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Christal A. Seay
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
To congeal with the precise business and utilize my skills in assessing various
dimensions of the media, carefully criticizing content and policy demonstrating
effective communication diversely.
EDUCATION
University of Alabama in Birmingham,
B.S. in Mass Communication with a Journalism Concentration, University of
Montevallo (2007)
SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Office and Excel Applications, Power Point, Windows 98,
Windows XP, Mac and Internet Netscape Navigator, 45 wpm, Adobe Photoshop
and Print Workshop, AP Style Handbook, some Digital Linear Editing,
some AP ENPS
EXPERIENCE 2008-Present Belk Customer Service/Team Leader •Assist with the scheduling of the schedule for a staff of 10-15 members ensuring use of
staff at most productive customer transaction times •Act in the capacity of Assisting Supervisor ensuring displays, inventory, promotions and
assigned tasks are completed
•Train new staff and solve problems of fellow associates
•Interacting with customers on brand and product selections, alterations,
answering questions, and problem solving •Maintain operation of cash register up to $3,000 nightly as for ringing, opening, closing, and sale and return transactions •Promotion of Sales by setting and changing signage daily coupled with promotion of the sales to the customer
2009-2010 Life Perspectives Radio/ Associate Producer for 88.9 FM •Direct, monitor, answer calls for live air show, ensuring smooth production
•Set studio up for live air production by booting up the live on air promotions computer and phone system •Adhere to strict policies in reference to “on air” timeline •Interviewing and script writing with Executive Producer 2007 WIAT/ CBS 42 News (Internship) •Setup layout, writing, producing, scripts and packages for live show feed,
meeting strict deadlines for viewing of the news at 5 and 10 show, ensuring
flawless trajectory •Interviews on locations with Reporters on pre-scripted produced video shots as
well as traveling and producing with reporters “live” on a wide range of people in
various instances •Attended press release conferences •Researching and answering phones for news leads and breaking news •Went out with sales team to promote info-commercials for the station as well as
promoting sales for commercial for newscast •Wrote promotions with promotion writer to set up tags •Working with photographers and editors with Digital Linear Editing coupled with
editing team •Operated teleprompter for live newscast 2007-Spring MCC Live 13 Spring Newscast Production
•Set and place graphics for weather as well for live newscasts
•Set up live production for “location shoots" •Interviewed live shots during live on air production •Wrote, layout and operated teleprompter for live production •Interviewed, produced scripted edited packages for “live show” 2007 Montevallo Today and Brick Street Journal •Conducted and set up interviews •Wrote and edited feature stories for the Journal •Reviewed and edited other stories following AP Handbook Style Editing 2001-2003 The Tribune (High School)
•Performed and Arranged Interviews
•Wrote Feature and Editorial stories •Reviewed and worked as an editor
•Adobe page layout and design •Conducted and set up interviews