Southwest Florida Pembroke Pines

Yaritza M. Rivero

***** ** **** **, ******** Pines, FL 33029

*******.*******@*****.*** 954-***-****

Education

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY - College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies.

●Relevant coursework: Collected real stories, collaborated on a website design, and collected photos for a website all about the work put into Rebuilding Southwest Florida after Hurricane Ian. https://spx.ngd.mybluehost.me/swflafterian.org/ . Covered the Covid-19 pandemic and how it was affecting people in Southwest Florida.

●Course Assistant for Contemplative Life. Guided students through meditations, facilitated a lesson about the power of music and word, kept students up-to-date on their upcoming assignments, and advised students on any questions they had while motivating them.

August 2019 to May 2023

Professional Experience

WFTX-Fox 4 - Cape Coral, FL

Assistant Producer, March 2022 – August 2023

● Created multiple night shows and morning shows with information relevant to people living in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades County.

●Composed and led weekend night shows and weekend morning shows. With determination to get the most relevant information out to people living in the area.

●Conducted research about Covid-19, Hurricanes, and Blue-green Algae. While also extracting information from extensive court records and bills passed by local and federal governments.

●Assisted coworkers in any way possible, especially with visualization and organization.

●Revised reporter packages and reconstructed them if needed.

●Kept a tight schedule.

WFTX-Fox 4 - Cape Coral, FL

Studio Technician, November 2021 - March 2022

●Operated graphics created by producers.

●Updated graphics that were incorrect.

●Monitored anchors to know when to move the prompter.

Estero Bay Chevrolet - Estero, FL

Cashier and Receptionist, August 2021 – November 2021

●Budgeted purchases made by customers from merchandise to cars.

●Controlled the phones so that customers were directed to the correct place.

●Cataloged paperwork for customers.

●Computed how much money the business made every night.

Technical Expertise

MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Premiere, Adobe PDF, iMovie, Zoom, Wix, BlueHost, videography skills, technical camera skills, and looking through government websites.

Additional Information

●Cultural Experiences: Visited seven countries, and speaks Spanish.

●Social Impact: University Colloquium- examined sustainability and how we can all be more environmentally aware of our impact. Composted for the FGCU Food Forest. Created a video for FGCU’s Student Farmworker Alliance.

● Personal Interests: Avid reader, traveler, tarot reader, astrology, swimming, photography, and nature walks.

References

Amy Wegmann, Fox 4 Anchor: 239-***-****, ***.*******@*******.***

Carla Ibanez, Fox 4 Producer: 813-***-****, *****.******@*******.***

Anika Allen, Fox 4 Executive Producer: 706-***-**** *****.*****@*******.***

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