Production Assistant

Location:

Salary:

Very Open

Posted:

May 12, 2013

Taylor Pray

Recent Graduate of Austin Peay State University with strong academic skills and willingness to learn.

Experience with Nonlinear Editing software's Final Cut Pro 7 & X, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

Proficient in collaborative projects, camera operation, organization, and can adapt quickly to new situations.

EDUCATION

Austin Peay State University – Clarksville, TN Graduated 5/13

Bachelor of Science – GPA: 3.5/4.0

Communication Arts: Media Broadcasting

Dean’s List Fall 2010 - Spring 2013

WORK EXPERIENCE

Courtesy Associate (2009 to present)

Walmart Supercenter

Wilma Rudolph Blvd Clarksville, TN 3050

APSU GOV TV

Student (APSU) (Jan 2012 to May 2013)

Work on several aired GOV TV Channel 99 programs such as The Verdict, Get Loud, and live newscasts.

Edit news packages and write scripts for newscasts as well as entertainment programs.

Operate studio cameras, audio board, and teleprompter.

Country Music Television (Viacom) (Jan 2013 to Apr 2013)

330 Commerce Street – Nashville, TN Library Media Services Intern

Tape circulation, cataloging, research projects, answering phones, record organization and

management, tracking and receiving shipments for various departments of the Company.

Managing spreadsheets for digital content library, and keeping record of delivery to users.

Creating and enacting a system for cataloging CMT’s television program library of over 4500 DVDs.

Election Coverage

Social Media News Photographer Via Skype (APSU GOV TV) Aug 2012 to November 6, 2012

News Photographer for the social media correspondent.

Downloaded and compressed CNN news packages for use on APSU channel 99.

Filmed and edited news packages.

WTVF-TV NewsChannel 5 Network

474 James Robertson Parkway – Nashville, TN

Production/NewsChannel 5+ Intern (Aug 2012 to December 2012)

Observed and performed camera operation for the 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm newscasts.

Screened calls, floor directed, and operated studio cameras for the 5+ programs Medical Mondays,

Openline, Coach and the Quarterback, Sportsline, Southern Woods and Waters, and Real Estate Real Talk .

Assisted the audio board operator, observed commercial ingestion, and control room operation such as

graphics and technical directing during 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm newscasts.