Lauritzen-Resume

STEPHANIE LAURITZEN **** Tolliver St.

Alexandria, VA 22306

Phone: 310-***-****

E-mail: <**************@*******.***>

EXPERIENCE

Metro Washington Home Improvement magazine

Washington, DC

April 2006 – March 2008 Editor-in-Chief

- Wrote more than 50 percent of the editorial content

- Developed editorial schedule and story outlines

- Layout and design collaboration with art director

- Hired and managed freelancers and interns

- Served as the face and voice of the magazine through extensive network building and marketing efforts such as trade shows

- Developed and created exclusive online content

- Served as an active member on various trade/professional organizations

KRNV News 4 – NBC

Reno, NV

August 2005- December 2005

Co-Producer

- Scripted and stacked a 90 minute local morning news program

- Worked with editors to design visually appealing and compelling pieces

- Produced daily cut-ins and news teases for morning and afternoon programming

- Coordinated daily interviews and live shots for the morning show reporter

Access Hollywood

Los Angeles, CA June 2004 – August 2005 Associate Producer

- Coordinated and assisted with junkets, various red carpet events and exclusive one-on-one interviews

- Responsible for logging footage, writing scripts and pulling shots for the development of various pieces

The Sharon Osbourne Show

Los Angeles, CA

June 2003 – May 2004 Talent Production Assistant

- Pitched show concepts and organized bookings of celebrity guests for test, evergreen and season one programming

- Acted as show liaison between celebrity guests, major publicity and talent firms

- Facilitated logistics and the “meet & greet” for talent and associated parties

Today Show, NBC News

New York, NY

December 2002 - May 2003 Intern/Researcher

- Assisted in the field, the studio and edit sessions by gathering footage, logging and dubbing tapes

- Proofread and developed scripts for various entertainment, human interest, and newsworthy pieces

- Worked as an associate/researcher to develop weekly montage style show closes during wartime production

NBC Advertising and Promotions

New York, NY

August 2002 - December 2002 Intern

- Monitored, orchestrated and distributed promotional materials in and around Manhattan for such events as the Summer Concert Series

- Assisted in the creation of promos for SNL, Today, Dateline and Nightly News by logging, dubbing and drafting scripts

- Aided production teams on field shoots for major events such as Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Rockefeller Tree Lighting

EDUCATION

Albion College

Albion, MI

Fall 1999 - June 2003 English Major/Journalism Concentration

History Minor

Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a cumulative 4.0 GPA

SKILLS

Proficient on PCs and Macs and in Microsoft Office Programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as specialized software systems like InDesign, Filemaker Pro, I-news and Photoshop. Well acquainted with AP Style and media logging/transcribing.

Comfortable with research devices such as Lexis Nexis, AP Wire Services, IMDB, and various photo databases such as Wire Image and Getty Images.

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