Years Experience Project Management

JEAN IE POWELL

Huntsville, AL *****

256-***-****

*************@*****.***

OBJECT I VE: To work for a reputable company and enhance i ts mark in the

i ndustry, leveraging my ability to quickly adapt to fast-paced,

changing working environments while positively impacting the

community and growing within the company.

Jeanie has more than 6 years experience in an industry that

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requires fast- paced adaptability. Her environment includes

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research on a broad range of topics and becoming a subject matter

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expert immediately on news making events. She is looking to apply

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t hese skills to areas such as Marketing or Public Relations, Business

Development, or Project Management. Her work ethic and

dedication would be valuable assets in meeting company objectives.

ED UCAT ION: Bachelor of Arts in Communication M ay 2004

(Telecommunication & Film)

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Concentration: B roadcast News M inor: E nglish

EXPER I ENCE:

WAFF 48 News, H untsville, AL October 2005-P resent

Weekend Anchor

• #1 rated five and 10 p.m. newscasts

• Pitch stories, gather news, work contacts and beats, wri te scripts

and teases, draft and post stories on station website, and deliver the

news working under intense deadlines

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• Help coordinate the weekend news team by serving as a leader

w ithin the newsroom

• Advise/mentor in terns

Weekday General Assignment Reporter

• #1 rated five, six, and 10 p.m. newscasts

• Enterprise, wri te, and deliver multiple stories on a daily basis

u nder intense deadlines for both broadcast and web

• Conduct in terviews on a regular basis with many community

leaders, local, state, and federal officials, and national figures having

i ncluded Nancy Grace, Steve Forbes, Chris Hansen, Mike Huckabee,

and Ernie Allen

• Jump-started award-winning franchise, “WAFF 48’s To Catch a

P redator"

• Served on station’s editorial committee

• Advise/mentor in terns

WAFF 48 News Late Edition Anchor

• Scheduled and interviewed guests live on timely and relevant

topics

Shoals Area One-man-band Reporter

• Gather, shoot, wri te, edit, and present all stories covering a 10

county area

WFXL/FOX 31, A lbany, GA December 2004-September 2005

One-man-band Reporter

• Gather, shoot, wri te, edit, and present all stories

• Fill-in weekday anchor/producer and weather

• Assigned and responsible for franchise "Chehaw Chat" which

featured issues and stories relating to the AZA accredited zoo

• Reported on/completed Albany Police Department’s Citizens

Academy

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• Advise/mentor in terns

WVUA 7, T uscaloosa, AL Fall 2003-Fall 2004

• Weekend Anchor

• One-man-band Reporter (gather, shoot, wri te, edit, and present

a ll stories)

• Television Host for “Tidal Wave” (booked University of Alabama

a thletes and conducted live interviews)

• Assigned and responsible for franchise “Finding a Friend“ in

a ffiliation with Big Brothers/Big Sisters (on-air segment that focused

on recruiting and pairing suitable mentors with young children)

• Tape editor

• Advise and mentor in terns and other students

QUAL I F ICAT IONS:

• Generating quality work product under extreme deadlines daily

• Rapid familiari ty and mastery of diverse subjects/current events

• Advanced Computer Skills

• Nonlinear (Edius, Vegas, Final Cut Pro) and linear editing

systems

• ENPS (The Essential News Production System)

• WorldNow (online media site used to update/post news scripts)

• Navigate state and federal judiciary websites to find documents

• Public Speaking

• Community/Public Relations

• Executing Press Releases

• Anchoring

• Reporting

• Writing broadcast news scripts, teases, and web stories

• Producing

• Shooting video

• Photography

• Event/Party Planning

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AWARDS:

• Associated P ress: Best Specialized Reporter: “WAFF 48’s

To Catch a Predator”

• Associated P ress: Best Series: “ Battling Sex Trafficking”

• Associated P ress: Best Ext raordina ry Coverage of a

P lanned Event: “ Lee H igh School Bus Crash: One Year Later”

• Best Local Jou rnalist: Jammin 1500 Sports Radio Talk

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• Named Best New T V Talent on Local Website

ACT I V I T I ES:

• Regularly emcee numerous community events

• Regular speaker at multiple area schools

• Represent station at area events

• Reading buddy at local elementary school

• Assist in planning community events for nonprofit organizations

• Active member and lector at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and

regular participant at Cove United Methodist Church

• Member of the Junior League of Huntsville, having served on the

P ublic Relations committee (executing press releases, publicizing

events through booking television and radio spots) and other

commit tees

• Frequent guest on area sports talk radio show

• Volunteer for various organizations including: National

Children’s Advocacy Center, Tennessee Valley Honor Flight, March of

D imes, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Drive for the Cure, L iz

H urley Ribbon Run, Panoply Arts Festival, Safeplace, Inc. Walk for

A utism, CASA, Art K rewe, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind,

Christmas Chari ties, Fallen Officers Memorial, and Madison County

Veterans Memorial Foundation

• IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors) member

• Member of the Heritage Club (authored articles for the club and

served in Membership Society)

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• Member and former officer of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority (Vice

P resident of Communications and Social Chairman, responsible for

contractual and financial obligations of events)

• My work in broadcast television has made several local and

national broadcasting and web platforms as well as

websites/publications of several companies

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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