Great customer service and communication skills, attention to detail

Bianca Taylor Word

Berwyn, Illinois *****

773-***-**** (Cell) ******.****@****.*****.***

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EDUCATION

Columbia College - Chicago, Illinois

May 2012

. B.A. Broadcast Journalism Concentration: Television

. Graduated with honors

. Spent last semester of senior year in Los Angeles

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Interned with International Housewares Association October 2012-

April 2013

. Assisted the Manager of Public Relations

. Prepared materials to be used during their biggest project,

The Housewares Show at McCormick Place

. Made calls to and accepted incoming calls from exhibitors planning

to participate in the Show

. Composed press releases

. Recorded valuable information into Excel

Interned with Online Live Talk Show

What's Trending Now February 2012-April

2012

. Ran errands to pick up the necessary equipment to ensure the show ran

smoothly

. Assisted camera man with equipment during the live show

. Responsible for obtaining footage needed for the show

Interned with the Online live Streaming Site

The Stream.tv February

2012-April 2012

. Edited video

. Put together reels for the various live online talk shows

. Touched up and edited the photos that were taken behind the scenes during

the different shows

. Shadowed the producer of one of the shows

Interned under Director of News Planning

NBC5 News station September

2010- January 2011

. Answered phones

. In charge of selecting newsworthy stories, followed up with them and

input information into NBC's system for possible coverage

. Shadowed reporters on stories

Writer, Reporter, and Anchor

"Newsbeat," Columbia College Chicago's live

news program September 2011-

December 2011

. Wrote voiceovers, shot the B-roll and pitched my own stories

. Set up interviews, rented the necessary equipment and went out on my own

to shoot those interviews and B-roll

. Edited stories into packages

. Reported live stories

. Anchored show occasionally

ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ AWARDS

. Received Essential Piece Award

. Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars

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