Golden E. Thomas
**** ******** **** **. # *** Duluth, GA 30096 / 770-***-**** / Email: ***************@*****.***
Objective
Communications professional looking to secure a position with a progressive company that utilizes my skills
and experience working to enhance their mission and vision to its full potential.
Professional Profile
Consummate professional with experience in; sales, marketing, communications, promotions and operations.
Refined and diplomatic communicator confident when working with individuals on all levels and from
diverse backgrounds. Sincere and honest with personal and professional integrity. Visionary recognized for
ability to produce extraordinary results ensuring goals and objectives are met. Resourceful team player works
well with others and independently. Core competencies include:
Client Services (Internal/External) MAC and PC Competent
Scheduling Project Management
Interpersonal Communications Editing
Public Relations Negotiations
Budget Management Multi-Media Communications
Education
Bachelors of Art, Mass Communications from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Experience
Woodmere Trace Apartments, Duluth, GA 2010 -Present
Westdale Assets Management
Leasing Consultant
Increase apartment community occupancy by professionally marketing community, working with
clients in compliance with Fair Housing Laws and property management policy and procedures.
Highlight community features and benefits, tour property, answer clients questions and concerns.
Collect and verify applicant information, process data into Yardi, Blue Moon, Resident Check and
other multi-family property management software.
Handle daily operations and correspondence via phone, email and apartment leasing internet sites.
Open and close office on weekends, handle all duties and responsibilities and lease units.
Receive and process requests and work orders from residents, send them perusal to appropriate
personnel.
Maintain effective positive relationship with residents.
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Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Lawrenceville, GA 2008-2012
Instructor -Television
Train and prepare students for entry-level employment in television broadcast productions by
providing students with practical hands on, real world approach to learning.
Guide students through their roles and proper usage of state of the art broadcast control room,
studio and field base production equipment.
Provide instruction in on-air performances, video production, editing, news writing and
reporting.
Evaluate and grade students individually upon completion of each class.
Administer in depth class television project final assignment.
WXXI-TV Public Broadcasting Council, Rochester, NY 1988-2006
(Promoted throughout my career to the following positions achieving excellent results through leadership, teamwork,
and exceptional client-services.)
Manager of City12-TV / WXXI-TV Digital Producer:
Liaison for WXXI, Mayor’s office and the City School District. Responsible for the management of
government and education channel, City12-TV. Ensured delivery of channels’ mission and vision,
compliance of contract/government guidelines, rules and regulations.
Successfully managed and coordinated the activities of WXXI employees engaged in daily
programming, traffic and technical operations of City12-TV.
Facilitate meetings with city hall and city school district’s media and communications staff to
cultivate and build positive station relationships and to identify programming and cross-platform
opportunities.
Oversee programming procurement/schedule, web content, video production development,
promotions, channels’ brand and image, budget management .
Production Supervisor:
Organized and prioritized production projects to lead teams to meet demands of WXXIs’ full service
multimedia broadcast and production facility.
Recruit and hired appropriate production staff and student interns. Administered administrative
personnel duties utilizing Microsoft office suite.
Deliver annual employee performance evaluations, motivate, mentor, staff.
Established policies and procedures to effectively and safely manage department.
Disseminated pertinent production information acquired through requisitions from department
heads, external clients, producers, directors and reporters requesting pre and post production
personnel, facility space and equipment utilizing scheduling PC software program.
Worked cooperatively to provided support and direction to clients.
Sponsored community ascertainment meetings to discuss stations FCC licensing agreement for
community service, report and file findings in station’s public files.
Producer:
Created and developed programming for WXXI-TV from studio or remote locations in varying
formats as entertainment, documentary, public affairs, education, fundraising and special events.
Performed topical research, field interviews and created video segments.
Wrote scripts, acquired hosts, guest panelists, announcers and large studio audiences.
Develop and maintain program budget, review and conform to fiscal guidelines.
Work with station development executives to coordinate televised fundraising productions, trained
and coordinate volunteer groups.
Director:
Collaborated with producers on the creation and development of programs for WXXI-TV, adhering
to PBS programming guidelines.
Performed multi-function roles in production control room as technical director and director
utilizing digital broadcast switcher communicated directives over headsets to crews.
Determined production and crew needs then submitted requisitions to schedule a multi-camera live
or pre-recorded, studio or remote based production, determine staging, location, dates, crew calls
and timelines.
Performed site surveys and technical checks prior to production with engineering/operations and
production personnel.
Adhere to script and rundown ensuring show objectives were met.
Community Involvement
Gwinnett County Certified Tourism Specialist /YMCA Young Achievers Mentoring Program /
Dr. M.L. King Jr. Interfaith Worship Committee /Boys and Girls Club /Rochester Community Television