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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Use breaking traffic and news to put together reports for multiple cities for radio and television. Gather traffic data using cameras and social media sources. Verify details through contacts using social media when necessary. Adhere to strict broadcast times. Present reports in an upbeat, accurate, and professional manner. Use newswire, audio editing software, and TV software to create and edit reports.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Perform in house reporting duties. Write local news copy for KFYI 550 AM (Phoenix) and KNST 790 AM (Tucson). Look for breaking news stories to include in my reports. Condense press releases into thirty second news stories. Anchor newscasts for KFYI and KNST for drive time. Produce short reports for anchors on following shifts. Record audio from press conferences and write news copy around it.

Chandler, Az

As Product Manager, I was part of the Marketing department. I was responsible for concepting and creating new products and product packaging. I coordinated with graphic designers and outside vendors to create beautiful and desirable products. I worked with writers and photographers to create eye-catching content in our catalogs. I coordinated with our forecasting and purchasing departments to ensure proper pricing and order numbers. Other primary functions included making seasonal updates to all products and ensuring that products met legal requirements and quality standards. I lead training sessions to educate the customer service department about new product releases. Finally, I organized an annual exhibition for our sales team at the Phoenix Convention Center that featured a life-sized, fully decorated house that displayed our products beautifully.

County Dublin, Ireland

I completed an internship here while attending Crumlin College in Dublin, Ireland. I received real world experience in the marketing and graphic design industry. With the help of my supervisor, I pieced together text and graphic content to create visually appealing magazine layouts while adhering to strict publishing deadlines. I gained experience using Quark, Photoship, Illustrator, and Acrobat.

Scottsdale, Az

As Product Manager, my primary functions included managing programs and database systems that analyzed insider trading activity in the stock market. I met with team members weekly to discuss new product developments and client status reports. I worked directly with clients, helping them understand our products and answering their questions. I researched data issues and escalated them when necessary to achieve resolutions. I managed the product development processes for new products. This included writing specification documents and working with programmers to ensure accurate product performance. Finally, I maintained marketing supplies and provided support to sales staff.

District Of Columbia, United States

Hired as part of the engineering team for an all-news station. Worked in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with editors, news anchors, and reporters.• Recorded reporters who called in from the field using cool edit and edited their stories to be used on air.• Worked with editors and news anchors to deliver seamless news broadcasting.• Recorded stories from AP news wire and other news feeds.

Rockville, Md

As a Radio Personality, I was on-air Monday through Friday for a Top 40 radio station in the Washington D.C. area. I made live appearances to promote special events. I organized commercial traffic. I organized on-air giveaways and maintained the prize closet. Finally, I wrote and produced radio commercials.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Sociology And Anthropology

Communications.minor

Certificate, Advertising And Graphic Design, Graduated In Top Of Class

Course work included Fundamentals of Marketing and Advertising, Graphic Design using Photoshop and Illustrator, Web Design, Typing.