L auren Alvarez

Los Angeles, California 562-***-**** acfn7a@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

An energetic host seeking an opportunity to contribute to an inspiring fashion and beauty blog

by executing my writing, hosting, and producing skills.

EDUCATION

2011 2014

University of Southern

California

Los Angeles, California

Communications Major

News, Media, and Society Minor

REPORTING & PRODUCING EXPERIENCE

Trojan Vision’s The Scoop August 2013 – May 2013

Entertainment News Show

Senior Producer

Live Studio Host & Red Carpet Correspondent

Neon Tommy August 2012 – May 2013

Entertainment News Writer for Digital Website

Annenberg Television News Station January 2012 – May 2013

Reporter (Research, write scripts, report, shoot footage, & edit package in one

day)

Multimedia Journalist, Assignment Desk, & Camera Operator

Macerich, Teen Life of Style July 2009 – July 2010

Host & Writer for webisodes

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

The Hollywood Reporter January 2014 – May 2014

Editorial Intern

Assist with content production by researching news stories and occasionally

contributing print articles from film premieres and/or entertainment related

coverage to the official website

City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation May 2012 – June

2014

Student Professional Worker for Public Information Office

Producer, writer, & featured reporter (as well as did voiceovers) for

informational videos posted on the official YouTube

Implemented a social media plan for this local government agency to ensure a

large reach to audiences

Editor of the department’s newsletter, which was distributed to 1,000+

employees

ABC 7 News June 2012 –

August 2012

Assignment Desk Intern

Assisted with researching and logging day to day stories (with ENPS), helped

to field calls from the public regarding potential stories, and monitored the

official Twitter account

NBC Universal, G4 Television May 2011 –

August 2011

Intern for Talent and Casting Department

Participated in planning phases for pilot shows and casting projects,

developing data collection for the shows, and organizing the data in a way that

tracked overall progress

Served as a production assistant for “Attack of the Show” at conventions,

Comic Con and E3 Expo

CBS Radio, KFWB for Nancy Solari November 2010 – May 2011

Intern & Producer

Researched/organized 95+ pages of research for the Saturday night show,

“Living Full Out” with Nancy Solari and produced the nightly show

ACTIVITIES, HONORS, & SKILLS

South LA Intersections Program Mentor (teaching children in South LA journalism

skills)

USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism Dean’s List

Westinghouse Lighting Scholarship Recipient

Skills Microsoft Office, InDesign, Photoshop, Beginner HTML, ENPS, iNews,

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Final Cut, Avid, Drupal, iMovie,

Social Media Efficient: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, Pinterest,

LinkedIn, Vine, Snapchat, Blogging

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