JOB EXPERIENCE
KSNT - TECHNICAL DIRECTOR + VIDEO EDITOR
June 2024 - Present
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Edit code (camera shots, audio, video, graphics) for shows to ensure they run smooth and look professional, and play code for shows.
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Retrieve video from national outlets, and edit it for audio consistency, extend B-roll to ensure videos are long enough and add local tails on packages.​
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Occasionally go in the field to gather content.
RIESES PRODUCTIONS - SELF-STARTER
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Shoot photos for client's needs and edit photos in a timely manner.
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Maintain contract to protect myself and client.
March 2024 - Present
THE COLLEGIAN -EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
May 2022 - May 2024
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Hire and work with 10-12 other editorial board members to publish the paper each week and create online content, and work with advertising department for ad placement in print edition and online.
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Create weekly rundown for print edition, approve and edit stories with copy chief, desk editors and writers; and, work with managing editor for staff updates and resolving problems; and, consult with adviser for expert advice on improving the paper. Online content has received more than 288,000 views since July 1, 2022.
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Attend weekly staff meetings to plan story ideas and multimedia.
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Work production nights to supervise all desk editors, page design chief, graphic design chief and copy chief with editing, proofreading and approving stories for each 12/16-page-tabloid and 8/12-page-broadsheet hard-copy edition. Also assist the website manager with posting stories online.
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Write stories and create multimedia content for the paper and the website, and upload content to the website alongside the website manager.
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Manage the publication's main Twitter account, and create social media captions for website posts.
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Help prepare contest entries with editorial board and advisor for Kansas Collegiate Media, Associated College Press and Collegiate Media Awards.
THE WELL NEWS - INTERN REPORTER
June 2023 - July 2023
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Find news stories, research topics, reach out to sources, attend events and take pictures to write compelling and insightful stories daily.
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Report to editor daily about how stories are coming along and to managers about scheduling conflicts between writer duties and TFAS obligations such as classes and special speakers.
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Apply journalistic standards and best practices to remain unbiased and include all angles to stories.
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Work at the National Press Club, a media hub in the heart of Washington.
Still may write stories for The Well News but no longer fully working there.
THE COLLEGIAN - STAFF
February 2022 - May 2022
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Gather sports footage through attending games and events, and edit footage to create highlight/review videos.
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Interview people and gather information to write interesting and engaging news stories.
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Take picture assignments for my own and others' stories.
KRAMER DINING CENTER - STAFF
February 2021 - May 2022
Happily checking diners and their guests in.
Preparing and serving customers food efficiently and accurately.
Cleaning the dining center after closing (mopping, folding laundry, etc.).
Wiping down tables and sweeping floors to keep the dining center clean and customers satisfied.
P.F. CHANGS - DELIVERY DRIVER & TAKEOUT WORKER
Bundling and bagging food orders quickly and accurately.
Delivery food carefully, quickly, and safely for the driver and the customer.
Maintaining good customer service and a safe and happy work environment.
June 2021 - August 2021; December 2021 - January 2022
CRESTVIEW COUNTRY CLUB - TENNIS STAFF
June 2019 - August 2020; December 2020 - January 2021
Assisting members with scheduling tennis lessons and sessions, navigating the facility, and fulfilling their requests.
Billing people for lessons, sessions, rackets and balls, and other tennis gear.
Cleaning the facility by wiping down weight room equipment, picking up trash and balls around the indoor and outdoor tennis courts, and rearranging furniture in the lobby.
Directing kid camps to introduce young players to the game and develop ground-level skills.
UBER EATS - DELIVERY DRIVER
December 2020 - June 2022
Picking up food orders from restaurants, and sometimes ordering it for recipients.
Delivering food orders and groceries to their recipients, either as a door drop-off or a hand-off.
Ensuring quality, cleanliness, and timeliness with every order.
ANDOVER HIGHÂ SOFTBALL - ANNOUNCER
Spring 2018, Spring 2019
Announce player's name, number, and position as they approach the plate; give general announcements before, during, and after the game.
Maintain the scoreboard as the game progresses with innings, scores, and count.
Keep track of home team's score book with each player's batting record.
SUMO BY NAMBARA - BUS BOY
July 2017 - August 2017
Bussing tables, scrubbing them between diners, and setting them.
Taking out trash, mopping the restaurant down, and washing dishes.
Folding napkins, putting sets together, and making preparations to ensure efficient shifts.
EXTRACURRICULARS
Activities I did throughout my college/high school years
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
August 2020 - Present
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Bowling Club at Kansas State for 4 years; Treasurer for 1 year, Secretary for 2 years, Content Creator for 1 year, Video Editor for 1 semester
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The Collegian for 2.5 years: writer for 1 semester, multimedia for 1 semester, EIC for 2 years
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Channel 8 News for 1 semester
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Volunteering and judging for JEA Spring 2023 session
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Volunteering for 2023 Digital Summit for Teens for the Collegian
ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL
August 2016 - May 2020
Student Council for 2 years; lettered 1 year
Link Crew (high school transition leader) for 2 years
Band for 4 years: Band Leadership Team for 1 year, Pep Band for 3 years; lettered 3 years
Journalism for 3 years: Broadcast for 2 years, Yearbook for 1 year, Newspaper for 1 semester
Volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church for 2 summers
Cross Country team for 4 years; lettered 1 year
Bowling team for 4 years; lettered 1 year
Tennis for 2 years
Track for 2 years; lettered 1 year
Scholars Bowl for 2 years
ACHIEVEMENTS
JOURNALISM
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College Media Association 2023 (Individual): Honorable Mention in Best Interactive Graphic
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Associated Collegiate Press 2023 (Overall): 10th in Best of Show Website
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Kansas Collegiate Media 2024 (Individual): Honorable Mention in Review
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Kansas Collegiate Media 2024 (Overall): 2nd in Newspaper
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Kansas Collegiate Media 2023 (Individual): 3rd in Copy Editing, Honorable Mention for Digital Storytelling, Honorable Mention for Breaking/General News Writing
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Kansas Collegiate Media 2023 (Overall): 2nd in Newspaper, 2nd in Online & Digital Media
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Journalism Education Association National Student Media Contest (D.C. Fall 2019 session): Honorable mention for Broadcast Commercial/PSA
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Collegian Editor Award 2023 (included C. J. 'Chief' Medlin fund for Excellence in Student Publication scholarship)
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Collegian Editor Award 2024
SCHOLARSHIPS
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Royal Purple Scholarship ($3,500/year, 4 years)
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Milton S. Eisenhower, Jr. Scholarship in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communication ($2,500)
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Jean Gibbs McLain Journalism Scholarship ($2,500)
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Jaconette L. Tietze Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
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State of Kansas Scholarship ($1,000)
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Ernest L. and Hettie C. Lahr Scholarship ($1,000)
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Arts & Science Student Research Travel ($400)
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KSU Olathe Digital Summit Scholarship ($250)
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Vanier Family Scholarship at Kansas State University ($150)
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C. J. 'Chief' Medlin fund for Excellence in Student Publication ($100)
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
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Bernie Saggau Award (competing in three seasons of sports soph., jun., and sen. year high school)
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Cum Laude Graduate
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Kansas State Scholar
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President’s Award for Academic Excellence