L auren Alvarez
Los Angeles, California 562-***-**** ********@***.***
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,
:
Final Cut, Avid, Drupal, iMovie,
Social Media Efficient: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, Pinterest,
LinkedIn, Vine, Snapchat, Blogging