Resume

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Radio and Television – Emphasis in Broadcast Journalism
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California                                               Granted Fall 2010

Associate in Arts Degree, Liberal Studies
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, California                                                  Granted Spring 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Production Assistant, ABC 7 News (KGO-TV), San Francisco, California    03/2011-present

-Assisting producers, reporters, editors, assignment editors, and writers with production which consists of video, scripts, operating teleprompter, answering phones, and breaking news follow up meeting deadline while able to work under pressure

-Assisting the assignment editor with breaking news follow up by making phone calls and research, and monitoring social network sites for potential story ideas

Intern, CBS 5 Eyewitness News (KPIX), San Francisco, California                  01/2011-03/2011

-Working with Emmy-Award winning producers by researching on news tips provided by consumers
-Listening to consumer problems, and assist in solving them
-Conducted interviews
-Shadowed photographers
-Assisted consumer watch volunteers

News Reporter/Anchor/Producer, State of Events – Cable News Program   01/2010 – 12/2010

– Write, shoot, edit own news packages
– Produce 90 second news packages, and 60 seconds news inserts for weekly newscast
– Performed weekly live reports from the studio, newsroom, and remote areas
– Produced an entire episode of “State of Events”
– Anchored and Produced Weather Segments
– Secure and Conduct interviews
– Aid fellow peers in shooting their news packages

Intern, ABC 7 News (KGO-TV), San Francisco, California                                     02/2010-08/2010

Assist Production Assistant:
-Video: Ingesting clips, download internet video, searching video archive, gathering video (online and shelves), log online video, and returning tapes
-Sorting and distributing scripts to news anchors

Assist Assignment Editor at the news desk:
-Shadowed reporter gaining more field experience
-Research stories via phone and online
-Phone Calls: Follow up on breaking news stories, answering viewers’ questions
-Monitor social networking websites for news: Twitter, Facebook, CHP, etc
-Email reporters and assignment editors on current status of breaking news
-Look up scripts in archive
-Insert future stories in news database

Intern, KRON 4 News (KRON), San Francisco, California                                       09/2009 – 12/2009

– Shadowed two video journalists on field gaining field experience
– Follow up phone calls on breaking news stories
– Answer phone calls: answering viewers’ questions
–  Monitor the news wires and newspaper websites for potential story ideas
– Inserting story ideas in ENPS database
– Screened phone calls for “Rob Black and Your Money”

AWARDS:

Award of Excellence, June 2010, Bank of America

Employee of the Month, March 2006, Mervyn’s California

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES:

Member, Asian American Journalist Association, Bay Area Chapter                                     09/2009 – present

Member, College Students in Broadcasting, San Francisco State University, SF, CA          02/2009 – 05/2010

SKILLS:

-Reporting, Anchoring, Editing, Shooting, Writing, Producing, and Research for broadcast news
-Editing: Final Cut Pro, News Edit
-Computers: iNews, ENPS, EZ News, Microsoft Word, Pages (Mac), Social Network Sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube), Data Entry
-Excellent customer service
-Excellent communication skills

REFERENCES: available upon request