standards.
• Received direct guidance from chief management and compliance officers while creating and implementing job performance surveys and indicators for the North American sector of JBS.
• Selected new Learning Management System from 17 proposals that operates for 78,000 employees.
• Assisted in writing multiple articles for International JBS Communications Team reporting on company culture.
• Developed internship program and recruitment content for JBS Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Washigton D.C.

Facilitate leadership curriculum to develop 350 student leaders on a weekly basis in the heart of our nation’s capital.

Elected to serve 119,000 Texas FFA Members, the largest state association of the biggest student led organization in the country. Responsibilities included: 313 school assembly/classroom presentations, forming solid relationships with sponsors, and serving as a voting member on a multi-million dollar board of directors. Through this unique position I.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Management, Journalism Minor

Valedictorian, 1/165